Map of Hakodate, Japan

Hakodate is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 275,730. It lies at 41.7758°N, 140.7367°E. Hakodate is about 683 km (424 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kamiiso, 9 km to the northwest.

Hakodate at a glance

Where is Hakodate?

• The 3rd largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 08 min on the shortest day to 15 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hakodate

• Kamiiso — 9 km northwest
• Hokuto — 10 km northwest
• Muroran — 64 km north
• Mutsu — 67 km southeast
• Date — 78 km north
• Noboribetsu — 84 km northeast
• Aomori — 107 km south
• Goshogawara — 111 km south
• Tomakomai — 119 km northeast
• Kuroishi — 126 km south

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Asahikawa — 333,530
• 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.