The prefecture with the largest area in Japan

Japan is an archipelago of more than 3,000 islands made up of high mountains jutting out from the Asian continent, deep in the Pacific Ocean. The total area of Japan is 377,829 km2 (equivalent to the area of Germany, Finland or Vietnam), and along a narrow north-south curve he stretches 3,500 km.

Japan consists of four major islands: Hokkaido (83,453 km2), Honshu (231,078 km2, accounting for over 60% of the total area), Shikoku (18,788 km2), Kyushu (42,165 km2), and thousands of other smaller islands. It consists of

About 67% of Japan's land area is mountainous, and only 13% is flat land that can be used for agriculture or urban development. About 127 million Japanese (8th most populous country in the world) live in this limited area, making Japan one of the most densely populated countries in the world: 335 people/km2 (US population density is 27 people/km2) . The population is concentrated in several large cities, notably the metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, which make up 43.6% of the national population.

• Largest prefecture in Japan: Hokkaido 83,452.47 km²
• Japan's smallest prefecture: Kagawa Prefecture 1,861.70 km²