Administrative divisions
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Aichi PrefectureAkitaAomoriChibaEhime PrefectureFukui PrefectureFukuoka PrefectureFukushimaGifu PrefectureGunmaHiroshimaHokkaidoHyogo PrefectureIbarakiIshikawa PrefectureIwateKagawa PrefectureKagoshima PrefectureKanagawaKochi PrefectureKumamotoKyoto PrefectureMie PrefectureMiyagiMiyazaki PrefectureNaganoNagasaki PrefectureNara PrefectureNiigataOitaOkayama PrefectureOkinawa PrefectureOsaka PrefectureSaga PrefectureSaitamaShigaShimaneShizuokaTochigiTokushima PrefectureTokyoTottori PrefectureToyamaWakayama PrefectureYamagataYamaguchiYamanashi
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 378,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 4,067,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 47 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean PeninsulaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 29,751 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 0 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | No authoritative open source found |
| Terrain | mostly rugged and mountainousCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in northCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | negligible mineral resources, fish ; note: with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is almost totally dependent on imported sources of energyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Fuji 3,776 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Hachiro-gata -4 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 438 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly smaller than CaliforniaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons volcanism: both Unzen (1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama (Honshu Island's most active volcano), Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu; see note 2 under "Geography - note"CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and the Korea and Tsushima Straits; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
