Japan

Japan

Japan is an archipelago of more than 14,000 islands sitting where four tectonic plates meet. Its oldest companies have been trading for over a thousand years.

Japan Flag

Japan Armorial

Easy learning about Japan

The capital city of Japan is Tokyo, capital city of Japan.

Word: Sushi

Meaning: vinegared rice

Administrative Divisions

47 prefectures:

Aichi
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Ehime
Fukui
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Gifu
Gunma
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hyōgo
Ibaraki
Ishikawa
Iwate
Kagawa
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Kōchi
Kumamoto
Kyoto
Mie
Miyagi
Miyazaki
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
Niigata
Ōita
Okayama
Okinawa
Osaka
Saga
Saitama
Shiga
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokushima
Tokyo
Tottori
Toyama
Wakayama
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi

Prefectures of Japan map

Japan is a Country located in the Eastern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.

0600 km (373 mi)1200 km (746 mi)1800 km (1118 mi)2400 km (1491 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), above 2500 m (8200 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Winter snow (approximate)

Basic Information

Capital City: Tokyo, capital city of Japan

Population: 123,366,734 (UN)

Area: 377,835 km² / 234,775 sq mi

People from Japan are called: Japanese

Geography

Latitude: 36.143° N

Longitude: 138.442° E

Geographical Subregion: Eastern Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 2 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 188

Climate

varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 92 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 454 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 10 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.489 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $35,973 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 38

Currency: Yen

Currency Code: JPY

Human Development

HDI Rank: 23 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.925

Mean Years of Schooling: 12.7

Expected Years of Schooling: 15.5

Life Expectancy at Birth: 84.7 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Shinto

Second Most Predominant: Buddhist

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

Technical Information

TLD: .jp

Calling Code: +81

MapGeo Name: Japan

MapGeo Code: JP