Japan is a country of many islands. The total land area is about 380 thousand square kilometers. This is close to the total land area of Germany.  In Japan, there are about 7,000 islands both large and small. The main island, Honsyu, coverers about 60% of the total land are. The major cities Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya are all in Honsyu.



Japan is very mountainous. Three quarters of the land is cover by mountains and hills. Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain, is about 3,800 meters high. Because of al the mountains, the area people can live in is very small.

Japan is very mountainous