• Japan is: an
island country and
archipelago of 6,852
islands, shaped like the lowercase letter
j. • Location: •
Pacific Ocean •
Northern Hemisphere and
Eastern Hemisphere •
Asia •
East Asia •
Time zone:
Japan Standard Time (
UTC+09) •
Extreme points of Japan • High:
Mount Fuji • Low:
Hachirōgata • Land boundaries:
none • Coastline: •
Population of Japan: 125,950,000 people -
11th most populous country •
Area of Japan: -
62nd largest country •
Atlas of Japan •
Addressing system in Japan •
Historic provinces of Japan •
Japan Standard Time Environment of Japan seen from Kurakake Pass •
Climate of Japan •
Climate change in Japan •
Environmental issues in Japan •
Ecoregions in Japan •
Energy in Japan •
Geology of Japan •
National parks of Japan •
Tsunami •
Wildlife of Japan •
Flora of Japan •
Fauna of Japan •
Birds of Japan •
Mammals of Japan Geographic features of Japan s of Japan •
Glaciers of Japan •
Islands of Japan •
Lakes of Japan •
Mountains of Japan •
Volcanoes in Japan •
Rivers of Japan •
Waterfalls of Japan •
Three Views of Japan •
List of World Heritage Sites in Japan Regions of Japan The four main islands of Japan are: •
Hokkaido •
Honshu •
Kyushu •
Shikoku Major regions of Japan include: •
Hokkaido (the island of Hokkaido and nearby islands, largest city
Sapporo) •
Tōhoku region (northern
Honshu, largest city
Sendai) •
Kantō region (eastern Honshu, largest cities
Tokyo and
Yokohama) •
Nanpō Islands: part of Tokyo Metropolis •
Chūbu region (central Honshu, including
Mount Fuji), sometimes divided into: •
Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu) •
Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city
Nagano) •
Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city
Nagoya,
Hamamatsu, and
Shizuoka) •
Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshu, largest cities
Osaka,
Kobe, and
Kyoto) •
Chūgoku region (western Honshu, largest city
Hiroshima, and
Okayama) •
Shikoku (island, largest city
Matsuyama, and
Takamatsu) •
Kyushu (island, largest city
Fukuoka) which includes: •
Ryukyu Islands, including
Okinawa Ecoregions of Japan Administrative divisions of Japan • Administrative division types •
Regions of Japan (unofficial) •
Prefectures of Japan •
Subprefectures of Japan •
Districts of Japan •
Municipalities of Japan •
Wards of Japan Prefectures of Japan order and the
regions of Japan From north to south (numbering in
ISO 3166-2:JP order), the prefectures of Japan and their commonly associated regions are:
Karafuto, a portion of the island of
Sakhalin north of Hokkaido (not shown on the map), was part of Japan from 1907 until World War II. The entire island is now governed by
Russia.
Municipalities of Japan of Japan •
Cities of Japan •
Capital of Japan:
Tokyo •
Cities designated by government ordinance •
Cities, by population •
Towns of Japan •
Villages of Japan Demography of Japan •
Aging of Japan == Government and politics of Japan ==