Map of Aomori, Japan

Aomori is the administrative centre of Aomori, Japan, with a population of about 298,394. It lies at 40.8167°N, 140.7333°E. Aomori is about 577 km (359 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kuroishi, 23 km to the southwest.

Aomori at a glance

Where is Aomori?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aomori

• Kuroishi — 23 km southwest
• Goshogawara — 25 km west
• Hirosaki — 33 km southwest
• Towada — 46 km southeast
• Misawa — 57 km east
• Ōdate — 62 km south
• Mutsu — 66 km northeast
• Hanawa — 71 km south
• Hachinohe — 74 km southeast
• Noshiro — 90 km southwest

Largest cities in Aomori

• Hachinohe — 239,046
• Hirosaki — 168,739
• Towada — 60,697
• Mutsu — 56,244
• Goshogawara — 53,576
• Misawa — 42,805
• Kuroishi — 38,615

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.