Map of Asahikawa, Japan

Asahikawa is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 333,530. It lies at 43.7706°N, 142.3649°E. Asahikawa is about 927 km (576 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Takikawa, 44 km to the southwest.

Asahikawa at a glance

Where is Asahikawa?

• The 2nd largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 55 min on the shortest day to 15 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Asahikawa

• Takikawa — 44 km southwest
• Iwamizawa — 80 km southwest
• Ebetsu — 99 km southwest
• Ishikari — 101 km southwest
• Kitahiroshima — 109 km southwest
• Otofuke — 110 km southeast
• Sapporo — 113 km southwest
• Eniwa — 117 km southwest
• Obihiro — 117 km southeast
• Chitose — 120 km southwest

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Hakodate — 275,730
• Tomakomai — 174,806
• Kushiro — 167,875
• Obihiro — 166,536
• Ebetsu — 133,953
• Kitami — 119,135
• Otaru — 115,333
• Chitose — 97,950
• Muroran — 96,197

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.