Qibla direction in Japan
The Qibla in Japan lies towards the north-west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 288.1° in Sasebo to 295.3° in Kushiro, and the Kaaba is between 8,717 km and 9,546 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 400 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Japan can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 7.2°. Sasebo is the closest to the Kaaba (8,717 km) and Kamisu the farthest (9,546 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 293.0°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Japan: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tokyo?
293.0° from true north, towards the north-west, 9,475 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Japan is closest to Makkah?
Sasebo, 8,717 km from the Kaaba, among the 400 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiko | 293.2° | north-west | 9,494 km |
| Ageo | 293.0° | north-west | 9,456 km |
| Aihara | 292.8° | north-west | 9,447 km |
| Aira | 288.8° | west | 8,843 km |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu | 293.0° | north-west | 9,417 km |
| Akashi | 290.6° | west | 9,122 km |
| Akiruno | 292.8° | north-west | 9,435 km |
| Akishima | 292.8° | north-west | 9,447 km |
| Akita | 292.9° | north-west | 9,334 km |
| Ama | 291.5° | west | 9,254 km |
| Amagasaki | 290.8° | west | 9,155 km |
| Amakusa | 288.5° | west | 8,783 km |
| Anan | 290.5° | west | 9,120 km |
| Anjo | 291.7° | west | 9,287 km |
| Aomori | 293.2° | north-west | 9,335 km |
| Asahikawa | 293.9° | north-west | 9,326 km |
| Asaka | 293.0° | north-west | 9,462 km |
| Ashikaga | 292.8° | north-west | 9,427 km |
| Ashiya | 290.7° | west | 9,144 km |
| Atsugi | 292.9° | north-west | 9,459 km |
| Ayase | 292.9° | north-west | 9,464 km |
| Azumino | 292.0° | west | 9,299 km |
| Beppu | 289.0° | west | 8,869 km |
| Chiba | 293.3° | north-west | 9,514 km |
| Chigasaki | 292.9° | north-west | 9,466 km |
| Chikusei | 293.1° | north-west | 9,471 km |
| Chikushino-shi | 288.5° | west | 8,775 km |
| Chiryū | 291.6° | west | 9,281 km |
| Chita | 291.5° | west | 9,266 km |
| Chitose | 293.6° | north-west | 9,316 km |
| Chōfu | 292.9° | north-west | 9,464 km |
| Chuo | 293.1° | north-west | 9,483 km |
| Daisen | 293.2° | north-west | 9,376 km |
| Daitō | 290.9° | west | 9,172 km |
| Dazaifu | 288.5° | west | 8,775 km |
| Ebetsu | 293.5° | north-west | 9,296 km |
| Ebina | 292.9° | north-west | 9,463 km |
| Echizen | 291.1° | west | 9,172 km |
| Eniwa | 293.5° | north-west | 9,307 km |
| Fuchū | 292.9° | north-west | 9,458 km |
| Fuefuki | 292.4° | west | 9,389 km |
| Fuji | 292.5° | north-west | 9,413 km |
| Fujieda | 292.3° | west | 9,391 km |
| Fujimino | 292.9° | north-west | 9,452 km |
| Fujinomiya | 292.5° | west | 9,405 km |
| Fujisawa | 292.9° | north-west | 9,472 km |
| Fukuchiyama | 290.6° | west | 9,106 km |
| Fukui-shi | 291.1° | west | 9,169 km |
| Fukuoka | 288.4° | west | 8,763 km |
