Map of Kushiro, Japan

Kushiro is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, with a population of about 167,875. It lies at 42.9750°N, 144.3747°E. Kushiro is about 904 km (562 mi) northeast of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Obihiro, 95 km to the west.

Kushiro at a glance

Where is Kushiro?

• The 5th largest city in Hokkaido on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kushiro

• Obihiro — 95 km west
• Otofuke — 96 km west
• Kitami — 100 km northwest
• Abashiri — 117 km north
• Asahikawa — 185 km northwest
• Takikawa — 210 km west
• Iwamizawa — 214 km west
• Chitose — 222 km west
• Eniwa — 228 km west
• Kitahiroshima — 228 km west

Largest cities in Hokkaido

• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Asahikawa — 333,530
• Hakodate — 275,730
• Tomakomai — 174,806
• 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.