Transcript Slide 1

Japan’s
Environment and Geography
Japan and the United States
Japan’s Topography
Mountains
And
Peaks
Kitani Mts.
Kitakami Mts.
Mt. Fuji
Plains
Ishikari
Plain
Kanto Plain
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain
Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
Cities
Sapporo
Kyoto
Kobe
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
Osaka
Japan = Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land
Japan does not have a lot
of usable land
Mt. Fuji
Swift-Moving Rivers:
Hydroelectric Power
Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
The Izumo Plain
Terrace Farming of Rice
The Japanese Farm the Sea
Tokyo
Fish Market