| Fukuroi | 292.1° | west | 9,366 km |
| Fukushima | 293.3° | north-west | 9,448 km |
| Fukuyama | 289.8° | west | 8,988 km |
| Furukawa | 293.5° | north-west | 9,451 km |
| Gamagōri | 291.8° | west | 9,305 km |
| Gifu | 291.4° | west | 9,240 km |
| Ginowan | 288.6° | west | 8,779 km |
| Gotemba | 292.6° | north-west | 9,428 km |
| Gyōda | 292.9° | north-west | 9,436 km |
| Habikino | 290.9° | west | 9,176 km |
| Hachinohe | 293.7° | north-west | 9,408 km |
| Hachiōji | 292.8° | north-west | 9,446 km |
| Hadano | 292.8° | north-west | 9,449 km |
| Hakodate | 293.1° | north-west | 9,293 km |
| Hamakita | 292.1° | west | 9,353 km |
| Hamamatsu | 292.0° | west | 9,352 km |
| Hanamaki | 293.6° | north-west | 9,428 km |
| Handa | 291.6° | west | 9,277 km |
| Hannō | 292.8° | north-west | 9,437 km |
| Hatsukaichi | 289.2° | west | 8,903 km |
| Hekinan | 291.6° | west | 9,281 km |
| Higashi-Matsuyama | 292.8° | north-west | 9,437 km |
| Higashihiroshima | 289.4° | west | 8,936 km |
| Higashikurume | 292.9° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Higashimurayama | 292.9° | north-west | 9,453 km |
| Higashiosaka | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Higashiyamato | 292.9° | north-west | 9,451 km |
| Hikone | 291.2° | west | 9,204 km |
| Himeji | 290.4° | west | 9,089 km |
| Hino | 292.9° | north-west | 9,451 km |
| Hirakata | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Hiratsuka | 292.9° | north-west | 9,461 km |
| Hirosaki | 293.0° | north-west | 9,324 km |
| Hiroshima | 289.3° | west | 8,912 km |
| Hitachi | 293.5° | north-west | 9,514 km |
| Hitachi-Naka | 293.4° | north-west | 9,513 km |
| Hōfu | 288.9° | west | 8,848 km |
| Honjō | 292.7° | north-west | 9,409 km |
| Honmachi | 288.7° | west | 8,818 km |
| Ibaraki | 290.9° | west | 9,164 km |
| Ichihara | 293.3° | north-west | 9,515 km |
| Ichinomiya | 291.5° | west | 9,249 km |
| Ichinoseki | 293.6° | north-west | 9,450 km |
| Iga | 291.2° | west | 9,214 km |
| Iida | 292.0° | west | 9,326 km |
| Iizuka | 288.5° | west | 8,785 km |
| Ikeda | 290.8° | west | 9,152 km |
| Ikoma | 291.0° | west | 9,180 km |
| Imabari | 289.6° | west | 8,971 km |
| Imizu | 291.5° | west | 9,216 km |
| Inagi | 292.9° | north-west | 9,461 km |
| Inazawa | 291.5° | west | 9,249 km |
| Inuyama | 291.5° | west | 9,258 km |
| Inzai | 293.3° | north-west | 9,508 km |
| Iruma | 292.8° | north-west | 9,442 km |
| Isahaya | 288.4° | west | 8,756 km |
| Ise | 291.5° | west | 9,274 km |
| Isehara | 292.8° | north-west | 9,456 km |
| Isesaki | 292.7° | north-west | 9,407 km |
| Ishinomaki | 293.7° | north-west | 9,485 km |
| Ishioka | 293.3° | north-west | 9,501 km |
| Itami | 290.8° | west | 9,151 km |
| Itoshima | 288.3° | west | 8,744 km |
| Iwaki | 293.6° | north-west | 9,513 km |
| Iwakuni | 289.2° | west | 8,900 km |
| Iwamizawa | 293.6° | north-west | 9,307 km |
| Iwata | 292.1° | west | 9,362 km |
| Iwatsuki | 293.0° | north-west | 9,463 km |
| Izumi | 290.8° | west | 9,165 km |
