Country guide
Japan
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Japan.
Key facts
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- Asia
- Area
- 377,930 km²
- Population
- 123,210,000
Neighboring countries
Japan has no land borders in the country data.
Learn Japan
Japan appears in geography practice because it is easy to link visual recognition with factual recall. The outline supports shape practice, and the surrounding facts help turn a single map silhouette into a fuller country profile.
For quick recall, keep three facts together: capital Tokyo, area 377,930 km² and population 123,210,000. Together they give a compact but practical overview of Japan.
For Japan, there is no land-border list to memorize. That makes the country a good candidate for visual practice: shape first, flag second, and capital recall after that.
When the facts feel familiar, play the challenge and test recall without notes. Moving from this static guide to the interactive round is the best check that Japan is actually remembered.
Trivia
- Japan consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller ones.
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