Place:Outline of Japan

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Japan
The flag of Japan
The Imperial Seal of Japan
Japan (orthographic projection).svg
An enlargeable map of Japan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan:

Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China , North Korea, South Korea and Russia , stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 14,125 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.


General reference

  • Pronunciation: /dʒəˈpæn/ (About this soundlisten)
  • Common endonyms: Nippon, Nihon (日本)
  • Official endonym: Nippon-koku (日本国)
  • Adjectival: Japanese
  • Etymology: Name of Japan
  • International rankings of Japan
  • ISO country codes: JP, JPN, 392
  • ISO region codes: JP
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .jp

Geography of Japan

An enlargeable topographic/hydrographic map of Japan
An enlargeable map of the extreme points of Japan

Environment of Japan

An enlargeable satellite image of Japan
Mount Ontake seen from Kurakake Pass
  • Climate of Japan
    • Climate change in Japan
  • Environmental issues in Japan
  • Ecoregions in Japan
  • Energy in Japan
  • Geology of Japan
  • National parks of Japan
  • Tsunami
  • Wildlife of Japan
    • Flora of Japan
    • Fauna of Japan
      • Birds of Japan
      • Mammals of Japan

Geographic features of Japan

An enlargeable map of the World Heritage Sites of Japan
  • Glaciers of Japan
  • Islands of Japan
  • Lakes of Japan
  • Mountains of Japan
    • Volcanoes in Japan
  • Rivers of Japan
    • Waterfalls of Japan
  • Three Views of Japan
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

Regions of Japan

Tsunami wall at Tsu, Mie

The four main islands of Japan are:

  • Hokkaido
  • Honshu
  • Kyushu
  • Shikoku

Major regions of Japan include:

  • Hokkaido (the island of Hokkaido and nearby islands, largest city Sapporo)
  • Tōhoku region (northern Honshu, largest city Sendai)
  • Kantō region (eastern Honshu, largest cities Tokyo and Yokohama)
    • Nanpō Islands: part of Tokyo Metropolis
  • Chūbu region (central Honshu, including Mount Fuji), sometimes divided into:
    • Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu)
    • Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city Nagano)
    • Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city Nagoya, Hamamatsu, and Shizuoka)
  • Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshu, largest cities Osaka , Kobe, and Kyoto)
  • Chūgoku region (western Honshu, largest city Hiroshima, and Okayama)
  • Shikoku (island, largest city Matsuyama, and Takamatsu)
  • Kyushu (island, largest city Fukuoka) which includes:
    • Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa

Ecoregions of Japan

Administrative divisions of Japan

  • Administrative division types
    • Regions of Japan (unofficial)
      • Prefectures of Japan
        • Subprefectures of Japan
          • Districts of Japan
            • Municipalities of Japan
              • Wards of Japan
Prefectures of Japan
Map of the prefectures of Japan in JP order and the regions of Japan

From north to south (numbering in JP order), the prefectures of Japan and their commonly associated regions are:

Hokkaido
1. Hokkaido
Tōhoku
2. Aomori
3. Iwate
4. Miyagi
5. Akita
6. Yamagata
7. Fukushima
Kantō
8. Ibaraki
9. Tochigi
10. Gunma
11. Saitama
12. Chiba
13. Tokyo
14. Kanagawa
Chūbu
15. Niigata
16. Toyama
17. Ishikawa
18. Fukui
19. Yamanashi
20. Nagano
21. Gifu
22. Shizuoka
23. Aichi
Kansai
24. Mie
25. Shiga
26. Kyoto
27. Osaka
28. Hyōgo
29. Nara
30. Wakayama
Chūgoku
31. Tottori
32. Shimane
33. Okayama
34. Hiroshima
35. Yamaguchi
Shikoku
36. Tokushima
37. Kagawa
38. Ehime
39. Kōchi
Kyushu and Okinawa
40. Fukuoka
41. Saga
42. Nagasaki
43. Kumamoto
44. Ōita
45. Miyazaki
46. Kagoshima
47. Okinawa

Karafuto, a portion of the island of Sakhalin north of Hokkaido (not shown on the map), was part of Japan from 1907 until World War II. The entire island is now governed by Russia .

