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This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Tokyo, capital city of Japan

Image of Tokyo, capital city of Japan

Japan Flag

Flag of Japan

Japan is a country located in the Eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Japan

Japan is located in Eastern Asia
Asia Continent
Japan has a population of 124,370,947 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Japan are called Japanese
The country’s total area is 377,835 Km2
( 234,775 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank17
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Japan HDI ranks in position nº 24 worldwide
Very High Human Development
HDI of 0.920 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Japan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 190 countries
Japan passport ranks in position nº 2 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Japan GDP per capita is $33,956 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Japan ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Japan EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Low Proficiency in English
has a score of 454
ranks 92nd worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 36° 00' N, 138° 00' E
Open in Google Maps
Japan Capital cityTokyo
Japan Climatevaries from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Most predominant religionShintoism,
Second most predominant religionBuddhism,
Currency name & code Yen (JPY)
Internet ccTLD.jp
Japan calling code+81

Japan administrative divisions

47 prefectures

  1. Aichi,
  2. Akita,
  3. Aomori,
  4. Chiba,
  5. Ehime,
  6. Fukui,
  7. Fukuoka,
  8. Fukushima,
  9. Gifu,
  10. Gunma,
  11. Hiroshima,
  12. Hokkaido,
  13. Hyogo,
  14. Ibaraki,
  15. Ishikawa,
  16. Iwate,
  17. Kagawa,
  18. Kagoshima,
  19. Kanagawa,
  20. Kochi,
  21. Kumamoto,
  22. Kyoto,
  23. Mie,
  24. Miyagi,
  25. Miyazaki,
  26. Nagano,
  27. Nagasaki,
  28. Nara,
  29. Niigata,
  30. Oita,
  31. Okayama,
  32. Okinawa,
  33. Osaka,
  34. Saga,
  35. Saitama,
  36. Shiga,
  37. Shimane,
  38. Shizuoka,
  39. Tochigi,
  40. Tokushima,
  41. Tokyo,
  42. Tottori,
  43. Toyama,
  44. Wakayama,
  45. Yamagata,
  46. Yamaguchi,
  47. Yamanashi

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