Flag and Map of Japan

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Hemispheres and Continent of Japan• Japan is located in Asia• Japan is located in the

Northeast hemisphere

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Japan’s Relative Location, World Population Ranking and Capital• Japan’s capital is Tokyo • Japan’s world population rank is

10th (127,078,679 people)• Relative location: east of North and

South Korea, south of Russia, north of the Philippines, and west of Hawaii

Absolute Location and Absolute Location and Time Zone of JapanTime Zone of Japan

Absolute location Absolute location of Tokyo: 35°N,of Tokyo: 35°N,

139° E139° E When it is 12 When it is 12

noon in St. Louis noon in St. Louis it is 3 o’clock it is 3 o’clock a.m. in Tokyoa.m. in Tokyo

Two Places of Interest in Japan• Diabutsu: home of the great Buddha. It

is an amazing sight to see.• Mt. Fuji: it is Japan’s highest mountain.

It is 3776 meters tall. Mt. Fuji is volcano but it hasn’t erupted since 1708

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