Japan Geographic coordinates

Japan is located at latitude 36.204824 and longitude 138.252924. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

36.204824, 138.252924

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

36.2048° N 138.2529° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°12'17.4'' N 138°15.175' E

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Japan have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Japan with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Japan

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 36.204824 138.252924
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.2048° N 138.2529° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°12.289' N 138°15.175' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°12'17.4'' N 138°15'10.5'' E

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Japan

City Coordinates
Tokyo 35.6895, 139.69171
Yokohama 35.43333, 139.65
Osaka 34.69374, 135.50218
Nagoya 35.18147, 136.90641
Sapporo 43.06667, 141.35
Kobe 34.6913, 135.183
Kyoto 35.02107, 135.75385
Fukuoka 33.6, 130.41667
Kawasaki 35.52056, 139.71722
Saitama 35.90807, 139.65657
Hiroshima 34.4, 132.45
Yono 35.88333, 139.63333
Sendai 38.26667, 140.86667
Chiba 35.6, 140.11667
Sakai 34.58333, 135.46667
Shizuoka 34.98333, 138.38333
Kumamoto 32.80589, 130.69181
Okayama 34.65, 133.93333
Hamamatsu 34.7, 137.73333
Hachiōji 35.65583, 139.32389

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