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Geography of Japan
Geography of Japan
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Map of Japan
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The World
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Japan & surrounding countries
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Emergence of Japanese Land
• During the glacier age (about 1,000,000 –10,000 BC), Japan was connected to the Asian continent. About 10,000 years ago Japanese islands were separated from the continent as a result of earth movements.
• Thus, the Japanese islands are connected to the Asian mainland by the relatively shallow-lying continental shelf.
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• The 4 mainislands, Okinawa and thousands ofsmall islands. 6,852 islands (2006 survey)
inhabited islands: 400, others un-inhabited
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Japan is an island country
• Close enough to the
Asian Continent.
• 31 miles (ca. 50km)
from Tsushima, Japan
to Busan, Korea
• 26 miles from the tip
of Hokkaido to Sakhalin
• Several miles to Kuril
Islands from Nosappu cape (2.5 miles)
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Latitude- from Montreal in
the north to Florida in the south
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Japan latitude comparison to Brunswick, ME
US latitude comparison to Tokyo, Japan
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Tokyo is about the
same latitude as
Raleigh, North
Carolina
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Total Land Area
• 378,000 km2 – 1/25th the size of
the U.S.
• Slightly smaller than the State of
California
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• 3,800 km (2375 miles)
from the northern tip to
the southern island
• Country of many volcanoes
• 80% of Japan’s surface is mountainous
• Less than 15% is arable
• Situated along the circum-Pacific volcanic
belt – numerous earthquakes
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Pacific Volcanic Belt
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Other facts
• The nation’s capital: Tokyo, 36° North
latitude
• Population:
• Tokyo: 13,754,000 (Jan. 2018)
• Japan: 126,420,000 (Apr. 2018)
(less than half of the US)
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• The highest mountain:Mt. Fuji: 3776 meters(12388 feet)
• The longest river: Shinano River: 367 kilometers (230 miles)
Rivers are short and steep,thus flow fast.
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Land Disputes• Kuril Islands including, the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the
Habomai are in dispute between Russia and Japan. These islands were
originally under Japanese administration and traditionally inhabited by the
Ainu people, the Japanese aborigines.
• From the end of World War II, they have been under Russian control.
• Japan considers them to be Japanese territories.
• The closest island of these islands to
Hokkaido is less than 3 miles.
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Another dispute
• Takeshima,
north west of
Shimane
prefecture, is in
dispute between
South Korea &
Japan
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Senkaku Islands
Dispute between Taiwan,
China and Japan
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Climate & Seasons
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Spring
March, April, May
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SummerJune, July, August
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Autumn
September, October, November
Typhoons from the end of summer to September & October
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Winter
December, January, February
Heavy snow in the Hokuriku district (Niigata, Fukui,
Toyama, Ishikawa)
Tohoku
Hokkaido
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Rainy Season
Except for Hokkaido
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Climate – By Region
• Hokkaido – sub arctic (22-68F)
• Tokyo – temperate (40-80F)
• Okinawa – subtropical (60-80F)
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Japanese sense of seasons
• Climate-four distinct seasons
• Agricultural background
• Seasonal greetings
• Annual events
cherry blossom viewing, tanabata,
autumn festivals, etc.
• Haiku-season words (kigo)
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Sakura (cherry blossom) front
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Hanami (cherry blossoms
viewing)
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Hanami
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Tanabata (July 7th)
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tanabata
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Moon viewing (o-tsukimi)
A full moon night
around the middle
of September in
the new calendar.
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Mochitsuki (Rice cake making)
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Kadomatsu:
New Year’s decorations
placed in front of the house gate
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Kagami mochi