japan

The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”.Japan belongs to the continent of Asia. Japan is an island nation surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West.Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.The highest point in Japan in Mount Fuji, which stands at 3,776m (12,388ft).As of July 2012, there are over 127 million people living in Japan (127,368,088), which is the tenth largest population in the world.Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and also the largest city. Other major cities include Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo.