Japan is an archipelago of islands located off the eastern coast of Asia. It is influenced by its proximity to China and Korea, with whom it shares cultural influences like art, religion, and agriculture. The mountainous terrain and ocean currents surrounding Japan have protected it and influenced its climate and development over time. The geography has also impacted Japan's population density and ability to farm both land and sea.

2. Instructions
Use the guided note sheet to help you
take notes on the geography of Japan.
If you have questions email Mrs. Fitz
cfitzgerald@billerica.k12.ma.us

3. Where in the world is Japan?

4. Essential Question
How was Japan’s development
influenced by its landforms, its climate,
and its closeness to China and Korea?

5. Japan’s Geography Matters:
Two important factors influencing the
development of Japanese Culture:
Proximity to China and Korea
Influential in art, religion, and
agriculture

7. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

8. Islands Hokkaido
Japan is a series of islands known as an
Archipelago
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa

10. Countries
Russia
China
N.
Korea
S. Korea

11. Before
Shinto – belief system based
on nature
Naturalistic Painting
Landscape art
After:
Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Pictographic Written Language
Architecture

12. Japan’s Topography

13. Mountain Kitani Mts.
s
And
Peaks
Kitakami Mts.
Mt. Fuji

14. Mt. Fuji

15. Cities
Sapporo
Kyoto
Kobe Tokyo
Yokohama
Hiroshima
Nagoya
Osaka
Formerly known as “Edo”
Nagasaki

16. Global Tectonic Plates
Japan -- On the “Fire Rim
of the Pacific”

17. Japan’s Oceanic Currents
The wind currents that surround Japan
have protected Japan from invasion and
control the climate.

18. Japan and the United States

19. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
Spring Summer
Fall Winter

20. Japanese Art

21. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

22. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:
Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

23. Terrace Farming of Rice

24. The Japanese Farm the Sea
Tokyo
Fish Market

25. Natural Resources

26. Japan’s Population Density

28. SAYONARA