Map of Obihiro, Japan

Obihiro is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 166,536. It lies at 42.9172°N, 143.2044°E. Obihiro is about 858 km (533 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Otofuke, 8 km to the north.

Obihiro at a glance

Where is Obihiro?

• The 6th largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 01 min on the shortest day to 15 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Obihiro

• Otofuke — 8 km north
• Kushiro — 95 km east
• Kitami — 113 km northeast
• Asahikawa — 117 km northwest
• Iwamizawa — 122 km west
• Takikawa — 127 km northwest
• Chitose — 127 km west
• Eniwa — 133 km west
• Kitahiroshima — 133 km west
• Tomakomai — 134 km west

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Asahikawa — 333,530
• Hakodate — 275,730
• Tomakomai — 174,806
• Kushiro — 167,875
• 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.