Japan, an island nation in east Asia, is an archipelago (large group of
islands) located east of the Korean peninsula. It has an area of 377,835
square kilometers (145,882 square miles), which makes it slightly
smaller than the state of California. Japan is bordered by the Pacific
Ocean on the north and east, by the Philippine Sea and the East China
Sea to the south, and by the Sea of Japan / East Sea on the west. It has
a coastline of 29,751 kilometers (18,487 miles). Japan's major
cities, including Tokyo, its capital, and Yokohama, its major port, are
located in the southeastern part of the country, on the main island of
Honshu. Kyoto, Nagoya, and Osaka are in the southern part of Honshu.
Sapporo is located on the northern island of Hokkaido. The other 2 main
islands in the Japanese archipelago are Kyushu and Shikoku, to the
southwest.
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