Monday 28 May 2012

Section 3: Location

Japan in located on the far-east side of the Asian continent. It is situated directly north from Australia. It's surrounding nations include Russia, China and Korea, directly across the Sea of Japan. Tokyo is located on the south-east coast of Japan with the Pacific Ocean being its closest, major oceanic sea. The second largest city of Japan, Yokohama, is found on the south of Tokyo. There are 23 prefectures in Tokyo. As you can see from the below image, Tokyo is surrounded by several of the 23 prefectures, such as the Saitama Pref., Yamanashi Pref. and the Kanagawa Pref.

Population Commuting into Tokyo Metropolis by Prefecture (2005)
2005 - Figures shows the no. of commuters who live in surrounding prefectures travelling into Tokyo.
Map of Japan, Tokyo  


                                   

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