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Japan

Local name: 日本

Coordinates: 35°41′07″ N 139°45′11″ E

Japan
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
123,366,734
123.4M
Continent
Asia
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00

About Japan

Japan is a country in Asia. It is divided into 47 regions. Its population is 123,366,734.

From Wikipedia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands.

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At a glance

Built
1947
Area
377,974 km²

Source: Wikidata

When to go where in Japan

For each month, the large cities with the mildest and relatively driest weather, with that month's average high. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 averages).

Where to go, month by month →
  1. January 20°

    Naha

    Urasoe 19° · Uruma 19°

  2. February 20°

    Naha

    Urasoe 19° · Uruma 19°

  3. March 22°

    Naha

    Urasoe 21° · Uruma 21°

  4. April 23°

    Okinawa

    Uruma 24° · Ginowan 24°

  5. May 23°

    Nagano

    Takasaki 23° · Ōta 23°

  6. June 21°

    Asahikawa

    Morioka 23° · Hirosaki 22°

  7. July 23°

    Kitami

    Otaru 24° · Obihiro 23°

  8. August 24°

    Kitami

    Tomakomai 24° · Kushiro 21°

  9. September 23°

    Morioka

    Hakodate 23° · Yamagata 23°

  10. October 23°

    Omuta

    Kurume 23° · Saga 23°

  11. November 24°

    Okinawa

    Ginowan 24° · Uruma 24°

  12. December 21°

    Naha

    Urasoe 21° · Uruma 21°

Top lists: Japan

Highest mountains in Japan

  1. 1Mount Fuji 3,776 m
  2. 2Azumaya San 3,254 m
  3. 3Kita-dake 3,193 m
  4. 4Mount Hotakadake 3,190 m
  5. 5Mount Aino 3,189 m
See the full list →

Largest cities in Japan

  1. 1Yokohama 3.8M
  2. 2Sapporo 2M
  3. 3Kawasaki 1.5M
  4. 4Hiroshima 1.2M
  5. 5Sendai 1.1M
See the full list →

Regions of Japan

47 regions
  1. 7 Hyōgo 5.5M
  2. 8 Hokkaido 5.1M
  3. 9 Fukuoka 5.1M
  4. 10 Shizuoka 3.6M
  5. 11 Ibaraki 2.9M
  6. 12 Hiroshima 2.8M
  7. 13 Kyoto 2.6M
  8. 14 Miyagi 2.3M
  9. 15 Niigata 2.1M
  10. 16 Nagano 2.1M
  11. 17 Gifu 2M
  12. 18 Tochigi 1.9M
  13. 19 Gunma 1.9M
  14. 20 Okayama 1.9M
  15. 21 Fukushima 1.8M
  16. 22 Mie 1.8M
  17. 23 Kumamoto 1.7M
  18. 24 Kagoshima 1.6M
  19. 25 Okinawa 1.5M
  20. 26 Shiga Prefecture 1.4M
  21. 27 Yamaguchi 1.4M
  22. 28 Ehime 1.3M
  23. 29 Nara 1.3M
  24. 30 Nagasaki 1.3M
  25. 31 Aomori 1.2M
  26. 32 Iwate 1.2M
  27. 33 Ishikawa 1.1M
  28. 34 Oita 1.1M
  29. 35 Miyazaki 1.1M
  30. 36 Yamagata 1.1M
  31. 37 Toyama 1M
  32. 38 Akita 959.5K
  33. 39 Kagawa 949.4K
  34. 40 Wakayama 944.3K
  35. 41 Yamanashi 817.2K
  36. 42 Saga Prefecture 809.2K
  37. 43 Fukui 778.9K
  38. 44 Kochi 757.9K
  39. 45 Tokushima 728.6K
  40. 46 Shimane 665.2K
  41. 47 Tottori 570.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nature and heritage in Japan

Other large cities

  1. Kawaguchi City, Kawaguchi
    607.4K
  2. Fujisawa City, Fujisawa
    439.7K
  3. Yokosuka City, Yokosuka
    409.5K
  4. Amagasaki City, Amagasaki Shi
    459.6K
  5. Sendai City, Sendai Shi
    1.1M
  6. Yokohama City, Yokohama
    3.8M
  7. Matsudo City, Matsudo Shi
    498.6K

Other places across Japan

167 places

Places bordering Japan

  • United States

Public holidays in Japan (2026)

  • 1 January, ThursdayNew Year's Day
  • 12 January, MondayComing of Age Day
  • 11 February, WednesdayFoundation Day
  • 23 February, MondayEmperor's Birthday
  • 20 March, FridayVernal Equinox Day
  • 29 April, WednesdayShowa Day
  • 3 May, SundayConstitution Day
  • 4 May, MondayGreenery Day
  • 5 May, TuesdayChildren's Day
  • 6 May, WednesdaySubstitute Holiday
  • 20 July, MondayMarine Day
  • 11 August, TuesdayMountain Day
  • 21 September, MondayRespect for the Aged Day
  • 22 September, TuesdayNational Holiday
  • 23 September, WednesdayAutumnal Equinox Day
  • 12 October, MondaySports Day
  • 3 November, TuesdayCulture Day
  • 23 November, MondayLabor Thanksgiving Day

Nationwide public holidays; regional holidays are not included. Dates of religious holidays may shift by a day. Source: python-holidays.

Sources & licences

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