| Izumiōtsu | 290.8° | west | 9,162 km |
| Izumisano | 290.8° | west | 9,158 km |
| Izumo | 289.3° | west | 8,903 km |
| Jōetsu | 292.1° | west | 9,292 km |
| Jōyō | 291.0° | west | 9,183 km |
| Kadoma | 290.9° | west | 9,167 km |
| Kagoshima | 288.8° | west | 8,847 km |
| Kai | 292.4° | west | 9,376 km |
| Kaizuka | 290.8° | west | 9,159 km |
| Kakamigahara | 291.5° | west | 9,250 km |
| Kakegawa | 292.2° | west | 9,374 km |
| Kakogawa | 290.5° | west | 9,102 km |
| Kamagaya | 293.2° | north-west | 9,497 km |
| Kamakura | 293.0° | north-west | 9,479 km |
| Kameoka | 290.8° | west | 9,158 km |
| Kamigyō-ku | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Kamisu | 293.6° | north-west | 9,546 km |
| Kanazawa | 291.2° | west | 9,181 km |
| Kani | 291.6° | west | 9,266 km |
| Kanoya | 289.0° | west | 8,880 km |
| Kanuma | 293.0° | north-west | 9,441 km |
| Karatsu | 288.2° | west | 8,729 km |
| Kariya | 291.6° | west | 9,277 km |
| Kasama | 293.3° | north-west | 9,492 km |
| Kashiba | 291.0° | west | 9,187 km |
| Kashihara | 290.9° | west | 9,177 km |
| Kashihara-shi | 291.0° | west | 9,195 km |
| Kashiwa | 293.2° | north-west | 9,491 km |
| Kashiwara | 291.0° | west | 9,195 km |
| Kashiwazaki | 292.2° | west | 9,309 km |
| Kasuga | 288.4° | west | 8,769 km |
| Kasugai | 291.6° | west | 9,265 km |
| Kasukabe | 293.0° | north-west | 9,467 km |
| Katano | 290.9° | west | 9,175 km |
| Katori-shi | 293.5° | north-west | 9,533 km |
| Katsushika-ku | 293.1° | north-west | 9,486 km |
| Katsuta | 293.4° | north-west | 9,514 km |
| Kawachi-Nagano | 290.9° | west | 9,180 km |
| Kawagoe | 292.9° | north-west | 9,448 km |
| Kawaguchi | 293.0° | north-west | 9,471 km |
| Kawanishi | 290.8° | west | 9,151 km |
| Kawasaki | 293.0° | north-west | 9,484 km |
| Kazo | 292.9° | north-west | 9,449 km |
| Kimitsu | 293.1° | north-west | 9,504 km |
| Kirishima | 288.9° | west | 8,860 km |
| Kiryū | 292.8° | north-west | 9,414 km |
| Kisarazu | 293.2° | north-west | 9,508 km |
| Kishiwada | 290.8° | west | 9,160 km |
| Kita-ku | 293.0° | north-west | 9,475 km |
| Kitakami | 293.6° | north-west | 9,432 km |
| Kitakyushu | 288.6° | west | 8,792 km |
| Kitami | 295.0° | north-west | 9,436 km |
| Kitanagoya | 291.5° | west | 9,258 km |
| Kiyose | 292.9° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Kizugawa | 291.0° | west | 9,190 km |
| Kobe | 290.7° | west | 9,136 km |
| Kochi | 290.0° | west | 9,037 km |
| Kodaira | 292.9° | north-west | 9,456 km |
| Kofu | 292.4° | west | 9,382 km |
| Koga | 293.0° | north-west | 9,455 km |
| Koganei | 292.9° | north-west | 9,459 km |
| Kōka | 291.2° | west | 9,207 km |
| Kokubunji | 292.9° | north-west | 9,456 km |
| Komae | 293.0° | north-west | 9,467 km |
| Komaki | 291.5° | west | 9,259 km |
| Komatsu | 291.1° | west | 9,175 km |
| Kōnan | 291.5° | west | 9,253 km |
| Kōnosu | 292.9° | north-west | 9,444 km |
| Kōriyama | 293.3° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Koshigaya | 293.1° | north-west | 9,474 km |
