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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan:

Japan – an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 14,125 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which together comprise about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area.

General reference

Pronunciation: /dʒəˈpæn/
Japanese: [ɲihoꜜɴ] or [ɲippoꜜɴ]
Common endonyms: Nippon, Nihon (日本)
Official endonym: Nippon-koku (日本国)
Adjectival: Japanese
Etymology: Name of Japan
International rankings of Japan
ISO country codes: JP, JPN, 392
ISO region codes: ISO 3166-2:JP
Internet country code top-level domain: .jp

Geography of Japan

Japan is: an island country and archipelago of 6,852 islands, shaped like the lowercase letter J.^[1]
Location:
- Pacific Ocean
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Asia
    - East Asia^[2]
- Time zone: Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)
- Extreme points of Japan
  - High: Mount Fuji 3,776 m (12,388 ft)
  - Low: Hachirōgata −4 m (−13 ft)
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 29,751 km (18,486 mi)
Population of Japan: 125,950,000 people - 11th most populous country
Area of Japan: 377,873 km² (145,898 sq mi) - 62nd largest country
Atlas of Japan
Addressing system in Japan
Historic provinces of Japan
Japan Standard Time

Environment of Japan

Geographic features of Japan

Regions of Japan

The four main islands of Japan are:

Major regions of Japan include:

Hokkaido (the island of Hokkaido and nearby islands, largest city Sapporo)
Tōhoku region (northern Honshu, largest city Sendai)
Kantō region (eastern Honshu, largest cities Tokyo and Yokohama)
- Nanpō Islands: part of Tokyo Metropolis
Chūbu region (central Honshu, including Mount Fuji), sometimes divided into:
- Hokuriku region (northwestern Chūbu)
- Kōshin'etsu region (northeastern Chūbu, largest city Nagano)
- Tōkai region (southern Chūbu, largest city Nagoya, Hamamatsu, and Shizuoka)
Kansai or Kinki region (west-central Honshu, largest cities Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto)
Chūgoku region (western Honshu, largest city Hiroshima, and Okayama)
Shikoku (island, largest city Matsuyama, and Takamatsu)
Kyushu (island, largest city Fukuoka) which includes:
- Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa

Ecoregions of Japan

Administrative divisions of Japan

Administrative division types
- Regions of Japan (unofficial)
  - Prefectures of Japan
    - Subprefectures of Japan
      - Districts of Japan
        Municipalities of Japan
        Wards of Japan

Prefectures of Japan

From north to south (numbering in ISO 3166-2:JP order), the prefectures of Japan and their commonly associated regions are:

Hokkaido

1. Hokkaido

Tōhoku

2. Aomori

3. Iwate

4. Miyagi

5. Akita

6. Yamagata

7. Fukushima

Kantō

8. Ibaraki

9. Tochigi

10. Gunma

11. Saitama

12. Chiba

13. Tokyo

14. Kanagawa

Chūbu

15. Niigata

16. Toyama

17. Ishikawa

18. Fukui

19. Yamanashi

20. Nagano

21. Gifu

22. Shizuoka

23. Aichi

Kansai

24. Mie

25. Shiga

26. Kyoto

27. Osaka

28. Hyōgo

29. Nara

30. Wakayama

Chūgoku

31. Tottori

32. Shimane

33. Okayama

34. Hiroshima

35. Yamaguchi

Shikoku

36. Tokushima

37. Kagawa

38. Ehime

39. Kōchi

Kyushu and Okinawa

40. Fukuoka

41. Saga

42. Nagasaki

43. Kumamoto

44. Ōita

45. Miyazaki

46. Kagoshima

47. Okinawa

Karafuto, a portion of the island of Sakhalin north of Hokkaido (not shown on the map), was part of Japan from 1907 until World War II. The entire island is now governed by Russia.

