Honshu
本州
Honshu is Japan's largest island, home to Tokyo, Mount Fuji, and eighty percent of the country's total population.
What it is
- The largest island in Japan and the seventh largest island in the world.
- A landmass containing thirty-four of the country's forty-seven prefectures.
- The world's second most populous island where most Japanese citizens reside.
- An ancient territory referred to in historical texts as Akitsushima.
What to see
- The highest elevation point at three thousand seven hundred seventy-six meters.
- The capital city of Tokyo located on the Pacific side of the island.
- Bridges and tunnels that connect the mainland to Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
- Diverse landscapes covering over two hundred twenty-seven thousand square kilometers.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Honshu Open in Google Maps
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