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Toyama

Japan

Average elevation: 428 m

Funabashi

Japan

Funabashi is located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture approximately 20 kilometers in either direction from the prefectural capital at Chiba and downtown Tokyo. The central area forms a flat diluvial upland of the Shimōsa Plateau. The city sits at an elevation of 20 to 30 meters above sea level, and is…

Average elevation: 17 m

Yamagata Prefecture

Japan

The climate of Yamagata Prefecture is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and long, snowy winters. Both spring and autumn are short, the former often cold, the latter often warm, but both quite dry and sunny. Yamagata Prefecture, along with northern parts of Miyagi and Iwate are the transition areas…

Average elevation: 222 m

Shibuya

Japan

Average elevation: 36 m

Ichikawa

Japan

Average elevation: 9 m

Hanyu

Japan

Average elevation: 18 m

Kusuri-ryoku no taki

Japan > Kyoto

Average elevation: 88 m

Suita

Japan > Osaka Prefecture

Suita is located in northern Osaka Prefecture. The northern part of the city is occupied by the gently sloping Senri Hills, and the southern part is a plain made up of the Yodo River, Aui River, Kanzaki River, and sediments carried from rivers that originate in Senri Hills. The elevation of the city ranges…

Average elevation: 33 m

Nagano Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 900 m

Kasama

Japan

Average elevation: 81 m

Kōfu

Japan

Average elevation: 865 m

Hamamatsu

Japan

Average elevation: 292 m

Mt. Fuji

Japan > Sunto County > Oyama

Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan, Japanese: [ɸɯꜜ(d)ʑisaɴ] ) is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft 3 in). It is the tallest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the…

Average elevation: 3,261 m

Kutchan

Japan > Abuta County

Average elevation: 374 m

Tosashimizu

Japan

Average elevation: 40 m

Okada

Japan > Tateyama

Average elevation: 60 m

Hakodate

Japan

Average elevation: 139 m

Kanto

Japan

The surface geology of the Kantō Plain is the Quaternary alluvium and diluvium. The low mountain vegetation at an altitude of about 500 to 900 m in and around the plain is an evergreen broad-leaved forest zone. The distribution height range of laurel forests is 900 m in Hakone, about 800 m in Tanzawa and…

Average elevation: 29 m

Semboku

Japan

Average elevation: 601 m

Shiga Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 270 m

Osaka Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 188 m

Yamanouchi

Japan > Shimotakai County

Shimotakai District, in northern mountainous Nagano Prefecture, comprises Yamanouchi town, Kijimadaira Village, and Nozawaonsen Village. Yamanouchi is the largest of these. More than 90% of Yamanouchi is covered by mountains and forests. The town measures approximately 39 kilometers east-west and 12 kilometers…

Average elevation: 942 m

Otaru

Japan

Otaru is a port town on the coast of the Sea of Japan in northern Shiribeshi Subprefecture. The southern portion of the city is characterized by the steep slopes of various mountains (notably Tenguyama), where the altitude of the land sharply drops from the mountains to the sea. The land available between the…

Average elevation: 79 m

Hokkaido Prefecture

Japan

As Japan's coldest region, Hokkaidō has relatively cool summers and icy/snowy winters. Most of the island falls in the humid continental climate zone with Köppen climate classification Dfb (hemiboreal) in most areas but Dfa (hot summer humid continental) in some inland lowlands. The average August…

Average elevation: 81 m

Niigata Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 285 m

Saitama Prefecture

Japan

The topography of Saitama Prefecture is largely divided by the Hachiōji Tectonic Line, which runs through Kodama, Ogawa, and Hannō, into the western mountain area and the eastern lowland area. The altitude, highest on the western side, gradually lowers eastward from mountain ranges to hills to plateaus to…

Average elevation: 230 m

Kochi Prefecture

Japan

Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Ehime to the north-west and Tokushima to the north-east. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures. Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas such…

Average elevation: 155 m

Tochigi Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 496 m

Osaka Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 178 m

Nikko

Japan

Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include the mausoleum of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine, and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767 AD. There are many famous hot…

Average elevation: 801 m

Wadomari

Japan > Oshima County

Average elevation: 3 m

Taku

Japan

Average elevation: 205 m

Shinano River

Japan

The Chikuma River originates in the Japanese Alps at altitudes of above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) and has a basin in its own right of 7,163 square kilometres (2,766 sq mi). The Chikuma continues generally north-northeast joining with the Sai and changing name to the Shinano, after 214 kilometres (133 mi). The…

Average elevation: 565 m

Taku-shima Island

Japan > Hirado

Average elevation: 8 m

Ogijima

Japan > Takamatsu

Average elevation: 10 m

Zama

Japan

Average elevation: 72 m

Kochi

Japan

Average elevation: 107 m

Mito

Japan

Average elevation: 28 m

Tomakomai

Japan

Average elevation: 48 m

Kyoto Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 176 m

Okinawa Island

Japan

The Motobu Peninsula in the north has limestone layers and karst development. In the center and south is mainly a Ryukyu limestone layer and mudstone. The topography is flat, there are few hills over 100 m (328 ft) with very few rivers. The subtropical rains accelerates erosion so there are many drainages and…

