Hirosaki: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Aomori
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 168,739
• Coordinates: 40.5931° N, 140.4725° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 550 km (341 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aomori Airport (AOJ): 24 km (15 mi), straight line
• Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ): 77 km (48 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Hirakawa: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Kuroishi: 11 km (7 mi)
• Namioka: 16 km (10 mi)
• Goshogawara: 24 km (15 mi)
• Tsugaru: 24 km (15 mi)