Outline of Japan

Updated on Dec 09, 2024

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan:

Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan'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 an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.

Geography of Japan

Japan is: an island country and archipelago of 6,852 islands.

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 3,776 m (12,388 ft)

Low: Hachirōgata −4 m (−13 ft)

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 29,751 km

Population of Japan: 127,433,494 people - 10th most populous country

Area of Japan: 377,873 km² (145,898 sq mi) - 62nd largest country

Atlas of Japan

Addressing system in Japan

Historic provinces of Japan

Japan Standard Time

Environment of Japan

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

Glaciers of Japan

Lakes of Japan

Waterfalls of Japan

List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

Regions of Japan

The four main islands of Japan are:

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 Mt. 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

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

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.