Where is Japan? 🇯🇵

Japan is located in the Northeastern Asia region at latitude 36.204824 and longitude 138.252924 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

36° 12' 17.37'' N
138° 15' 10.53'' E

You can see the location of Japan on the world map below:

Japan on the World Map

The country has no neighboring countries/land borders.

Japan borders with the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and the East China Sea.

Country	Japan
Coordinates	Latitude: 36.204824 Longitude: 138.252924
Country Codes	Alpha 2: JP Alpha 3: JPN
Country Flag Emoji	🇯🇵
Int. Phone Prefix	+81
Capital city	Tokyo
Continent / Subcontinent	Asia Northeastern Asia
Country Area	377,915 sq km
Population 2024	123,975,371 World Rank: 12
Median Age	48.4
Life expectancy	84.0
Major languages	Japanese
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+09:00
Internet TLD	.jp
Biggest Airport	Narita International Airport (NRT)
Average temperature	11.15 °C 52.07 °F
Administrative Divisions	47 prefectures
Political system	Parliamentary democracy

World Bank Income Group	High income
World Bank Region	East Asia & Pacific
Currency	Japanese Yen (JPY)
GDP in 2024	$4027.6 (billions of USD) World Rank: 4
GDP per capita in 2024	$32,487 World Rank: 51
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	United States, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, China, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong

Here are the largest cities in Japan based on 2024 data: