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In alphabetical order, these prefectures are – Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, …
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Japan comprises 14,125 islands extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. It stretches over 3000 km (1900 mi) northeast–southwest from the Sea of Okhotsk to the East China Sea. The country's five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa. The Ryukyu Islands, which include Okinawa, are a chain to the south of Kyushu. The Nanpō Islands are south and east of the main islands of Japan. Together they are often known as the Japanese archipelago
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WebJapan map showing major cities and islands of this archipelagic Pacific Ocean country as well as parts of surrounding countries. Factbook images and photos — obtained from a …
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Japan is informally divided into eight regions from northeast (Hokkaidō) to southwest (Ryukyu Islands): • Hokkaidō• Tōhoku region• Kantō region
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Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific …
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This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Japan, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires …
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WebDepicted on the map are Japan's main islands, from north to south: Hokkaido (北海道), Honshu (本州), Shikoku (四国), and Kyushu (九州). With an area of 377,915 km², spread across more than 6,800 islands, Japan is …
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Country in east asiaAn island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.japan.go.jp... Read more