EXTREME POINTS OF JAPAN

This is a list of the 'extreme points of Japan', the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

Contents

Nation

Four main islands

Elevation extremes

Remoteness

See also

Nation

★ Northernmost point — , , Wakkanai, Hokkaidō () ¹

★ Southernmost point — , Ogasawara, Tokyo metropolis (20°25'N) ²

★ Westernmost point — , , Yonaguni, Okinawa pref. (122°56'E)

★ Easternmost point — , Ogasawara, Tokyo metropolis (153°59'E) ³
:¹ Benten Island is the northernmost point under Japanese control. The northernmost point claimed by Japan is , Iturup (''Etorofu'') Island, Shibetoro, Hokkaidō (45°33'N); part of the Northern Territories, currently administrated by Russia.
:² The southernmost point open to the public is , , Taketomi, Okinawa pref. (24°02'N)
:³ The easternmost point open to the public is , Nemuro, Hokkaidō (145°49'E)

Four main islands

The four main islands of Japan are Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku.

★ Northernmost point — , Wakkanai, Hokkaidō ()

★ Southernmost point — , Minamiosumi, Kagoshima pref., Kyūshū (30°59'N)

★ Westernmost point — , Sasebo, Nagasaki pref., Kyūshū (129°33'E)

★ Easternmost point — , Nemuro, Hokkaidō ()

Elevation extremes

★ Lowest point – , Hachinohe, Aomori pref. (-135m) ¹

★ Highest point – , Shizuoka pref. and Yamanashi pref. (3,776m)
:¹ The lowest point open to the public is , Ogata, Akita pref. (-4m)

Remoteness

★ The Japanese pole of inaccessibility, the point on land farthest from any sea, is near the border of Saku City, Nagano, and Nanmoku Village, Gunma, at .

See also

★ Geography of Japan

★ Extreme points of the world