Japan is an island country made up of over 6,800 islands, with the four main islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido comprising 97% of its land area. Nearly 80% of Japan consists of forested mountains and volcanoes, making large portions difficult to develop. Mount Fuji is Japan's highest peak at over 3,700 meters and is an active volcano. The country experiences over 1,500 earthquakes annually, though most are minor in scale.

1. 10 Facts about
JAPAN
The Japanese are very interesting people. Their unique culture has developed in relative
isolation due to the mountainous and island-based nature of the country. As the Summer
Olympics from 2020 will take place in Tokyo, thousands of people are expected to travel
to Japan. If you're one of them, or if you just want to visit this country some day, here are
a few things that you should know about the Japanese.

2. 10 Facts about
JAPAN

3. 1.
Japan is made up of
6,852 islands.

4. 2.
The 4 main islands,
Honshu, Kyushu,
Shikoku and Hokkaido
comprise 97% of
Japan’s total land area.
HOKKAIDO
SHIKOKU
HONSU
KYUSHU

5. 3.
Almost 4/5 of Japan's land
is either forest or mountains
and is difficult to be made into
farms, industrial or
residential areas.

6. 4.
More than 70% of Japan
consists of mountains,
including
> 200 volcanoes.

7. 5.
Mount Fuji
(3,776m or 12,388ft),
the highest mountain in Japan,
is an active volcano.

8. 6.
There are > 1,500
earthquakes
in Japan each year,
though most of them are minor.

9. 7.
Rivers are generally steep and swift,
and few are suitable for navigation
except in their lower reaches.
The Shinano River is the
longest, flows into the Sea of
Japan, is only 367 km long.

10. 8.
The largest freshwater
lake is Lake Biwa,
northeast of Kyoto.
The area of this lake is
about 670 km².

11. 9.
The Sea of Japan is a meeting
point of a warm current that
flows from the south and a colder
current from the north.
The mixing of waters makes the
seas around Japan very rich in fish
and other sea life.

12. 10.
Due to gases
produced by power
plants, Japan
sometimes suffers from
acid rain.

13. 10 Facts about
JAPAN
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