The extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northern-most point is disputed, as both Japan and Russia have claimed Iturup, the island on which the point is located. The southern-most point is Okinotorishima; the western-most is Cape Irizaki in Okinawa Prefecture, and the eastern-most is Minami Torishima. The highest point in Japan is the summit of Mount Fuji at 3,776 metres (12,388 ft). At 150 m (492 ft) below sea level, the bottom of Hachinohe mine is the country's lowest point. The surface of Hachirōgata is Japan's lowest natural point at 4 m (13 ft) below sea level. With the exception of Cape Irizaki, the western-most location of Japan, all other extreme locations are uninhabited.

The latitude and longitude are expressed in decimal degree notation, in which a positive latitude value refers to the northern hemisphere, and a negative value refers to the southern hemisphere. Additionally, a negative elevation value refers to land below sea level. The coordinates used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, a geodetic reference system.

Extreme points

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The northern-most point that Japan claims lies on the disputed island of Iturup. Japan's claim to the three southern-most islands of the Kuril Islands is disputed by Russia, who currently controls the islands. This list provides the northern-most point as claimed by Japan as well as the northern-most undisputed point in Japan.

Overall

Four main islands

.]] The four main islands of Japan are Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku. All of these points are accessible to public.

Hokkaidō

Honshū

Northernmost point

• Cape Ōma (大間崎, Ōmazaki^?), Ōma, Aomori Prefecture

Southernmost point

• Cape Shionomisaki (潮岬, Shiono-misaki^?), Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture

Westernmost point

• Bishanohana (毘沙ノ鼻^?), Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Easternmost point

• Cape Todogasaki (魹ヶ崎, Todogasaki^?), Miyako, Iwate Prefecture

Shikoku

Northernmost point

• Cape Takei (竹居岬, Takei-misaki^?), Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture

Southernmost point

• Cape Ashizuri (足摺岬, Ashizuri-misaki^?), Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture

Westernmost point

• Cape Sada (佐田岬, Sada-misaki^?), Ikata, Ehime Prefecture

Easternmost point

• Cape Gamōda (蒲生田岬, Gamōda-misaki^?), Anan, Tokushima Prefecture

Kyūshū

Northernmost point

• Tanoura reclaimed area (田野浦埋立地, Tanorua umetatechi^?), Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture

Southernmost point

• Cape Sata (佐多岬, Sata-misaki^?), Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Prefecture 30°59′10″N 130°39′42″E / 30.98611°N 130.66167°E / 30.98611; 130.66167 (Cape Sata (South))

Westernmost point

• Kōsakibana (神崎鼻^?), Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture 33°12′51″N 129°33′18″E / 33.21417°N 129.555°E / 33.21417; 129.555 (Cape Kosakibana (West))

Easternmost point

• Cape Tsurumi (鶴御崎, Tsurumisaki^?), Saiki, Ōita Prefecture

Extreme altitudes

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Notes

^† Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.

^‡ As this territory is disputed and Iturup is currently under Russian administration, this island is not a Japanese prefecture.

References

See also

• Geography of Japan
• Extreme points of Asia
• Kuril Islands dispute

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