Japan Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in Japan changes from city to city. The table below lists the qibla angle (degrees from true north) and the great-circle distance to the Kaaba for 135 cities. In Tokyo, for example, the qibla is 293° (northwest). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Cities in Japan — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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° west | 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 | — |
| Kurashiki | 289.9° west | 9,018 km | — |
| Ōita | 289.1° west | 8,880 km | — |
| Fukuyama | 289.8° west | 8,988 km | — |
| Kanazawa | 291.2° west | 9,181 km | — |
| Amagasaki | 290.8° west | 9,155 km | — |
| Katsushika | 293.1° northwest | 9,486 km | — |
| Fujisawa | 292.9° northwest | 9,472 km | — |
| Kashiwa | 293.2° northwest | 9,491 km | — |
| Machida | 292.9° northwest | 9,461 km | — |
| Toyota | 291.7° west | 9,287 km | — |
| Shinagawa | 289.7° west | 8,988 km | — |
| Takamatsu | 290.1° west | 9,052 km | — |
| Toyama | 291.5° west | 9,227 km | — |
| Yokosuka | 293° northwest | 9,490 km | — |
| Nagasaki | 288.3° west | 8,745 km | — |
| Hirakata | 290.9° west | 9,171 km | — |
| Gifu | 291.4° west | 9,240 km | — |
| Toyonaka | 290.8° west | 9,157 km | — |
| Miyazaki | 289.2° west | 8,912 km | — |
| Suita | 290.8° west | 9,161 km | — |
| Okazaki | 291.7° west | 9,294 km | — |
| Ichinomiya | 291.5° west | 9,249 km | — |
| Toyohashi | 291.8° west | 9,320 km | — |
| Minato | 290.7° west | 9,152 km | — |
| Takasaki | 292.6° northwest | 9,391 km | — |
| Nagano | 292.1° west | 9,309 km | — |
| Nara-shi | 291° west | 9,189 km | — |
| Iwaki | 293.6° northwest | 9,513 km | — |
| Wakayama | 290.7° west | 9,152 km | — |
| Kawagoe | 292.9° northwest | 9,448 km | — |
| Takatsuki | 290.9° west | 9,167 km | — |
| Shinjuku | 293° northwest | 9,476 km | — |
| Koshigaya | 293.1° northwest | 9,474 km | — |
| Ōtsu | 291° west | 9,182 km | — |
| Nakano | 293° northwest | 9,472 km | — |
| Tokorozawa | 292.9° northwest | 9,451 km | — |
| Asahikawa | 293.9° northwest | 9,326 km | — |
| Maebashi | 292.6° northwest | 9,394 km | — |
| Kita | 293° northwest | 9,475 km | — |
| Kochi | 290° west | 9,037 km | — |
| Kōriyama | 293.3° northwest | 9,457 km | — |
| Naha | 288.6° west | 8,773 km | — |
| Kasugai | 291.6° west | 9,265 km | — |
| Akita | 292.9° northwest | 9,334 km | — |
| Yokkaichi | 291.4° west | 9,247 km | — |
| Akashi | 290.6° west | 9,122 km | — |
| Kurume | 288.5° west | 8,782 km | — |
| Toshima | 293° northwest | 9,476 km | — |
| Aomori | 293.2° northwest | 9,335 km | — |
| Fukushima | 293.3° northwest | 9,448 km | — |
| Morioka | 293.5° northwest | 9,416 km | — |
| Meguro | 293° northwest | 9,478 km | — |
| Sumida | 293.1° northwest | 9,484 km | — |
| Ibaraki | 290.9° west | 9,164 km | — |
| Ichihara | 293.3° northwest | 9,515 km | — |
| Hakodate | 293.1° northwest | 9,293 km | — |
| Tsu | 291.4° west | 9,248 km | — |
| Yao | 290.9° west | 9,174 km | — |
| Kakogawachō-honmachi | 290.5° west | 9,102 km | — |
| Mito | 293.4° northwest | 9,508 km | — |
| Tokushima | 290.4° west | 9,107 km | — |
| Nagaoka | 292.4° west | 9,330 km | — |
| Shimonoseki | 288.6° west | 8,796 km | — |
| Fuchū | 292.9° northwest | 9,458 km | — |
| Fukui-shi | 291.1° west | 9,169 km | — |
| Minato City | 293.1° northwest | 9,481 km | — |
| Hiratsuka | 292.9° northwest | 9,461 km | — |
| Sōka | 293.1° northwest | 9,477 km | — |
| Yamagata | 293.2° northwest | 9,419 km | — |
| Fuji | 292.5° northwest | 9,413 km | — |
| Sasebo | 288.1° west | 8,717 km | — |
| Chigasaki | 292.9° northwest | 9,466 km | — |
| Chōfu | 292.9° northwest | 9,464 km | — |
| Yamato | 292.9° northwest | 9,464 km | — |
| Tsukuba | 293.2° northwest | 9,493 km | — |
| Matsumoto | 292° west | 9,308 km | — |
| Bunkyo | 292.9° northwest | 9,459 km | — |
| Hachinohe | 293.7° northwest | 9,408 km | — |
| Neyagawa | 290.9° west | 9,171 km | — |
| Saga | 288.4° west | 8,765 km | — |
| Shibuya | 293° northwest | 9,477 km | — |
| Kasukabe | 293° northwest | 9,467 km | — |
| Ageo | 293° northwest | 9,456 km | — |
| Takarazuka | 290.8° west | 9,146 km | — |
| Ōta | 292.8° northwest | 9,421 km | — |
| Minamirinkan | 292.9° northwest | 9,462 km | — |
| Atsugi | 292.9° northwest | 9,459 km | — |
| Arakawa | 293.1° northwest | 9,480 km | — |
| Kure | 289.4° west | 8,928 km | — |
| Isesaki | 292.7° northwest | 9,407 km | — |
| Taito | 293.1° northwest | 9,481 km | — |
| Nishi-Tokyo-shi | 292.9° northwest | 9,460 km | — |
| Kishiwada | 290.8° west | 9,160 km | — |
| Matsue | 289.4° west | 8,923 km | — |
| Nagareyama | 293.1° northwest | 9,485 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in Japan?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Tokyo, for instance, the qibla is 293° from true north. Pick your own city in the table above.
Why does my phone compass show a different number?
A phone compass points to magnetic north, while the table uses true (geographic) north. The gap between them is the magnetic declination, and every city page shows it separately.
Which method are the prayer times based on?
Each country uses its official or most widely accepted method — Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian GAS, MWL, ISNA and so on. The method in use is stated on every prayer-times page.