Municipalities of Japan
Cities of Japan
  • Cities of Japan
    • Capital of Japan: Tokyo
    • Cities designated by government ordinance
    • Cities, by population
  • Towns of Japan
  • Villages of Japan

Demography of Japan

  • Aging of Japan

Government and politics of Japan

Naruhito, 126th Emperor of Japan

Branches of the government of Japan

Executive branch of the government of Japan

Present-day Kantei, office and residence of the Prime Minister
  • Symbol of state: Naruhito, Emperor of Japan[lower-alpha 1]
    • Controversies regarding the role of the Emperor of Japan
    • Emperors of the past
  • Head of state: de facto head of state of Japan is the head of government, the Prime Minister (see below)
  • Head of government: Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan
    • Kantei (Office and residence of the Prime Minister)
    • Prime Ministers of the past
  • Cabinet of Japan
  • Ministries of Japan
    • National Public Safety Commission
    • Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
    • Ministry of Justice
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Ministry of Finance (Japan)
    • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
    • Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
    • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
    • Ministry of the Environment
    • Ministry of Defence

Legislative branch of the government of Japan

National Diet Building
  • Diet of Japan (bicameral legislature of Japan)
    • House of Councillors
    • House of Representatives of Japan
  • National Diet Building

Judicial branch of the government of Japan

  • Judicial system of Japan
  • Supreme Court of Japan

Foreign relations of Japan

Dish of whale meat
  • Diplomatic missions of Japan
  • Foreign aid institutions of Japan
  • Foreign policy of Japan
  • Japan's non-nuclear weapons policy
  • Whaling in Japan

International organization membership of Japan

Japan is a member of:[3]


Law and order of Japan

Motorcycle policeman questioning driver
  • Attorneys in Japan
  • Capital punishment in Japan
  • Civil Code of Japan
  • Constitution of Japan
  • Criminal justice system of Japan
  • Crime in Japan
    • Cannabis in Japan
  • Juries in Japan
    • Organized crime in Japan
  • Human rights in Japan
    • Freedom of the press in Japan
    • Freedom of religion in Japan
    • LGBT rights in Japan
  • Law enforcement in Japan
  • Penal system of Japan
  • Public order and internal security in Japan

Military of Japan

  • Japan's non-nuclear policy
  • Japan Self-Defense Forces
    • Army of Japan: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
    • Navy of Japan: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
    • Air force Japan: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
  • Military history of Japan
  • National security of Japan

History of Japan

Japanese bushi in armour
  • History of Japan by year
  • History of Tokyo
  • Japanese nationalism
  • Military history of Japan
    • Samurai
    • Shōgun
    • Ninja
    • Japanese militarism
    • Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
      • Attack on Pearl Harbor
      • Kamikaze
      • Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
      • Surrender of Japan
      • Aftermath of World War II: Occupation of Japan
    • Naval history

History of Japan by period

  • Paleolithic
  • Jōmon period
  • Yayoi period
  • Yamato period[lower-alpha 2]
    • Kofun period
    • Asuka period
  • Nara period
  • Heian period
  • Kamakura period
    • Mongol invasions of Japan
    • Kenmu Restoration
  • Muromachi period
    • Nanboku-chō period
    • Sengoku period
  • Azuchi–Momoyama period
    • Nanban trade
  • Edo period
    • Genroku period
      • Genroku culture
    • Bakumatsu
  • Meiji period
  • Taishō period
    • Japanese expansion (1941–42)
    • Japan during World War I
  • Shōwa period
    • Japanese militarism
    • Occupation of Japan
    • Post-occupation Japan
  • Heisei period


Culture of Japan

Japanese tea ceremony
Woman in kimono at Fukuoka City Hall
  • Cultural Properties of Japan
  • Japanese aesthetics
  • Japanese calendar
  • Etiquette in Japan
    • Japanese tea ceremony
  • Funerals in Japan
  • Gambling in Japan
  • Japanese martial arts
  • Media of Japan
  • Japanese museums
    • List of museums in Japan
    • Television in Japan
    • Pornography in Japan
  • Japanese mobile phone culture
  • Japanese philosophy
  • National symbols of Japan
    • Imperial Regalia of Japan
    • Imperial Seal of Japan
    • Flag of Japan
    • Kimigayo (National anthem of Japan)
  • National Treasures of Japan
  • Public bathing
    • Onsen
    • Sentō
  • Popular culture in Japan
  • Prostitution in Japan
  • Records of Japan
  • Japanese values
  • Westernization
  • World Heritage Sites in Japan