Municipalities of Japan

Demography of Japan

Aging of Japan

Government and politics of Japan

Branches of the government of Japan

Executive branch of the government of Japan

Present-day *Kantei*, office and residence of the Prime Minister

Symbol of state: Naruhito, Emperor of Japan^[a]
- Controversies regarding the role of the Emperor of Japan
- Emperors of the past
Head of state: de facto head of state of Japan is the head of government, the Prime Minister (see below)
Head of government: Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan
- Kantei (Office and residence of the Prime Minister)
- Prime Ministers of the past
Cabinet of Japan
Ministries of Japan

Legislative branch of the government of Japan

Diet of Japan (bicameral legislature of Japan)
- House of Councillors
- House of Representatives of Japan
National Diet Building

Judicial branch of the government of Japan

Foreign relations of Japan

International organization membership of Japan

Japan is a member of:^[3]

African Development Bank (AfDB) (non-regional member)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (dialogue partner)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Colombo Plan (CP)
Council of Europe (CE) (observer)
East Asia Summit (EAS)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Energy Charter
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (observer)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of Five (G5)
Group of Seven (G7)
Group of Eight (G8)
Group of Ten (G10)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Energy Charter
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner)
Paris Club
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer)
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order of Japan

Military of Japan

Japan's non-nuclear policy
Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Army of Japan: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- Navy of Japan: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Air force Japan: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Military history of Japan
National security of Japan

History of Japan

History of Japan by period

Culture of Japan

Architecture of Japan

Art of Japan

Music of Japan
- Shamisen
- Taiko
- Gagaku
- Koto
- Enka
- J-pop
- Karaoke
Japanese traditional dance
- Bugaku
- Kagura
- Nihon-buyō
Calligraphy
- Dogū
- Dōtaku
- Haniwa
- Japonisme
- Kagami
- Kakemono
- Kanō school
- Magatama
- Manga
- Origami
- Imari porcelain
- Pottery
- Traditional Pottery
- Ukiyo-e
- Yamato-e
Cinema of Japan
- Anime
  - Studio Ghibli
- Directors
- Films
Japanese literature
- Japanese writers
- Kojiki
- Nihon Shoki
- The Tale of Genji
- Japanese literary genres
  - Monogatari
  - Haiku
  - Waka
Theatre in Japan
- Kabuki
- Bunraku
- Noh
- Kyōgen

Cuisine of Japan

Cultural icons of Japan

Fashion in Japan

Traditional clothing
- Kimono
  - Furisode
  - Yukata
  - Hakama
    - Jūnihitoe
    - Sokutai
- Traditional footwear:
  - Geta
  - Zōri
  - Okobo
  - Waraji
  - Tabi
  - Hakama
School uniforms in Japan
Japanese street fashion
- Aristocrat

Holidays and festivals of Japan

Homes in Japan

Furnishings
- Butsudan
- Byōbu
- Chabudai
- Furo
- Futon
- Kamidana
- Kotatsu
- Ikebana
- Sudare
- Tansu
- Toilets in Japan
- Zabuton
Minka
Rooms
- Japanese kitchen
- Washitsu
  - Fusuma
  - Shōji
  - Tatami (flooring)
  - Tokonoma

Language in Japan

Japanese language
Japanese dialects
- Kansai dialect
- Saga-ben
- Wasei-eigo (Japanese English)
Ryukyuan languages
- Amami
- Kikai
- Okinawan
- Kunigami
- Yoron
- Miyako
- Yaeyama
- Yonaguni
Foreign Variations
- Franponais
- Engrish
Writing systems of Japan
- Kanji
- Hiragana
- Katakana
- Furigana

People of Japan

Ethnicity in Japan

Stereotypes in Japan

Religion in Japan

Sports and gaming in Japan

Sports
- Aikido
- Baseball in Japan
- Association football in Japan
- Kendo
- Puroresu (professional wrestling)
- Sumo
Traditional games
- Go
- Shogi
- Mahjong
- Hanafuda

Economy and infrastructure of Japan

Economy of Japan

Education in Japan

Structure of education in Japan

Health in Japan

Smoking in Japan

Science and technology of Japan

Notes

^ The Emperor has no executive authority, but is treated as a head of state under diplomatic protocol
^ While the Yamato period (250–710 CE) is considered to include both the Kofun and Asuka periods, as it spans both an archaeological period (Kofun) and a historical period (Asuka), it is held by many to be an outdated period of division in Japan's history, and no longer applicable in discussions of period division.