Map of Abashiri, Japan

Abashiri is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 35,759. It lies at 44.0213°N, 144.2697°E. Abashiri is about 1,005 km (625 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kitami, 39 km to the southwest.

Abashiri at a glance

Where is Abashiri?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 53 min on the shortest day to 15 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Abashiri

• Kitami — 39 km southwest
• Kushiro — 117 km south
• Otofuke — 143 km southwest
• Obihiro — 150 km southwest
• Asahikawa — 155 km west
• Takikawa — 197 km west
• Iwamizawa — 222 km southwest
• Ebetsu — 241 km southwest
• Kitahiroshima — 247 km southwest
• Chitose — 250 km southwest

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Asahikawa — 333,530
• Hakodate — 275,730
• Tomakomai — 174,806
• Kushiro — 167,875
• Obihiro — 166,536
• Ebetsu — 133,953
• Kitami — 119,135
• Otaru — 115,333
• Chitose — 97,950

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.