Facts about Japan

Current population is about __ million.

127

99% of the population lives on the ___ main islands.

4

Japan's population __% of the size of the United States.

40

__ islands are inhabited

430

There are over ___ islands in Japan.

6800

Japan in Japanese is __

Nihon or Nippon

The capital of Japan

Tokyo

___ is the most populated metropolitan area in the world.

Tokyo

Japan is about 4% the size of the

United States

Kawaii means this

cute

Japan's flag is called_____ and means "sun disc"

hinomaru

Japanese in Japanese is __

ni hon go

___ is the largest meat in the Japanese diet.

seafood

Japan is known as the Land of the Rising

sun

Japan has the ___ largest economy in the world.

third

Japan's largest island

Honshu

____ is the ancient capital of Japan.

Kyoto

Japan's tallest peak and national icon

Mt. Fuji