Average elevation: 14 m

Tatebayashi

Japan > Tatebayashi

Average elevation: 23 m

Kawagoe

Japan > Kawagoe

Average elevation: 28 m

Toyota

Japan > Toyota

Average elevation: 359 m

Yokohama

Japan > Yokohama

Average elevation: 22 m

Kita

Japan > Kita

Average elevation: 15 m

Hara

Japan > Suwa County > Hara

Average elevation: 1,235 m

Tokyo

Japan > Tokyo

Average elevation: 71 m

Saitama

Japan > Saitama

Average elevation: 13 m

江古田2

Japan > Tokyo > 江古田2

Average elevation: 40 m

Asahicho

Japan > Hachioji > Asahicho

Average elevation: 123 m

Yabu

Japan > Yabu

Average elevation: 371 m

Aso County

Japan

Average elevation: 672 m

Takayama

Japan > Takayama > Takayama

Average elevation: 941 m

Hatoyama

Japan > Hatoyama

Average elevation: 66 m

柾山

Japan > Noshiro

Average elevation: 115 m

Hida

Japan

Average elevation: 910 m

Okinawa Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 1 m

東京湾

Japan > Kanagawa Prefecture > Kawasaki

The shoal between Cape Futtsu in Chiba Prefecture and Cape Honmaku in Yokohama is known as Nakanose, and has a depth of 20 metres (66 ft). North of this area the bay has a depth of 40 metres (130 ft) and an uncomplicated underwater topography. Areas south of Nakanose are significantly deeper moving towards the…

Average elevation: 0 m

Ōtsuki

Japan > Chubu Region

Average elevation: 919 m

Toyohashi

Japan > Chubu Region

Average elevation: 17 m

Fukushima Prefecture

Japan

Fukushima city is located in the Fukushima Basin's southwest area and nearby mountains. Located on the central eastern seaboard a part of the Pacifim rim. A region with high tectonic activity given its location where the Pacific and Eurasian continental plates collide - a part the Ring of Fire. " Aizuwakamatsu…

Average elevation: 402 m

Nanyo

Japan > Tohoku

Average elevation: 359 m

Kawagoe

Japan > Saitama Prefecture > Kawagoe

Average elevation: 44 m

Chiba

Japan > Chiba Prefecture

Average elevation: 21 m

Shinjuku

Japan > Tokyo

Average elevation: 35 m

Ie

Japan > Kyushu Region

Average elevation: 8 m

湊入船町

Japan > Toyama Prefecture > Toyama > 湊入船町

Average elevation: 13 m

Mogami

Japan > Tohoku

Average elevation: 378 m

Chiyoda

Japan > Tokyo

Average elevation: 23 m

6th station

Japan > Tochigi Prefecture > Nikkō > Nikko

Average elevation: 1,973 m

Kyushu Region

Japan > Kyushu Region

Average elevation: 205 m

Taito

Japan

Average elevation: 11 m

Adachi

Japan > Tohoku

Average elevation: 307 m

Aomori Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 120 m

Okinawa Prefecture

Japan > Kyushu Region > Nago

Average elevation: 139 m

Tokushima Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 230 m

Ishikawa Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 222 m

Hiroshima Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 284 m

Yamanashi Prefecture

Japan

78% of the prefecture is covered by forests, making it one of the most densely wooded prefectures in Japan. Land cultivated for agriculture is mainly restricted to the lower elevations of the Kōfu basin.

Average elevation: 1,019 m

Gifu Prefecture

Japan

Because the Mino region is surrounded by low mountains, the temperature fluctuates through the year, from hot summers to cold winters. The eastern city of Tajimi, for example, often records the hottest temperature in Japan each year and is considered to be the hottest city within Honshu boasting an average…

Average elevation: 750 m

Tsushima

Japan > Kyushu Region

Average elevation: 7 m

Akasaka

Japan > Tokyo > Minato

Average elevation: 29 m

Yao

Japan > Kinki Region

Average elevation: 43 m

Ryukyu Islands

Japan > Kyushu Region > Nago

Average elevation: 4 m

Minato

Japan > Tokyo

Average elevation: 20 m

Gotô

Japan > Kyushu Region > Gotô > Gotô

Average elevation: 30 m

Mt. Yokodake

Japan > Chubu Region > Chino

Average elevation: 2,447 m

Iwanai

Japan > Hokkaidō Region

Average elevation: 229 m

Saga Prefecture

Japan

Average elevation: 108 m

Fukushima

Japan > Tohoku

Average elevation: 398 m

Mt. Tsurugi

Japan > Shikoku Region > Naka

Average elevation: 1,584 m

Kyoto Prefecture

Japan > Kyoto Prefecture > Kyotanba

Average elevation: 453 m

Shibuya 1-chome

Japan > Tokyo > Shibuya > Shibuya 1-chome

Average elevation: 34 m

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