What is the capital of Japan?
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
- Official name
- Japan
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Currency
- Japanese yen
- Languages
- Japanese
- Land neighbours
- No land borders listed
- Area
- 377,930 km²
- Landlocked
- No
- Calling code
- +81
- Internet domain
- .jp
Quick answers about Japan
What currency is used in Japan?
Japan uses Japanese yen.
Where is Japan?
Japan is in Eastern Asia, within Asia.
What languages are spoken in Japan?
The reference languages listed for Japan are Japanese.
Which countries border Japan?
Japan has no land borders listed in our reference data.
Is Japan landlocked?
No. Japan is not landlocked.
States and provinces in Japan
- Aichi
- Akita
- Aomori
- Chiba
- Ehime
- Fukui
- Fukuoka
- Fukushima
- Gifu
- Gunma
- Hiroshima
- Hokkaidō
- Hyōgo
- Ibaraki
- Ishikawa
- Iwate
- Kagawa
- Kagoshima
- Kanagawa
- Kōchi
- Kumamoto
- Kyōto
- Mie
- Miyagi
- Miyazaki
- Nagano
- Nagasaki
- Nara
- Niigata
- Ōita
- Okayama
- Okinawa
- Ōsaka
- Saga
- Saitama
- Shiga
- Shimane
- Shizuoka
- Tochigi
- Tokushima
- Tokyo
- Tottori
- Toyama
- Wakayama
- Yamagata
- Yamaguchi
- Yamanashi
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.