| Kōtari | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Kōtō City | 288.7° | west | 8,821 km |
| Kukichūō | 293.0° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Kumagaya | 292.8° | north-west | 9,430 km |
| Kumamoto | 288.7° | west | 8,815 km |
| Kunitachi | 292.9° | north-west | 9,454 km |
| Kurashiki | 289.9° | west | 9,018 km |
| Kure | 289.4° | west | 8,928 km |
| Kurume | 288.5° | west | 8,782 km |
| Kusatsu | 291.1° | west | 9,190 km |
| Kushiro | 295.3° | north-west | 9,511 km |
| Kuwana | 291.4° | west | 9,248 km |
| Kyōtanabe | 291.0° | west | 9,181 km |
| Kyoto | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Machida | 292.9° | north-west | 9,461 km |
| Maebaru-chūō | 288.3° | west | 8,745 km |
| Maebashi | 292.6° | north-west | 9,394 km |
| Maizuru | 290.7° | west | 9,119 km |
| Marugame | 290.0° | west | 9,031 km |
| Matsubara | 290.9° | west | 9,172 km |
| Matsudo | 293.1° | north-west | 9,488 km |
| Matsue | 289.4° | west | 8,923 km |
| Matsumoto | 292.0° | west | 9,308 km |
| Matsusaka | 291.4° | west | 9,256 km |
| Matsutō | 291.2° | west | 9,180 km |
| Matsuyama | 289.5° | west | 8,960 km |
| Mihara | 289.6° | west | 8,966 km |
| Miki | 290.6° | west | 9,114 km |
| Minami-Alps | 292.3° | west | 9,375 km |
| Minamirinkan | 292.9° | north-west | 9,462 km |
| Minato | 290.7° | west | 9,152 km |
| Minato | 293.1° | north-west | 9,481 km |
| Minoh | 290.8° | west | 9,155 km |
| Misato, Saitama | 293.1° | north-west | 9,484 km |
| Mishima | 292.6° | north-west | 9,435 km |
| Mito | 293.4° | north-west | 9,508 km |
| Miyakonojō | 289.0° | west | 8,887 km |
| Miyazaki | 289.2° | west | 8,912 km |
| Mobara | 293.4° | north-west | 9,537 km |
| Mooka | 293.1° | north-west | 9,469 km |
| Moriguchi | 290.9° | west | 9,167 km |
| Morioka | 293.5° | north-west | 9,416 km |
| Moriyama | 291.1° | west | 9,189 km |
| Munakata | 288.4° | west | 8,768 km |
| Muroran | 293.2° | north-west | 9,288 km |
| Musashimurayama | 292.9° | north-west | 9,450 km |
| Musashino | 292.9° | north-west | 9,463 km |
| Nabari | 291.2° | west | 9,216 km |
| Nagahama | 291.2° | west | 9,200 km |
| Nagano | 292.1° | west | 9,309 km |
| Nagaoka | 292.4° | west | 9,330 km |
| Nagareyama | 293.1° | north-west | 9,485 km |
| Nagasaki | 288.3° | west | 8,745 km |
| Nagoya | 291.5° | west | 9,263 km |
| Naha | 288.6° | west | 8,773 km |
| Nakano City | 293.0° | north-west | 9,472 km |
| Nakatsu | 288.8° | west | 8,831 km |
| Nakatsugawa | 291.8° | west | 9,300 km |
| Nara | 291.0° | west | 9,189 km |
| Narashino | 293.2° | north-west | 9,504 km |
| Narita | 293.4° | north-west | 9,522 km |
| Nasushiobara | 293.1° | north-west | 9,450 km |
| Natori-shi | 293.5° | north-west | 9,463 km |
| Neyagawa | 290.9° | west | 9,171 km |
| Niigata | 292.5° | west | 9,325 km |
| Niihama | 289.8° | west | 9,002 km |
| Niiza | 292.9° | north-west | 9,458 km |
| Nikkō | 292.9° | north-west | 9,423 km |
| Nishi-Tokyo-shi | 292.9° | north-west | 9,460 km |
