Japan Geographic coordinates

Japan is in Asia, at latitude 36.204824 and longitude 138.252924. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Asia Northern · Eastern 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°15'10.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

54S 253026 4010166

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q8W6733+W5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

xn6mfnbsq

Latitude and longitude of Japan

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	36.204824	138.252924
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	36.2048° N	138.2529° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	36°12'17.4'' N	138°15'10.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	36°12.289' N	138°15.175' E

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36.2048° N 138.2529° E

Land of Japan Central point (centroid) of Japan Main cities

Geographic facts about Japan

Distance to the equator 4,026 km (2,501 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,882 km (6,762 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 5,981 km (3,717 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 14,033 km (8,719 mi)

Area of Japan 377,835 km² (145,883 mi²)

Japan Population 126,529,100

Distances calculated from the central point of Japan.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Japan

Tokyo Latitude 35.6895 Longitude 139.69171 Yokohama Latitude 35.43333 Longitude 139.65 Osaka Latitude 34.69379 Longitude 135.50107 Nagoya Latitude 35.18147 Longitude 136.90641 Sapporo Latitude 43.06667 Longitude 141.35 Fukuoka Latitude 33.6 Longitude 130.41667 Kawasaki Latitude 35.52056 Longitude 139.71722 Kobe Latitude 34.6913 Longitude 135.183 Kyoto Latitude 35.02107 Longitude 135.75385 Saitama Latitude 35.90807 Longitude 139.65657 Hiroshima Latitude 34.4 Longitude 132.45 Sendai Latitude 38.26667 Longitude 140.86667 Chiba Latitude 35.6 Longitude 140.11667 Setagaya Latitude 35.64188 Longitude 139.64715 Sakai Latitude 34.58216 Longitude 135.46653 Niigata Latitude 37.92259 Longitude 139.04125 Hamamatsu Latitude 34.7 Longitude 137.73333 Kumamoto Latitude 32.80589 Longitude 130.69181 Okayama Latitude 34.65 Longitude 133.93333 Sagamihara Latitude 35.56707 Longitude 139.24167

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About geographic coordinates

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.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point: the approximate geographic center of Japan, a representative point within the country's territory.

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