Asia
Japan
Everything you need to know about Japan for geography games and satellite imagery — capital, population, time zone, and how to recognise it from above.
Quick facts
Where is Japan?
Satellite view centred on Tokyo (36.0°, 138.0°).
How to spot Japan from satellite imagery
Japan has mountainous islands with much of the dense urban development on coastal plains and in valleys. Honshu curves through the centre of the archipelago, with Hokkaido to the north and Kyushu to the southwest. Large bays can provide a more recognisable outline than a patch of buildings.
Compare the broad Kanto Plain around Tokyo Bay with a narrow coastal valley. Notice how the available flat ground changes the settlement footprint.
Read the full satellite guideCan you find Japan from above?
Play satellite-imagery rounds from Japan on a 3D globe.
Themed Japan modes
Restrict the location pool to Japan and pick a theme — volcanoes, capitals, coastlines. Smaller pool, sharper learning curve.