Geography of Japan
- Japan is: an island country and archipelago of 6,852 islands.
- Location:
- Pacific Ocean
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Asia
- East Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)
- Extreme points of Japan
- High: Mount Fuji 3,776 m (12,388 ft)
- Low: Hachirōgata −4 m (−13 ft)
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 29,751 km
- Population of Japan: 127,433,494 people - 10th most populous country
- Area of Japan: 377,873 km2 (145,898 sq mi) - 62nd largest country
- Atlas of Japan
- Addressing system in Japan
- Historic provinces of Japan
- Japan Standard Time
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