Japan is an island country located in Asia consisting of four main islands - Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The largest island is Honshu, where the capital city of Tokyo is located on the east coast. Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world. Japan has mountains and hills, including the active volcano Mt. Fuji. Most people live near the coasts where the land is flatter. Japan also experiences frequent earthquakes due to its location along fault lines.

1. Mapping the geography of Japan 8 things I know about Japan

2. Label Japan and the UK on your map.

3. Label the following features on your map of Japan. Islands Kyushu Shikoku Honshu Hokkaido Seas and Oceans Sea of Japan Pacific Ocean Cities Tokyo Kyoto Kobe Osaka Hiroshima Mountain Mt Fuji

4. Japan’s CITIES

5. TOKYO

6. KYOTO

7. KOBE

8. OSAKA

9. HIROSHIMA

10. Japan’s SEAS & OCEANS

11. SEA OF JAPAN

12. PACIFIC OCEAN

13. Japan’s ISLANDS

14. KYUSHU

15. SHIKOKU

16. HONSHU

17. HOKKAIDO

18. Japan’s MOUNTAIN

19. Mt FUJI (Fuji-San)

20. TASK: Complete this paragraph using the words below. Japan is a country located in _ _ _ _. Japan is made up of four _ _ _ _ _ _ _. The largest island is called _ _ _ _ _ _. The capital city of Japan is on the east coast of Honshu and is called _ _ _ _ _. Tokyo is one of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cities in the world with a population of over 20 million. Japan is mainly made up of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and hills. Some of these mountains are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ such as Mt. _ _ _ _. This means that most people live near the _ _ _ _ _, where the land is flat. Japan also suffers from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Despite these natural problems, Japan is one of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ countries in the world. Largest Asia Mountains Richest Coast Fuji Earthquakes Islands Tokyo Honshu Volcanoes