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Honshū
Honshu island, Japan
Honshu island, Japan
Geography
Location East Asia
Archipelago Japanese Archipelago
Area 230,500 km²
Rank 7th
Highest point Mount Fuji
3,776 m
Administration
Flag of Japan Japan
Prefectures Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Yamaguchi, Hyōgo, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shiga, Wakayama, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo, Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Aichi
Largest city Tokyo (12,570,000)
Demographics
Population 98,352,000 (as of 1990)
Indigenous people Japanese

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The island is roughly 1,300 km long and ranges from 50 to 230 km wide, and its total area is 230,500 km², 61% of the total area of Japan. It is larger than the island of Great Britain, and slightly larger than the state of Minnesota. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Honshū has 5,450 km of coastline.

Mountainous and volcanic, Honshū has frequent earthquakes (the Great Kantō earthquake heavily damaged Tokyo in September 1923); the highest peak is the active volcano Mount Fuji at 3,776 m, which makes it the world's 7th highest island. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 1158 on the morning of September 1, 1923. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and This is a list of Islands in the world ordered by their highest point. There are many rivers, including the Shinano River, Japan's longest. The Shinano River (信濃川 Shinanogawa) is the longest river in Japan The climate is temperate, but has marked difference between the eastern or southern (Pacific or Inland Sea coast) side, and the western or northern (Sea of Japan coast) side. A mountain range runs along the length of Honshū from end to end. In addition to Mt. Fuji, the Japanese Alps are features of Honshū. The is a series of Mountain ranges in Japan that bisect the main island of Honshū.

It has a population of 98,352,000 (as of 1990; in 1975 it was 89,101,702), mostly concentrated in the available lowlands, notably in the Kantō plain where 25% of the total population reside in the Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama and Chiba cities. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture Most of the nation's industry is located along the belt running from Tokyo along Honshu's southern coastal cities, including Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, and Hiroshima. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's

The economy along the northwestern coast by the Sea of Japan is largely fishing and agriculture[1]; Niigata is noted as an important producer of rice. The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located on Honshū Island on the coast of the The Kantō and Nōbi plains produce rice and vegetables. Yamanashi is a major fruit-growing area, and Aomori is famous for its apples.

Eminent historical centers include Kyoto, Nara, and Kamakura. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo.

The island is nominally divided into five regions and contains 34 prefectures, including metropolitan Tokyo. The regions are Chūgoku (western), Kansai (southern, east of Chūgoku), Chūbu (central), Kantō (eastern), and Tōhoku (northern). The or is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū

The prefectures are:

Honshū is connected to the islands of Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku by tunnels or bridges. A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water Three new bridge systems have been built across the islands of the Inland Sea between Honshū and Shikoku (Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge and the Ohnaruto Bridge; Shin-Onomichi Bridge, Innoshima Bridge, Ikuchi Bridge, Tatara Bridge, Ohmishima Bridge, Hakata-Ohshima Bridges, and the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge; Shimotsui-Seto Bridge, Hitsuishijima Bridge, Iwakurojima Bridge, Yoshima Bridge, Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge, and the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge), and the Seikan Tunnel connects Honshū with Hokkaidō. is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide and least populous (4141955 as of 2005 of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) The is a Suspension bridge on the route connecting Kobe with Naruto Tokushima, Japan. The is a Japanese Suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishi-Seto Expressway linking the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The is a Cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道 The is a Japanese Suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The, which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, is the world's longest Suspension bridge structure and was completed in 1999 The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of which connects Honshū with the island of Hitsuishijima The is a Cable-stayed bridge with a center span of. The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks The is a Cable-stayed bridge with a center span of. The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks The is a Truss bridge with a main span of and a total of 5 spans The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of. It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. The is a Suspension bridge with a center span of. It is the 13th longest suspension bridge span in the world. The Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道 Seikan Zuidō) is a 53 WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's

Extreme points

The northernmost point on Honshū is the tip of the Shimokita Peninsula in Ōma, Aomori. The Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島 Shimokita-hantō) is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshū, stretching out towards is a town located in Shimokita District, Aomori, Japan. It is the site of the northern-most point on Honshū the largest island of Japan At the southern extreme lies Cape Kure in Kushimoto, Wakayama. is a coastal town located in the Higashimuro District of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. The island is bounded on the east by Todogasaki in Miyako, Iwate and on the west by Bishanohana in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. Miyako (宮古市 -shi is a city located in Iwate, Japan. On June 6, 2005, the old Miyako absorbed the town of Tarō is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu It spans more than eight degrees of latitude and 11 degrees of longitude.

References

  1. ^ Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan

The Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan is a comprehensive English-language encyclopedia first published in 1983 that provides a broad range of topics on Japan
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