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Japan : country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 143,619 square miles (371,973 square kilometers), population 128,057,352 — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. Coordinates: 35°N 136°E The kanji that make up Japan’s name mean “sun origin”, and it is often called the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127 million is the world’s tenth largest. Japanese make up 98.5% of Japan’s total population. About 13.8 million people live in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with over 38 million people. — Wikipedia

Japan (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Japan (The World Factbook, CIA)
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Japan (Wolfram Alpha)

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Visit Japan (Japan National Tourism Organization, YouTube Channel)
Visit Japan (Japan National Tourism Organization, Official Website)

Tour Japan’s Ancient History And Modern Marvels (Discovery, YouTube 360° Video)

Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto (Drag&Drop Japan Travel Guide, YouTube 360° Video)

Introducing Japan (Lonely Planet, YouTube Video)
Travel Destinations in Japan (Lonely Planet, Website)

Things to do in Japan (Frommer’s)
Travel Destinations in Japan (BBC)

Travel in Japan (National Geographic)

Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Japan (Atlas Obscura)

Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan’s economic center and the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. — Wikipedia

Trip to Tokyo, Japan (Air Pano, YouTube 360° Videos)
Tokyo at night, Japan (Air Pano, YouTube 360° Videos)

Tokyo 360° Experiences (360 Stories)

Introducing Tokyo (Lonely Planet, YouTube Video)
Travel Destinations in Tokyo (Lonely Planet)

Tokyo Destinations (Frommer’s)

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in). It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. The mountain is located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Tokyo and is visible from the Japanese capital on clear days. Mount Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers, hikers and mountain climbers. — Wikipedia

Take a Virtual Hike up Mount Fuji (Google Arts & Culture)
Mt. Fuji, Japan: Travel to a Cultural Icon (Google Maps Treks)