Architecture of Japan

Himeji Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
  • Japanese Buddhist architecture
    • Buddhist temples in Japan
      • Hōryū-ji
      • Tōdai-ji
      • Enryaku-ji
      • Mount Kōya
  • Castles in Japan
    • Himeji Castle
    • Matsumoto Castle
    • Osaka Castle
  • Housing in Japan
  • Okinawan architecture
  • Shinto shrine

Art of Japan

Kyoto geiko playing shamisen
Bugaku theatre
Bankei Yōtaku calligraphy
Noh mask, Bern Historical Museum
  • Music of Japan
  • Japanese traditional dance
  • Calligraphy
    • Dogū
    • Dōtaku
    • Haniwa
    • Japonisme
    • Kagami
    • Kakemono
    • Kanō school
    • Magatama
    • Manga
    • Origami
    • Imari porcelain
    • Pottery
    • Traditional Pottery
    • Ukiyo-e
    • Yamato-e
  • Cinema of Japan
    • Anime
      • Studio Ghibli
    • Directors
      • Shōhei Imamura
      • Takeshi Kitano
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
      • Akira Kurosawa
      • Takashi Miike
      • Hayao Miyazaki
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
      • Mikio Naruse
      • Nagisa Oshima
      • Yasujirō Ozu
      • Isao Takahata
    • Films
      • Godzilla
      • In the Realm of the Senses
      • Kagemusha
      • Rashōmon
      • Ring
      • Seven Samurai
  • Japanese literature
    • Japanese writers
    • Kojiki
    • Nihon Shoki
    • The Tale of Genji
    • Japanese literary genres
      • Monogatari
      • Haiku
      • Waka
  • Theatre in Japan
    • Kabuki
    • Bunraku
    • Noh
    • Kyōgen


Cuisine of Japan

A traditional Japanese breakfast
Kuzumochi, a dessert traditionally served chilled
  • Japanese regional cuisine
  • Japanese desserts and sweets
  • Japanese dishes
  • Japanese snacks

Cultural icons of Japan

Sōraku-en rhododendron garden
Sakura at Tsu Castle
  • Bonsai
  • Japanese dragon
  • Japanese gardens
  • Geisha
    • Maiko
  • Karate
    • Black belt
  • Kimono
  • Ninja
  • Rising Sun Flag
  • Sakura
  • Sumo
  • Sushi

Fashion in Japan

A woman wearing kimono
  • Traditional clothing
    • Kimono
      • Furisode
      • Yukata
      • Hakama
        • Jūnihitoe
        • Sokutai
    • Traditional footwear:
      • Geta
      • Zōri
      • Okobo
      • Waraji
      • Tabi
      • Hakama
  • School uniforms in Japan
  • Japanese street fashion
    • Aristocrat

Holidays and festivals of Japan

Momijigari at Ryōan-ji in Kyoto
  • Golden Week
    • Shōwa Day
    • Constitution Memorial Day
    • Greenery Day
    • Kodomo no Hi
  • Hanami
  • Hinamatsuri
  • Momijigari
  • O-Bon
  • Setsubun
  • Tanabata

Homes in Japan

Byōbu, an eight-panel folding screen from the 19th century
Sōgetsu-ryū ikebana arrangement
Shōji
  • Furnishings
  • Minka
  • Rooms
    • Japanese kitchen
    • Washitsu
      • Fusuma
      • Shōji
      • Tatami (flooring)
      • Tokonoma


Language in Japan

  • Japanese language
  • Japanese dialects
    • Kansai dialect
    • Saga-ben
    • Wasei-eigo (Japanese English)
  • Ryukyuan languages
    • Amami
    • Kikai
    • Okinawan
    • Kunigami
    • Yoron
    • Miyako
    • Yaeyama
    • Yonaguni
  • Foreign Variations
  • Writing systems of Japan
    • Kanji
    • Hiragana
    • Katakana
    • Furigana


