Japan Facts for Kids

Learn some interesting information about Japan while enjoying a range of fun facts and trivia that's perfect for kids! Read about the highest mountain in Japan, Japanese culture, engineering, population, islands, Samurai, economy, companies and much more.

The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”.

Japan belongs to the continent of Asia. Japan is an island nation surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West

Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.

The highest point in Japan in Mount Fuji, which stands at 3,776m (12,388ft).

As of July 2012, there are over 127 million people living in Japan (127,368,088), which is the tenth largest population in the world.

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and also the largest city. Other major cities include Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo.

Japanese is the official language of Japan.

Japan sits along the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, so has many volcanoes and experiences many earthquakes. In 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit Japan and created a tsunami which resulted in much devastation.