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Countries Closest to Japan

Which countries are nearest to Japan?
Excludes uninhabited islands
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Quiz by Jerry928
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Last updated: May 28, 2020
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First submittedAugust 27, 2014
Times taken106,949
Average score85.0%
Rating4.94
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km
country
miles
43
Russia
27
50
South Korea
31
107
Taiwan
67
331
China
205
420
North Korea
261
568
Philippines
353
1558
Vietnam
968
1640
Mongolia
1019
1864
Laos
1158
1943
Cambodia
1207
km
country
miles
1984
Malaysia
1233
2041
Thailand
1269
2128
Palau
1323
2136
F. S. Micronesia
1327
2192
Indonesia
1362
2195
United States
1364
2251
Myanmar
1399
2309
Brunei
1435
2578
India
1602
3073
Bangladesh
1909
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73 Comments
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Jul 14, 2024
For the first answer, we exclude the disputed Kuril Islands from our calculations. The 43 km / 27 miles distance is from the northern tip of Hokkaido to Sakhalin. The distance from Hokkaido to the nearest inhabited Kuril Island (Kunashir/Kunashiri) is 16 km / 10 miles, and the distance to the nearest uninhabited Kuril island (Storozhevoy / Moemoshiri, itself a part of the uninhabited Habomai group), is 6 km / 4 miles.
Bandi
+3
Level 72
Aug 28, 2014
Could you accept USA as well?
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Feb 9, 2019
Sure; and here's a different version of this quiz you might find fun to try.
OrangeLlama
+2
Level 32
Jul 19, 2020
The USA was not in red the way it was in the North Korea proximity quiz. Otherwise, great quiz!
Jerry928
+5
Level 76
Jul 19, 2020
That is because that nearest point, 2195 km away, is in the US proper, in Alaska.
550WMOSS
+1
Level 31
Apr 19, 2022
How about…Guam?
AlmostAGenius
+2
Level 82
Aug 26, 2022
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are actually farther. Guam at 1600 miles and Northern Marianas at 1500.
hvbasefivq
+9
Level 33
Apr 12, 2020
Missed many countries, like singapore and bhutan.
DsoKalki
+1
Level 17
Feb 18, 2023
Guam!!!! I forgot that this is an overseas territory... or maybe its the northern mariana islands....
Dhamo9585
+2
Level 66
Sep 9, 2014
http://www.gomapper.com/travel/list-of-countries-near/japan.html