| Nishinomiya | 290.8° | west | 9,147 km |
| Nishio | 291.7° | west | 9,288 km |
| Nisshin | 291.6° | west | 9,277 km |
| Nobeoka | 289.2° | west | 8,910 km |
| Noda | 293.1° | north-west | 9,478 km |
| Numazu | 292.6° | north-west | 9,431 km |
| Obihiro | 294.6° | north-west | 9,427 km |
| Ōbu | 291.6° | west | 9,273 km |
| Odawara | 292.8° | north-west | 9,449 km |
| Ōgaki | 291.4° | west | 9,231 km |
| Ōita | 289.1° | west | 8,880 km |
| Okayama | 290.0° | west | 9,030 km |
| Okazaki | 291.7° | west | 9,294 km |
| Okegawa | 292.9° | north-west | 9,450 km |
| Okinawa | 288.6° | west | 8,780 km |
| Ōme | 292.8° | north-west | 9,433 km |
| Ōmihachiman | 291.1° | west | 9,196 km |
| Ōmura | 288.3° | west | 8,746 km |
| Omuta | 288.5° | west | 8,786 km |
| Ōnojō | 288.4° | west | 8,771 km |
| Onomichi | 289.7° | west | 8,976 km |
| Osaka | 290.8° | west | 9,163 km |
| Ōsaki | 293.5° | north-west | 9,452 km |
| Ōshū | 293.6° | north-west | 9,443 km |
| Ōta | 292.8° | north-west | 9,421 km |
| Ōta-ku | 293.0° | north-west | 9,482 km |
| Otaru | 293.1° | north-west | 9,251 km |
| Ōtawara | 293.1° | north-west | 9,452 km |
| Ōtsu | 291.0° | west | 9,182 km |
| Owariasahi | 291.6° | west | 9,272 km |
| Oyama | 293.0° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Rittō | 291.1° | west | 9,192 km |
| Ryūgasaki | 293.3° | north-west | 9,506 km |
| Saga | 288.4° | west | 8,765 km |
| Sagamihara | 292.8° | north-west | 9,443 km |
| Saijō | 289.7° | west | 8,993 km |
| Saitama | 293.0° | north-west | 9,462 km |
| Sakado | 292.8° | north-west | 9,438 km |
| Sakai | 290.8° | west | 9,164 km |
| Sakai | 291.0° | west | 9,164 km |
| Sakata | 292.8° | north-west | 9,348 km |
| Saku | 292.3° | west | 9,352 km |
| Sakura | 293.3° | north-west | 9,518 km |
| Sandachō | 290.7° | west | 9,132 km |
| Sanjō | 292.4° | west | 9,331 km |
| Sano | 292.9° | north-west | 9,439 km |
| Sapporo | 293.4° | north-west | 9,283 km |
| Sasebo | 288.1° | west | 8,717 km |
| Sayama | 292.9° | north-west | 9,444 km |
| Sekimachi | 291.5° | west | 9,251 km |
| Sendai | 293.5° | north-west | 9,457 km |
| Sendai | 288.7° | west | 8,816 km |
| Seto | 291.6° | west | 9,277 km |
| Settsu | 290.9° | west | 9,167 km |
| Shibata | 292.6° | north-west | 9,348 km |
| Shibukawa | 292.6° | north-west | 9,383 km |
| Shiki | 292.9° | north-west | 9,459 km |
| Shikokuchūō | 289.9° | west | 9,023 km |
| Shimada | 292.3° | west | 9,386 km |
| Shimonoseki | 288.6° | west | 8,796 km |
| Shimotoda | 293.0° | north-west | 9,469 km |
| Shinagawa City | 289.7° | west | 8,988 km |
| Shizuoka | 292.4° | west | 9,396 km |
| Shūnan | 289.0° | west | 8,869 km |
| Sōka | 293.1° | north-west | 9,477 km |
| Suita | 290.8° | west | 9,161 km |
| Sukagawa | 293.3° | north-west | 9,462 km |
| Suzuka | 291.4° | west | 9,247 km |
| Tachikawa | 292.9° | north-west | 9,451 km |
| Tajimi | 291.6° | west | 9,276 km |
| Takamatsu | 290.1° | west | 9,052 km |
| Takaoka | 291.4° | west | 9,208 km |
