Dig straight down through the centre of the Earth from Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵, home to about 35.7 million people, and you would surface in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, at 35.6870° S, 40.2505° W. Like most of the planet, that spot is open ocean; only 66 of the 391 cities listed here have an antipode on land.
| City | Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 |
|---|---|
| City coordinates | 35.6870° N, 139.7495° E |
| Antipode coordinates | 35.6870° S, 40.2505° W |
| What is there | South Atlantic Ocean 🌊 (open water) |
| Nearest land | Brazil 🇧🇷 — 1,127 km (700 miles) away |
| Nearest town or city | Florianópolis, Brazil — 1,193 km (741 miles) away |
| Distance straight through the Earth | 12,742 km (7,918 miles) |
Tokyo's antipode is in open water, in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. The point lies roughly 1,127 km (700 miles) south-east of the nearest coast, which belongs to Brazil 🇧🇷.
The closest settlement of any size is Florianópolis, Brazil, about 1,193 km (741 miles) from the point.
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23 other cities on this list surface in the same place as Tokyo; the 10 largest are shown.
Worked out by flipping the latitude across the equator (35.6870° N becomes 35.6870° S) and shifting the longitude by 180° (139.7495° E becomes 40.2505° W). More on how antipodes work.
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