Japan is an East Asian island country. It is situated at the westernmost point of the Pacific Ocean, east of the Sea of Japan, and shares borders with China, South Korea, and Russia.
Japan is an archipelago made up of 6,852 islands. From north to south, the main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The four largest islands cover approximately 97 percent of Japan's land area. The majority of Japan's islands are mountainous, with some being volcanic.
Mount Fuji, a volcano, is Japan's highest mountain. Japan has a population of 128 million people and is the world's tenth most populous country. Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan and is administered as a prefecture.
Tokyo refers to the city of Tokyo as well as several cities in the surrounding prefectures. Tokyo is the world's largest metropolitan area, with a population of more than 30 million people.
Japan has over 3,000 islands located on the Pacific Ocean's coast in the east of the Asian continent.
From north to south, the term #Japanese Archipelago refers to the four major islands of #Hokkaido, #Honshu, #Shikoku, and #Kyushu, as well as the Ryukyu Islands south of Kyushu.