Map of Hirosaki, Japan

Hirosaki is a city in Aomori, Japan, with a population of about 168,739. It lies at 40.5931°N, 140.4725°E. Hirosaki is about 550 km (341 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kuroishi, 11 km to the northeast.

Hirosaki at a glance

Where is Hirosaki?

• The 3rd largest city in Aomori on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hirosaki

• Kuroishi — 11 km northeast
• Goshogawara — 24 km north
• Aomori — 33 km northeast
• Ōdate — 36 km south
• Hanawa — 53 km southeast
• Noshiro — 57 km southwest
• Towada — 62 km east
• Misawa — 78 km east
• Hachinohe — 87 km east
• Mutsu — 100 km northeast

Largest cities in Aomori

• Aomori — 298,394
• Hachinohe — 239,046
• 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.