Sunday, April 5, 2009

Japan's Island

The island of Japan is an Archipelago Island, which means, chains of islands. The island is divided into 4 Main Islands: Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. Of the four, Honshu is the largest. It is in the center of Japan, w/ Hokkaido in the North of Japan, and Kyushu and Shikoku are South of Japan.
-Japan has 47 Prefectures
-The capital of Japan is Tokyo, [Kyoto was the capital before Tokyo]
-3/4 of Japan is mountainous
-Japan's highest peak is Mt. Fuji

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