1. While Japan is an archipelago with almost 6,852 islands, only 4 islands out of all of them make up the majority of Japan’s land area.
2. The greater Tokyo metropolitan area is made up of 3 prefectures and includes the capital of Japan, Tokyo.
3. You can find 110 active volcanoes in Japan.
4. Japan is one of the most seismically active locations in the world.
5. Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan.
6. The first Europeans to visit Japan were the Portuguese in the year 1543.