People of Japan

  • Japanese celebrities
  • Japanese diaspora
  • Elderly people in Japan
  • Japanese family
  • Homosexuality in Japan
  • Japanese names
  • Women in Japan


Ethnicity in Japan

  • Ethnic issues in Japan
  • Ainu people
  • Burakumin
  • Dekasegi
  • Ryukyuan people
  • Yamato people


Stereotypes in Japan

A geisha and a maiko dancing
  • Geisha
  • Freeter
  • Hikikomori
  • Kogaru
  • Otaku
  • Yakuza
  • Burakumin


Religion in Japan

  • Buddhism in Japan
    • Nichiren Buddhism
    • Shingon
    • Tendai
    • Pure Land Buddhism
    • Zen
  • Shinto
  • Christianity in Japan
    • Protestantism in Japan
    • Roman Catholicism in Japan
    • Japanese Orthodox Church
  • Judaism in Japan
  • Islam in Japan
    • Ahmadiyya in Japan
  • Neo-Confucianism in Japan
  • Japanese new religions
  • Hinduism in Japan
  • Japanese mythology


Sports and gaming in Japan

Aikido, a modern Japanese martial art
  • Sports
    • Aikido
    • Baseball in Japan
    • Association football in Japan
    • Kendo
    • Puroresu (professional wrestling)
    • Sumo
  • Traditional games
    • Go
    • Shogi
    • Mahjong
    • Hanafuda

Economy and infrastructure of Japan

Lexus LF-LC concept, a two-door coupé produced by Lexus
Tokyo Skytree, the tallest structure in Japan

Economy of Japan

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 2nd (second)
  • Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan
  • Automotive industry in Japan
  • Bank of Japan
  • Buildings and structures in Japan
    • Tallest buildings and structures in Japan
  • Companies of Japan
  • Communications in Japan
    • Internet in Japan
  • Construction industry of Japan
  • Consumer electronics industry of Japan
  • Currency of Japan: Yen
  • Department stores in Japan
  • Defense industry of Japan
  • Economic history of Japan
  • Economic relations of Japan
  • Energy in Japan
    • Nuclear power in Japan
  • Financial system of Japan
  • Health care in Japan
Zaō Quasi-National Park
  • Labor market of Japan
  • Manufacturing industries of Japan
  • Monetary and fiscal policy of Japan
  • Mining in Japan
  • National parks of Japan
  • Private enterprise in Japan
  • Research and development in Japan
  • Standard of living in Japan
  • Trade policy of Japan
  • Trade and services in Japan
  • Tourism in Japan
    • Visa policy of Japan
Shinkansen

Education in Japan

Japanese junior high school students in sailor outfit-style school uniforms
  • History of education in Japan
  • Japanese history textbook controversies
  • Juku (Cram School)
  • Language minority students in Japanese classrooms
  • Romanization of Japanese
  • School uniforms in Japan
  • Yutori education

Structure of education in Japan

  • Elementary schools in Japan
  • Secondary education in Japan
  • Higher education in Japan

Health in Japan

  • Smoking in Japan

Science and technology of Japan

JAXA Kibo, the largest module for the International Space Station
  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  • Research and development in Japan
  • Japanese robotics

See also

  • List of international rankings
  • List of Japan-related topics
  • Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Member states of the United Nations
  • Migration in Japan
  • Outline of Asia
  • Outline of geography
  • Tourism in Japan

Notes

  1. ↑ The Emperor has no executive authority, but is treated as a head of state under diplomatic protocol
  2. ↑ While the Yamato period (250–710 CE) is considered to include both the Kofun and Asuka periods, as it spans both an archaeological period (Kofun) and a historical period (Asuka), it is held by many to be an outdated period of division in Japan's history, and no longer applicable in discussions of period division.

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures of Japan 2007 01: Land". Foreign Press Center Japan. p. 1. http://fpcj.jp/old/e/mres/publication/ff/pdf_07/01_land.pdf. 
  2. ↑ "Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications". United Nations Statistics Division. 2010-04-01. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#asia. 
  3. ↑ "Japan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/japan/. 

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