Antipodes of Japan

The map below highlights the area on the opposite side of the world corresponding to Japan:

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Territory of Japan
Antipode of Japan
Antipodes of the rest of the world

The antipodes of Japan lie primarily in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the eastern coast of South America, particularly near Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.

Unlike other island nations with purely oceanic antipodes, the southernmost islands of Japan align with solid ground in the interior of South America, creating a rare antipodal land connection.

  • The antipodes of the four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) lie almost entirely in open waters.
  • The Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa, project onto southern Brazil and Paraguay, near the Argentine border.
  • Japan is one of the few countries whose antipodes extend from the deep ocean into the continental interior, from the South Atlantic to the heart of South America.

Detailed view

While the map above provides a global view, this detailed map focuses specifically on the antipode of Japan.

Where do the antipodes lie?

The projected area of Japan overlaps the ocean by about 99.1% and land by 0.9%. In terms of area, that is approx. 370,157 km² of ocean and 3,351 km² of land. The chart shows the overall split, and the table breaks down the seas and the countries or territories that overlap with the antipodes.

Land and ocean share

99.1%
Ocean
Ocean
99.1% 370,157 km²
Land
0.9% 3,351 km²

Projected area breakdown

South Atlantic Ocean
99.1% 370,156 km²
Brazil
0.7% 2,651 km²
Paraguay
0.2% 700 km²
Other ocean (unidentified)
<0.1% 1 km²

Antipodes of cities in Japan

View the exact antipodal points of the most populated cities in Japan. For other cities, please use the antipode finder.

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