Akabira (赤平市, Akabira-shi) is a city located in central Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

There have been efforts to create tourism around the city's coal mining heritage and other sights in order to strengthen the local economy.

Akabira is located in the central region of the Hokkaido Sorachi Sub-prefecture jurisdiction.

Originally, development stretched from Utashinai (歌志内) to Mojiri (茂尻), but now is an urban region along the Sorachi River.

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Akabira has declined precipitously in recent decades.