Map of Sapporo, Japan

Sapporo is the administrative centre of Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 1,973,832. It lies at 43.0667°N, 141.3500°E. Sapporo is about 833 km (517 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ebetsu, 17 km to the east.

Sapporo at a glance

Where is Sapporo?

• The 5th largest city in Japan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sapporo

• Ebetsu — 17 km east
• Ishikari — 19 km north
• Kitahiroshima — 20 km southeast
• Eniwa — 27 km southeast
• Otaru — 31 km northwest
• Iwamizawa — 36 km northeast
• Chitose — 37 km southeast
• Tomakomai — 52 km southeast
• Noboribetsu — 70 km south
• Takikawa — 70 km northeast

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• 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
• Muroran — 96,197

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854
• Hiroshima — 1,200,754

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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.