Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”
Japan and the United States
Japan’s Topography
Bodies of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.
Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Mountains And Peaks
Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa
Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea
Cities Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka
Fast Travel Shinkansen: Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines
Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land
Hells Lake Pool in Beppu
Mt. Fuji
Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power
Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
Japan by Satellite
Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
Japanese Earthquakes:
Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
Japan and the United States
Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer
Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain
Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama
Terrace Farming of Rice
The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market
Natural Resources
Raw Materials
World Contributions to Global Warming
Japan’s Population Density
Japan’s Population Trends
Population Comparisons
Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States
Japan’s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years15.8% 15 – 59 years63.3% 60 and over years 20.9%
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