Obihiro

Not to be confused with the town of Bihoro.

Obihiro 帯広市
City
Flag Seal
Location of Obihiro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Interactive map of Obihiro
Obihiro
Coordinates: 42°55′26″N 143°11′46″E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Government
• Mayor	Yōsuke Ueno (上野庸介) - from April 2026
Area
• Total	619.34 km2 (239.13 sq mi)
Population  (December 31, 2025)
• Total	159,294
• Density	257.20/km2 (666.14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	West 5 South 7-1, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaidō 080-8670
Website	www.city.obihiro.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
Bird	Eurasian skylark
Flower	Kamchatka lily
Tree	Japanese white birch

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Obihiro City-hall

Street in Obihiro, 2020

Obihiro (帯広市, Obihiro-shi) is a city located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the city had an estimated population of 159,294 in 90105 households, and a population density of 257 people per km². The total area of the city is 619.34 km² (239.13 sq mi). The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adjacent town of Otofuke, with less than a third of Obihiro's population. In 2008, Obihiro was designated a "model environmental city" in Japan.