Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of ► China, ► North Korea, ► South Korea and ► Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. To the south lie ► Taiwan and the ► Philippines and to the east the ► Northern Mariana Islands, all three share maritime borders with Japan. The characters that make up Japan's name literally mean "sun-origin," thus Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun," derived from the country's eastward position relative to China.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Japan, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Japan.
Emmanuel Bowen: A New & Accurate Map of The Empire of Japan
Japan and Korea in 1815
Japan in 1821
Japan in 1855
Japan in 1900
Japan in 1911
Satellite maps
Satellite map
Notes and references
General remarks:
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北海道
青森県
岩手県
宮城県
秋田県
山形県
福島県
茨城県
栃木県
群馬県
埼玉県
千葉県
東京都
神奈川県
新潟県
富山県
石川県
福井県
山梨県
長野県
岐阜県
静岡県
愛知県
三重県
滋賀県
京都府
大阪府
兵庫県
奈良県
和歌山県
鳥取県
島根県
岡山県
広島県
山口県
愛媛県
福岡県
長崎県
熊本県
大分県
宮崎県
鹿児島県
沖縄県
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