Qibla direction in Japan
Across 84 cities in Japan, the Qibla points west-northwest (WNW): 288.3°–293.9° from true north, from Tokyo to Asahikawa. Nagasaki is the closest to Mecca at 8,745 km, Ichihara the farthest at 9,515 km.
Qibla by city in Japan
Bearings are from true north, largest cities first. Each city has a Qibla page with the compass and a prayer-times page with today and the next seven days.
| City | Bearing | Direction | To Mecca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyoprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,475 km |
| Yokohamaprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,482 km |
| Osakaprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,163 km |
| Nagoyaprayer times | 291.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,263 km |
| Sapporoprayer times | 293.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,283 km |
| Fukuokaprayer times | 288.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,763 km |
| Kawasakiprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,484 km |
| Kobeprayer times | 290.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,136 km |
| Kyotoprayer times | 290.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,171 km |
| Saitamaprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,462 km |
| Hiroshimaprayer times | 289.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,912 km |
| Sendaiprayer times | 293.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,457 km |
| Chibaprayer times | 293.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,514 km |
| Kitakyushuprayer times | 288.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,792 km |
| Sakaiprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,164 km |
| Niigataprayer times | 292.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,325 km |
| Hamamatsuprayer times | 292.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,352 km |
| Ōtaprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,482 km |
| Kumamotoprayer times | 288.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,815 km |
| Aiharaprayer times | 292.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,447 km |
| Okayamaprayer times | 290.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,030 km |
| Sagamiharaprayer times | 292.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,443 km |
| Shizuokaprayer times | 292.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,396 km |
| Kawaguchiprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,471 km |
| Kagoshimaprayer times | 288.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,847 km |
| Hachiōjiprayer times | 292.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,446 km |
| Kotōprayer times | 288.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,821 km |
| Himejiprayer times | 290.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,089 km |
| Utsunomiyaprayer times | 293.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,452 km |
| Matsuyamaprayer times | 289.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,960 km |
| Matsudoprayer times | 293.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,488 km |
| Higashiosakaprayer times | 290.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,171 km |
| Nishinomiyaprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,147 km |
| Kurashikiprayer times | 289.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,018 km |
| Ōitaprayer times | 289.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,880 km |
| Fukuyamaprayer times | 289.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,988 km |
| Kanazawaprayer times | 291.2° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,181 km |
| Amagasakiprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,155 km |
| Katsushikaprayer times | 293.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,486 km |
| Fujisawaprayer times | 292.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,472 km |
| Kashiwaprayer times | 293.2° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,491 km |
| Machidaprayer times | 292.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,461 km |
| Toyotaprayer times | 291.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,287 km |
| Shinagawaprayer times | 289.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,988 km |
| Takamatsuprayer times | 290.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,052 km |
| Toyamaprayer times | 291.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,227 km |
| Yokosukaprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,490 km |
| Nagasakiprayer times | 288.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,745 km |
| Hirakataprayer times | 290.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,171 km |
| Gifuprayer times | 291.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,240 km |
| Toyonakaprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,157 km |
| Miyazakiprayer times | 289.2° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,912 km |
| Suitaprayer times | 290.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,161 km |
| Okazakiprayer times | 291.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,294 km |
| Ichinomiyaprayer times | 291.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,249 km |
| Toyohashiprayer times | 291.8° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,320 km |
| Minatoprayer times | 290.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,152 km |
| Takasakiprayer times | 292.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,391 km |
| Naganoprayer times | 292.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,309 km |
| Nara-shiprayer times | 291.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,189 km |
| Iwakiprayer times | 293.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,513 km |
| Wakayamaprayer times | 290.7° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,152 km |
| Kawagoeprayer times | 292.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,448 km |
| Takatsukiprayer times | 290.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,167 km |
| Koshigayaprayer times | 293.1° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,474 km |
| Ōtsuprayer times | 291.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,182 km |
| Nakanoprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,472 km |
| Tokorozawaprayer times | 292.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,451 km |
| Asahikawaprayer times | 293.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,326 km |
| Maebashiprayer times | 292.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,394 km |
| Kitaprayer times | 293.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,475 km |
| Kochiprayer times | 290.0° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,037 km |
| Kōriyamaprayer times | 293.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,457 km |
| Nahaprayer times | 288.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,773 km |
| Kasugaiprayer times | 291.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,265 km |
| Akitaprayer times | 292.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,334 km |
| Yokkaichiprayer times | 291.4° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,247 km |
| Akashiprayer times | 290.6° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,122 km |
| Kurumeprayer times | 288.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,782 km |
| Aomoriprayer times | 293.2° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,335 km |
| Fukushimaprayer times | 293.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,448 km |
| Moriokaprayer times | 293.5° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,416 km |
| Ibarakiprayer times | 290.9° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,164 km |
| Ichiharaprayer times | 293.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 9,515 km |
How to face the Qibla in Japan
- Open your phone’s compass and set it to true north if the app allows it.
- Turn until the compass reads the bearing of your city from the table above.
- You are now facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
If the compass only shows magnetic north, correct for the local magnetic declination. For the bearing at your exact position rather than the city centre, the live Qibla finder uses your device location and compass.
Also for Japan: prayer times for your location and sunrise and sunset in Japan.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Qibla direction in Japan?
In Japan the Qibla is to the west-northwest (WNW): 288.3°–293.9° from true north depending on the city. From Tokyo, the largest city, it is 293.0°. Face that bearing to face the Kaaba in Mecca.
Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Japan?
Nearly. Across the 84 cities listed here it changes by 5.7°, from 288.3° in Tokyo to 293.9° in Asahikawa. A city-level bearing is accurate for the whole city; the live Qibla finder gives the bearing for your exact position.
How far is Japan from Mecca?
Nagasaki is the closest city in this list, 8,745 km from the Kaaba along the great circle, and Ichihara the farthest at 9,515 km.