Map of Wakkanai, Japan

Wakkanai is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 33,869. It lies at 45.4094°N, 141.6739°E. Wakkanai is about 1,094 km (680 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Korsakov, 161 km to the northeast.

Wakkanai at a glance

Where is Wakkanai?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 43 min on the shortest day to 15 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wakkanai

• Korsakov — 161 km northeast, Russia
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — 190 km northeast, Russia
• Asahikawa — 190 km south
• Takikawa — 207 km south
• Ishikari — 243 km south
• Iwamizawa — 246 km south
• Kitami — 250 km southeast
• Otaru — 253 km south
• Ebetsu — 256 km south
• Sapporo — 262 km south

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.