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Population14,214
GeoNames
RegionHokkaido
Elevation57 m
187 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportAsahikawa Airport (AKJ)
34 km
Why visit Akabira
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 3 places to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include The ZURIYAMA observation park.
Weather in Akabira
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Things to do3
Museums and landmarks6
The Coal Conveyor Belt, Hokutan Akama Coal Mine Coal Preparation Plant
Monument and historic site
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
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Restaurants and cafes3
Chinrai
Restaurant · Ramen
23, 赤平市
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Churches and places of worship5
Shopping2
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare2
Map of Akabira
39 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 km away.
- Ashibetsu 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Fukagawa 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Biei 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Asahikawa 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Furano 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
- Kami-furano 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Iwamizawa 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Rumoi 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Tōbetsu 57 km southwest, about 57 min by car
- Ebetsu 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Akabira Station platform 2017-09-02, oonnuuoo, CC BY 2.0
- 赤平駅 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
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