Japan is located in the east of Eurasia and the west of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of thousands of islands, all of which are arc-shaped. The eastern and southern parts of Japan are the endless Pacific Ocean, bordering the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea in the west, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and facing North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, the Philippines and other countries across the sea.
2. Region and regional division
Japan includes Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and more than 6,800 other small islands.
Japan has a total area of 377,835 square kilometers, including 374,744 square kilometers of land, 309 1 square kilometers of water and 3 1 10,000 square kilometers of territorial waters. Japan is the country with the most land reclamation in the world, with an area of 1600 square kilometers.
4. Major cities
The capital of Japan is Tokyo, which is also one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Tokyo Special Economic Zone has a population of about 8.6 million, with Tokyo as the center, including the capitals of Kanagawa Prefecture, saitama Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture, with a population of about 33 million. Japan's imperial residence, National Assembly Hall, Cabinet, Supreme Court, provincial offices, embassies in Japan, headquarters of large enterprises, Japanese banks, securities companies, department stores, newspapers and television stations are all concentrated in Tokyo. At present, many vice capitals have been formed in and around Tokyo.
If the 23rd district of Tokyo is regarded as a city, there are 12 cities with a population of over one million in Japan. Among them, except Kawasaki City, all prefectures are located, as shown in the following table:
Regional population and population density of cities and counties
Per square kilometer
1 Tokyo kanto region 8,483,05013642.5
2 kanto region 3,579, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, 13386438+083.8+0.
Osaka City, Feng Jingen Prefecture, 2,628,77611843.5.
4 2,265,438+05,0365,438+0,6785.2 in the middle of Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City
5. Sapporo North Sea Road 1, 880,8751677.7
6 Feng Jingen District, Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City 1, 525,389 2759.8
7 Kyoto Prefecture Feng Jingen area 1, 474,7641781.3.
8 Kyushu and Okinawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City+0,400,621,4 1 12.2
9 Kawasaki City, kanto region, Kanagawa Prefecture 1, 327,009 9193.0
10 Saitama, kanto region, saitama 1,176,269 5408.4
1 1 Hiroshima, China1154 5951275.8.
Northeast Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City 1, 024,9671300.6
Topography, topography
There are many mountains in Japan, which are distributed in the center of Japan in a ridge shape, dividing Japan's territory into one side of the Pacific Ocean and one side of the Sea of Japan. Mountains and hills account for 7 1% of the total area, and the national forest coverage rate is as high as 67%. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, with an altitude of 3776 meters.
The plains in Japan are mainly distributed in the downstream coastal areas of rivers, mostly alluvial plains, with a small scale. The larger plains include Kanto Plain, Shikai Plain, Yuehou Plain, Houwei Plain and Shi Sheng Plain. Japan's plain area is small, the cultivated land is very limited, and the population physiological density is as high as 3,268 people/square kilometer, ranking second in the world, second only to Egypt (3,504 people/square kilometer).
Japan is located in the Pacific volcanic earthquake zone, with frequent volcanic activities, which has brought great troubles to the lives of local people. There are more than 200 volcanoes in China, of which more than 50 are active volcanoes, making it a world-famous earthquake zone. In the volcanic distribution area, with beautiful scenery and rich hot spring resources, it has become a famous tourist attraction.
4 customs and people's feelings
Greetings between Japanese people are basically expressed by bowing. When standing, put your feet together, stand up straight and bow your head. From general salute to upper body to 90-degree bow. According to the degree of etiquette, the angle of bow is varied. In a room covered with "tatami", you must sit down and salute.
Wave: Let go of your palm gently and swing your wrist back and forth several times from front to side. This method can be used regardless of gender and age. But it is impolite to wave to people with high status and deep qualifications, and we should try our best to avoid it.
Self: it means "that's me" and "is it me?" When waiting for meaning, the index finger points to the nose.
Long live: this is a gesture of raising your hand to show your happiness when you win a game or encounter good luck. In most cases, everyone cheers three times at the same time to express congratulations on luck and wishes for happiness.
Address: When addressing Japanese people, you can call them "Mr.", "Miss" and "Madam", or you can add the word "Jun" after the surname or first name and call them "XXX". Only on very formal occasions do you need to use your full name when addressing Japanese people.
Japanese men love to dress up: Japanese men have always appeared as big men. Nowadays, there is a new trend in Japanese society. Walking on the streets of Japan, you will see more and more feminine men. Its appearance and behavior stunned a stranger.