JAPAN

Location

North-east Asia. Japan is a chain of islands which lies off the north-east coast of Asia. The Sea of Japan separates the islands from the C.I.S., China and South and North Korea. The Pacific Ocean is to the east. The main island is Honshu, with Hokkaido island to the north, Shikoku and Kyushu islands to the south. Sakhalin island (C.I.S) is to the north of Hokkaido.

Capital

Tokyo

Language

Japanese

Monetary Unit

Yen

Largest Cities

Tokyo,
Yokohama,
Osaka Nagoya,
Sapporo,
Kyoto,
Kobe,
Fukuoka,
Kawasaki,
Hiroshima,
Kitakyusho.

Principal rivers

Tone,
Ishikarai,
Shinano,
Kitakami

Places to Visit

Tokyo,
Chiba,
Fukuoka,
Hiroshima Kochi,
Kyoto,
Nagasaki,
Nagoya,
Okayama,
Hokkaido,
Osaka,
Yokohama,
Nagano

Air Ports

Narita International Airport(Tokyo),
Fukuoka Airport,
OsakaAirport,
Matsumoto Airport (Nagano),
Haneda Airport (Yokohama)