UNESCO World Heritage Sites Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and thousands o…
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and thousands of smaller islands, covering 377,975 square kilometers. Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the eleventh-most populous country.
  • Official languages: Japanese
  • Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: National Diet
  • Currency: Japanese yen (¥)
  • Calling code: +81
  • Capital and largest city: Tokyo
  • GDP (PPP): 2024 estimate

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