Japan
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Japan
| Official name: | Japan |
| Capital: | Tokyo |
| Area: | total: 377,835 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
water: 3,091 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km |
| Climate: | varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Location: | Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula |
| Geographic coordinates: | 36 00 N, 138 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than California |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 29,751 km |
| Terrain: | mostly rugged and mountainous |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
highest point: Fujiyama 3,776 m |
Map of Japan
