Map of Kuroishi, Japan

Kuroishi is a city in Aomori, Japan, with a population of about 38,615. It lies at 40.6458°N, 140.5835°E. Kuroishi is about 557 km (346 mi) north of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hirosaki, 11 km to the southwest.

Kuroishi at a glance

Where is Kuroishi?

• The 8th largest city in Aomori on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kuroishi

• Hirosaki — 11 km southwest
• Goshogawara — 21 km northwest
• Aomori — 23 km northeast
• Ōdate — 42 km south
• Towada — 53 km east
• Hanawa — 54 km south
• Noshiro — 68 km southwest
• Misawa — 68 km east
• Hachinohe — 79 km east
• Mutsu — 89 km northeast

Largest cities in Aomori

• Aomori — 298,394
• Hachinohe — 239,046
• Hirosaki — 168,739
• Towada — 60,697
• Mutsu — 56,244
• Goshogawara — 53,576
• Misawa — 42,805

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.