u r wrong in many ways. pls update

Jerry928
+36
Level 76
Sep 9, 2014
The distances in this quiz are correct. This quiz takes the shortest distance between the countries. The guy who posted the gomapper numbers does not say how he calculated the numbers, but it looks to me like it's an estimate of the middle-of-country to middle-of-country distance - for example, the first gomapper distance says South Korea is 942 km away, but a quick glance at a map shows the actual distance is nowhere near that.
georgekotz
+3
Level 77
Sep 20, 2014
I think you may have forgotten Indonesia, since it must be closer to Japan than Brunei.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Sep 20, 2014
You're right! Indonesia has been added now (and is actually closer than Brunei, because there are more northerly Indonesian islands east of Kalimantan)
Jerry928
+14
Level 76
Oct 12, 2014
Nearest misses, in order of distance: Bhutan, Marshall Islands, Singapore, Papua-New Guinea, Nepal, East Timor, Nauru, Kiribati, Solomon Islands
epicdjyoshi
+7
Level 33
Aug 12, 2015
I typed in 4 of those
NKpride
+30
Level 59
Feb 27, 2016
I tried all of those
ander217
+3
Level 75
Feb 9, 2019
+1
Penguin
+2
Level 43
Nov 17, 2018
I typed first 5
Penguin
+2
Level 43
Nov 17, 2018
I mean 6
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 87
Dec 3, 2018
Tried all except Kiribati.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Feb 12, 2020
All but nepal and east timor (but that was the next one I was gonna type, but brunei was accepted with 2 seconds left on the clock)
frostbird
+1
Level 45
Apr 22, 2020
Tried all but Solomon Islands
jennraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 16, 2021
Guessed all of those except PNG. Missed USA 🤦‍♀️
EricF
+1
Level 83
Apr 10, 2022
Tried all except Solomon Islands
purplejack
+1
Level 55
Mar 28, 2024
I tried 7/9 of these near misses (didn't guess Bhutan or Nepal), and didn't guess Bangladesh, Mongolia or the USA
jruland
+1
Level 38
Oct 12, 2014
Almost missed one... got Palau in the last 4 seconds!
theJPaddict
+1
Level 41
Feb 26, 2024
i got palau in the last microsecond
Awesomeness101
+1
Level 54
Nov 27, 2014
please add phillipines as acceptable spelling
Nullum
+4
Level 59
Jun 16, 2021
Or you could please accept to spell it correctly instead.
epicdjyoshi
+2
Level 33
Aug 12, 2015
Missed Micronesia and Palau
epicdjyoshi
+1
Level 33
Aug 12, 2015
Then Brunei and Bangladesh
epicdjyoshi
+3
Level 33
Aug 12, 2015
Finally full marks :)
SouthwestChief
+1
Level 72
Jun 27, 2016
100% with 1:30 left
Tuesday
+1
Level 75
May 28, 2017
Can you accept FSM? Some of the other quizzes do, including closest to Australia... Thanks
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Jul 17, 2017
OK!
Findlay
+1
Level 82
May 28, 2018
I don't have access to any measuring tools and can't find a source, but I'd be surprised if the distance from the Nemuro Peninsula in Japan to the Habomai Islets in Russia is 43 km. It appears to be a good deal less at a glance.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Jun 14, 2018
We exclude the disputed Kuril Islands from our calculations, so the 43 km / 27 miles distance is from the northern tip of Hokkaido to Sakhalin. The distance from Hokkaido to the nearest inhabited Kuril Island (Kunashir/Kunashiri) is 16 km / 10 miles, and the distance to the nearest uninhabited Kuril island (Storozhevoy / Moemoshiri, itself a part of the uninhabited Habomai group), is 6 km / 4 miles.
Penguin
+2
Level 43
Nov 17, 2018
only Mongolia missed
Lucasc
+2
Level 43
Nov 19, 2018
where is Singapore, it definitely has to be in the list
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Nov 19, 2018
No, it's further. Please see the list of nearest misses above, in this comments section.
wolfcat95
+1
Level 66
Feb 21, 2023
Singapore is just off the southern tip of the Malay peninsula.
Racheth
+1
Level 39
Feb 9, 2019
You could have done closest countries to japan A to Z but still this is pretty good
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+1
Level 63
Feb 9, 2019
Got them all with 1:19 remaining at 1:26:58 PM on February 9, 2019. Not too difficult as long as you are good with Pacific Ocean geography.
Speed4TheNeed
+3
Level 88
Feb 11, 2019
I got them with all with 1:20 remaining...but I haven't been born yet.
theJPaddict
+1
Level 41
Feb 26, 2024
no one cares
GeoDude
+2
Level 47
Feb 9, 2019
You forgot Japan, distance: 0
lilaolf
+1
Level 20
Feb 10, 2019
You forgot Singapore
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Feb 10, 2019
3269 km / 2031 miles away.
TMK613
+1
Level 57
Feb 12, 2019
Bhutan is closer than bangladesh
Carry
+3
Level 63
Mar 14, 2019
Nope but close call. There's an inhabited island (Yonaguni) close to Taiwan. It's a few km closer to Bangladesh. Measured it myself on Google Maps to check the distance.
xRainbowPanda
+1
Level 35
Jul 20, 2019
100%. 1:16 remaining.
sbeallvla
+1
Level 58
Apr 5, 2020
Singapore
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Apr 5, 2020
Already answered above.
Marvel072506
+2
Level 43
Apr 5, 2020
I... I thought I would've just typed in China automatically. I cannot believe... China. Out of them all, THAT'S THE ONE I MISS?
theJPaddict
+1
Level 41
Feb 26, 2024
skill issue
ZIZI
+1
Level 60
May 7, 2020
Wouldn't the Volcano Islands (Japan) be quite close to the Marshall Islands?
ThatOneMM2Player
+1
Level 43
Aug 18, 2020
Would you also accept Canada?
HendogJP
+1
Level 59
Jan 11, 2021
About a thousand miles off...
aloepottt
+2
Level 48
Jun 16, 2021
why did you switch the photo on the japanese version ? just wondering
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jun 16, 2021
We try to put a fresh photo on different quizzes as much as possible. Just for variety!
milmcfc
+1
Level 48
Jan 5, 2022
18/20. I forgot about Palau and Micronesia.
scangemi
+1
Level 60
Apr 3, 2022
I finished with 0:01left. I've never cut it that close before.
theJPaddict
+1
Level 41
Feb 26, 2024
i finished with 0:00 left lol
Slax
+1
Level 49
May 13, 2022
i forgot thailand
Masonplays
+2
Level 25
May 14, 2022
Bruh I put Bangladesh but not India.

Hey at least 19/20

Spursy1
+1
Level 53
Jul 16, 2022
put in palau and micronesia in the last 30 seconds to get 20/20
africanprince
+1
Level 24
Feb 19, 2023
you forgot Singapore
theJPaddict
+1
Level 41
Feb 26, 2024
look at the comments above
Wilddog44
+1
Level 32
Feb 20, 2023
Here is an interesting and strange fact about Japan. USA and Japan are only 30 kilometers apart. I’ll explain it. One island belongs to the USA. Just a 30 kilometer boat trip you are on an island that is part of Tokyo city which is over 1500 kilometers on the islands of Japan.

It’s seem crazy but it is completely true.

Just like Germany is only two countries away from the USA in three different ways.

Wistful
+1
Level 72
Feb 20, 2023
I know of Germany-Denmark-Canada and Germany-France-Canada, but what's the third? Germany-Poland-Russia?
PokeJose163
+1
Level 48
Sep 4, 2023
I tiped down all pacific islands except Micronesia and Palau -_-
20121212mm
+1
Level 35
Nov 14, 2023
first try , missed brunei and micronesia
KazuhaMain26
+1
Level 27
Jun 8, 2024
I forgot about mongolia lol
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