1. Japan’s Geography

2. The Japanese Archipelago
Japanese archipelago is about 100 miles off the Asian mainland

3. The Four Main Islands
Hokkaido

4. The Four Main Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu

5. The Four Main Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku

6. The Four Main Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu

7. Japan and the U.S. Compared
Area:
145,882 sq. mi.
(about the size of California)
Population:
127,433,494
Area:
3,787,425 sq. mi.
Population:
301,139,947

8. Land and Sea
4/5 of land is mountainous

9. Land and Sea 4/5 of land is mountainous
people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast

10. Land and Sea

11. Land and Sea 4/5 of land is mountainous
people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast
limited arable land

12. Land and Sea 4/5 of land is mountainous
people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast
limited arable land
seas isolated and helped preserve their cultural identity

13. Ring of Fire
circles the Pacific region

14. Ring of Fire
circles the Pacific region
volcanic activity

15. Ring of Fire circles the Pacific region volcanic activity
frequent earthquakes

18. Ring of Fire circles the Pacific region volcanic activity
frequent earthquakes
tsunami - killer tidal waves

19. Tsunami

20. Tsunami

21. Tsunami

22. Tsunami

23. Geographic Diversity
volcanoes
earthquakes
tsunami

24. Tokyo
Tokyo is a crowded city.

25. Tokyo total area = 837 square miles population = 12 million
14,339 people per square mile

26. Tokyo many who work in Tokyo commute from neighboring areas
"greater" Tokyo
the area within a 30 mile radius of the city center
population = 30 million
1/4 of the entire population of Japan lives in Tokyo

27. Tokyo

40. Tokyo

41. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

42. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

43. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

44. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

45. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

46. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

47. Then and Now
When will it happen again?