Chapter 15 Japan map

Nippon

"Land of the Rising Sun"; believed to be the source of the sun

Korean Peninsula

Peninsula on which both North and South Korea are located

Archipelago

A group of islands

China

Beijing

Mt. Fuji

Highest mountain in Japan

Honshu

Japan's largest and most populous island.

Shikoku

Japan's smallest and least populated major island

Hokkaido

Northernmost island of Japan

Russia

Northwest of the island of Hokkaido

Edo (Tokyo)

Tokugawa capital city; modern-day Tokyo; center of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Korean Strait

body of water in between Kyushu and Korea

Sea of Japan

body of water separating Japan from the Koreas & China

East China Sea

body of water south of Japan and east of China

Heian (Kyoto)

emperor of Japan moved capital here, now called Kyoto, nobles who moved there created an elegant court society

Pacific Ocean

largest ocean; east coast of Japan

Kyushu

the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan