Qibla direction in Japan
The bearing from true north and the distance to the Kaaba from 88 cities of Japan.
The Qibla in the cities of Japan
| City | Bearing | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 293° | Northwest | 9,475 km |
| Yokohama | 293° | Northwest | 9,482 km |
| Osaka | 290.8° | West | 9,163 km |
| Nagoya | 291.5° | West | 9,263 km |
| Sapporo | 293.4° | Northwest | 9,283 km |
| Fukuoka | 288.4° | West | 8,763 km |
| Kawasaki | 293° | Northwest | 9,484 km |
| Kobe | 290.7° | West | 9,136 km |
| Kyoto | 290.9° | West | 9,171 km |
| Saitama | 293° | Northwest | 9,462 km |
| Hiroshima | 289.3° | West | 8,912 km |
| Sendai | 293.5° | Northwest | 9,457 km |
| Chiba | 293.3° | Northwest | 9,514 km |
| Kitakyushu | 288.6° | West | 8,792 km |
| Setagaya | 293° | Northwest | 9,473 km |
| Sakai | 290.8° | West | 9,164 km |
| Niigata | 292.5° | Northwest | 9,325 km |
| Hamamatsu | 292° | West | 9,352 km |
| Ōta | 293° | Northwest | 9,482 km |
| Kumamoto | 288.7° | West | 8,815 km |
| Aihara | 292.8° | Northwest | 9,447 km |
| Okayama | 290° | West | 9,030 km |
| Sagamihara | 292.8° | Northwest | 9,443 km |
| Edogawe | 293.1° | Northwest | 9,490 km |
| Adachi | 293.1° | Northwest | 9,481 km |
| Shizuoka | 292.4° | West | 9,396 km |
| Honchō | 293.2° | Northwest | 9,499 km |
| Kawaguchi | 293° | Northwest | 9,471 km |
| Kagoshima | 288.8° | West | 8,847 km |
| Suginami | 293.3° | Northwest | 9,501 km |
| Itabashi | 293° | Northwest | 9,474 km |
| Hachiōji | 292.8° | Northwest | 9,446 km |
| Kotō | 288.7° | West | 8,821 km |
| Himeji | 290.4° | West | 9,089 km |
| Utsunomiya | 293.1° | Northwest | 9,452 km |
| Matsuyama | 289.5° | West | 8,960 km |
| Matsudo | 293.1° | Northwest | 9,488 km |
| Ichikawa | 293.1° | Northwest | 9,491 km |
| Higashiosaka | 290.9° | West | 9,171 km |
| Nishinomiya | 290.8° | West | 9,147 km |
More cities in Japan
- Kurashiki
- Ōita
- Fukuyama
- Kanazawa
- Amagasaki
- Katsushika
- Fujisawa
- Kashiwa
- Machida
- Toyota
- Shinagawa
- Takamatsu
- Toyama
- Yokosuka
- Nagasaki
- Hirakata
- Gifu
- Toyonaka
- Miyazaki
- Suita
- Okazaki
- Ichinomiya
- Toyohashi
- Minato
- Takasaki
- Nagano
- Nara-shi
- Iwaki
- Wakayama
- Kawagoe
- Takatsuki
- Shinjuku
- Koshigaya
- Ōtsu
- Nakano
- Tokorozawa
- Asahikawa
- Maebashi
- Kita
- Kochi
- Kōriyama
- Naha
- Kasugai
- Akita
- Yokkaichi
- Akashi
- Kurume
- Toshima
City data from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0. geonames.org
Questions, answered.
Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Japan?
No. It depends on where you stand: each city has its own bearing from true north, listed above.
How is the Qibla bearing worked out?
It is the direction of the shortest path on the globe from your city to the Kaaba in Makkah, measured clockwise from true north.