Island nation in East Asia
An enlargeable map of Japan The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide toJapan :
Japan – anisland nation inEast Asia , located in thePacific Ocean . It lies to the east of theSea of Japan ,China ,North Korea ,South Korea andRussia , stretching from theSea of Okhotsk in the north to theEast China Sea andTaiwan in the south. Thecharacters that make upJapan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun ". Japan is anarchipelago of14,125 islands . The four largest islands areHonshu ,Hokkaido ,Kyushu , andShikoku , which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.
An enlargeable topographic/hydrographic map of Japan An enlargeable map of the extreme points of Japan Environment of Japan [ edit ] An enlargeable satellite image of Japan Mount Ontake seen from Kurakake PassGeographic features of Japan [ edit ] An enlargeable map of theWorld Heritage Sites of Japan Tsunami wall atTsu, Mie The four main islands of Japan are:
Major regions of Japan include:
Hokkaido (the island of Hokkaido and nearby islands, largest citySapporo )Tōhoku region (northernHonshu , largest citySendai )Kantō region (eastern Honshu, largest citiesTokyo andYokohama )Chūbu region (central Honshu, includingMount Fuji ), sometimes divided into:Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshu, largest citiesOsaka ,Kobe , andKyoto )Chūgoku region (western Honshu, largest cityHiroshima , andOkayama )Shikoku (island, largest cityMatsuyama , andTakamatsu )Kyushu (island, largest cityFukuoka ) which includes:Ecoregions of Japan [ edit ] Administrative divisions of Japan [ edit ] Administrative division types Prefectures of Japan [ edit ] Map of the prefectures of Japan inISO 3166-2:JP order and theregions of Japan From north to south (numbering inISO 3166-2:JP order), the prefectures of Japan and their commonly associated regions are:
Karafuto , a portion of the island ofSakhalin north of Hokkaido (not shown on the map), was part of Japan from 1907 until World War II. The entire island is now governed byRussia .
Municipalities of Japan [ edit ] Cities of JapanDemography of Japan [ edit ] Government and politics of Japan [ edit ] Naruhito , 126thEmperor of Japan Branches of the government of Japan [ edit ] Executive branch of the government of Japan [ edit ] Present-dayKantei Legislative branch of the government of Japan [ edit ] National Diet Building Judicial branch of the government of Japan [ edit ] Foreign relations of Japan [ edit ] Dish ofwhale meat International organization membership of Japan [ edit ] Japan is a member of:[ 3]
Law and order of Japan [ edit ] Motorcycle policeman questioning driver Japanesebushi History of Japan by period [ edit ] Japanese tea ceremony Woman in kimono at Fukuoka City Hall Architecture of Japan [ edit ] Himeji Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site)Kyoto geiko playingshamisen Bugaku Bankei Yōtaku calligraphyNoh mask, Bern Historical MuseumA traditional Japanese breakfast Kuzumochi Cultural icons of Japan [ edit ] Sōraku-en rhododendron gardenSakura at Tsu CastleA woman wearingkimono Holidays and festivals of Japan [ edit ] Momijigari Ryōan-ji in KyotoByōbu Sōgetsu-ryūikebana Shōji Stereotypes in Japan [ edit ] Ageisha and amaiko dancing Sports and gaming in Japan [ edit ] Aikido , a modern Japanese martial artEconomy and infrastructure of Japan [ edit ] Lexus LF-LC concept, a two-door coupé produced byLexus Tokyo Skytree , the tallest structure in JapanEconomy of Japan
Zaō Quasi-National Park Shinkansen Japanese junior high school students insailor outfit-style school uniforms Structure of education in Japan [ edit ] Science and technology of Japan [ edit ] JAXA Kibo , the largest module for theInternational Space Station
^ The Emperor has no executive authority, but is treated as a head of state under diplomatic protocol ^ While the Yamato period (250–710 CE) is considered to include both the Kofun and Asuka periods, as it spans both an archaeological period (Kofun) and a historical period (Asuka), it is held by many to be an outdated period of division in Japan's history, and no longer applicable in discussions of period division. Wikimedia Atlas of Japan
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