| Takarazuka | 290.8° | west | 9,146 km |
| Takasago | 290.5° | west | 9,099 km |
| Takasaki | 292.6° | north-west | 9,391 km |
| Takatsuki | 290.9° | west | 9,167 km |
| Takayama | 291.6° | west | 9,253 km |
| Takefu | 291.1° | west | 9,171 km |
| Tama | 292.9° | north-west | 9,458 km |
| Tanabe | 290.9° | west | 9,189 km |
| Tatebayashi | 292.9° | north-west | 9,437 km |
| Tatsuno | 290.3° | west | 9,075 km |
| Tenri | 291.0° | west | 9,196 km |
| Tochigi | 293.0° | north-west | 9,448 km |
| Tōkai | 291.6° | west | 9,269 km |
| Tokorozawa | 292.9° | north-west | 9,451 km |
| Tokushima | 290.4° | west | 9,107 km |
| Tokuyama | 289.0° | west | 8,869 km |
| Tokyo | 293.0° | north-west | 9,475 km |
| Tomakomai | 293.6° | north-west | 9,321 km |
| Tome | 293.6° | north-west | 9,461 km |
| Tondabayashi | 290.9° | west | 9,179 km |
| Toride | 293.2° | north-west | 9,498 km |
| Tosu | 288.5° | west | 8,780 km |
| Tottori-shi | 290.1° | west | 9,023 km |
| Toyama | 291.5° | west | 9,227 km |
| Toyohashi | 291.8° | west | 9,320 km |
| Toyokawa | 291.8° | west | 9,319 km |
| Toyonaka | 290.8° | west | 9,157 km |
| Toyooka | 290.4° | west | 9,072 km |
| Toyota | 291.7° | west | 9,287 km |
| Tsu | 291.4° | west | 9,248 km |
| Tsubame | 292.4° | west | 9,327 km |
| Tsuchiura | 293.3° | north-west | 9,500 km |
| Tsukuba | 293.2° | north-west | 9,493 km |
| Tsurugashima | 292.8° | north-west | 9,439 km |
| Tsuruoka | 292.8° | north-west | 9,354 km |
| Tsurusaki | 289.1° | west | 8,888 km |
| Tsuyama | 290.0° | west | 9,020 km |
| Ube | 288.8° | west | 8,824 km |
| Ueda | 292.2° | west | 9,327 km |
| Uji | 291.0° | west | 9,181 km |
| Urasoe | 288.6° | west | 8,776 km |
| Urayasu | 293.1° | north-west | 9,493 km |
| Uruma | 288.6° | west | 8,784 km |
| Ushiku | 293.2° | north-west | 9,499 km |
| Utsunomiya | 293.1° | north-west | 9,452 km |
| Uwajima | 289.5° | west | 8,965 km |
| Wakayama | 290.7° | west | 9,152 km |
| Wako | 293.0° | north-west | 9,465 km |
| Warabi | 293.0° | north-west | 9,468 km |
| Yachiyo | 293.3° | north-west | 9,509 km |
| Yaizu | 292.3° | west | 9,395 km |
| Yamagata | 293.2° | north-west | 9,419 km |
| Yamaguchi | 288.8° | west | 8,834 km |
| Yamato | 292.9° | north-west | 9,464 km |
| Yamatokōriyama | 291.0° | west | 9,189 km |
| Yao | 290.9° | west | 9,174 km |
| Yashio | 293.1° | north-west | 9,481 km |
| Yawata | 290.9° | west | 9,173 km |
| Yokkaichi | 291.4° | west | 9,247 km |
| Yokohama | 293.0° | north-west | 9,482 km |
| Yokosuka | 293.0° | north-west | 9,490 km |
| Yokota | 292.8° | north-west | 9,446 km |
| Yokote | 293.2° | north-west | 9,386 km |
| Yonago | 289.6° | west | 8,949 km |
| Yonezawa | 293.1° | north-west | 9,413 km |
| Yoshikawa | 293.1° | north-west | 9,478 km |
| Yotsukaidō | 293.3° | north-west | 9,516 km |
| Youkaichi | 291.2° | west | 9,205 km |
| Yukuhashi | 288.7° | west | 8,808 km |
| Yurihonjō | 292.9° | north-west | 9,344 km |
| Zama | 292.9° | north-west | 9,458 km |