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  2. Japanese maps - Wikipedia

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    Japan sea map. The earliest known term used for maps in Japan is believed to be kata (形, roughly "form"), which was probably in use until roughly the 8th century.During the Nara period, the term zu (図) came into use, but the term most widely used and associated with maps in pre-modern Japan is ezu (絵図, roughly "picture diagram").

  3. List of regions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...

  4. Outline of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Japan: Japan – an island nation in East Asia , located in the Pacific Ocean . It lies to the east of the Sea of Japan , China , North Korea , South Korea and Russia , stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

  5. Prefectures of Japan - Wikipedia

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    As Tokyo city's suburbs grew rapidly in the early 20th century, many towns and villages in Tokyo were merged or promoted over the years. In 1932, five complete districts with their 82 towns and villages were merged into Tokyo City and organised in 20 new wards. Also, by 1940, there were two more cities in Tokyo: Hachiōji City and Tachikawa City.

  6. Template : Japan Regions and Prefectures Labelled Map

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    Labeled map for listing Prefectures of Japan This page was last edited on 6 December 2024, at 05:54 (UTC). Text is ...

  7. Geography of Japan - Wikipedia

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    A map of Japan's major cities, main towns and selected smaller centers. Japan has a population of 126.3 million in 2019. [20] It is the eleventh-most populous country and the second-most populous island country in the world. [12] The population is clustered in urban areas along the coast, plains, and valleys. [15]

  8. List of towns in Japan - Wikipedia

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    A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city , and village . Geographically, a town is contained within a district. The same word (町; machi or chō) is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a ...

  9. File:Japan (orthographic projection).svg - Wikipedia

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    The South Kurils are the sovereign territory of the Russian Federation. Japan has no legal basis to claim this territory prior to the conclusion of a peace treaty. There is no "dispute" between Russia and Japan. These are Japan's inner dreams. 03:12, 5 September 2020: 536 × 536 (607 KB) Goszei