Rishiri Town Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rishiri Town, Hokkaidō, Japan
Qibla Details for Rishiri Town
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rishiri Town?
The Qibla direction from Rishiri Town, Hokkaidō, Japan is 293° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rishiri Town should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rishiri Town from Mecca?
The distance from Rishiri Town to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,190 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rishiri Town?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Rishiri Town, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rishiri Town?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rishiri Town is 293° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 254.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rishiri Town
The Qibla direction from Rishiri Town, Hokkaidō, Japan is 293° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,190 km (5,710 miles) away. Geographically, Rishiri Town sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Rishiri Town, this means facing west-northwest (293°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rishiri Town
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 254.1° from Rishiri Town. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293°.
Using a compass in Rishiri Town
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rishiri Town. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.