Japan is an island country located in East Asia, situated in the Pacific Ocean east of China, North and South Korea, and Russia. It is made up of over 6,800 islands, with the four largest islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku comprising about 97% of Japan's total land area. Japan has a population of approximately 126 million people, with around 9 million residing in its capital and largest city, Tokyo.
2. Location
Japan is an island
country in East
Asia. Located in
the Pacific Ocean,
it lies to the east of
the Sea of Japan,
the East China
Sea, China, North
Korea, South
Korea and Russia.
3. The Land of the Rising Sun
The characters that make up Japans name mean sun-
origin, and Japan is often called the The Land of the
Rising Sun
4. Four Largest
islands
Japan is a stratovolcanic
archipelago of 6,852
islands.
The four largest are
Honshu,
Hokkaido,
Kyushu,
Shikoku,
which make up about
ninety-seven percent of
Japans land area.
5. Population and capital
Japans population of 126 million (2015) is the
worlds tenth largest. Approximately 9.1 million
people live in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.