Japan

Summary of Japan located in Asia.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Japan
FIPS Code :   JA
ISO Code :   JP
ISO 3 Code :   JPN
Numeric ISO :   392
Continent :   Asia
Area in (Sq KM) :   377835
DMS :   36° 12' 17.37" N, 138° 15' 10.53" E
Phone Code :   81
Currency :   Yen (JPY)
In Native :   日本

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the northwest Pacific Ocean, it borders the Sea of Japan to the west, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Japan is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and comprises an archipelago of 6,852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); its five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city; other major cities include Osaka and Nagoya.

February 11 Japan National Foundation Day: Japan's National Day marks the traditional date on which according to legend Emperor Jimmu founded Japan in 660 BC
 
Capital :   Tokyo
Neighbour Countries :   Japan has no neighbour countries.
Languages :   Japanese

Regions in Japan

Aichi Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukusima Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
Hokkaidō Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kōchi Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
Kyōto Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
Ōsaka Prefecture
Saga Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
Tōkyō Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture

Time zones in Japan

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Asia/Tokyo 9 Friday, April 4, 2025 8:23:38 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Tokyo Standard Time 9 Friday, April 4, 2025 8:23:38 AM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Japan