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Japan (日本, Nihon) is an island nation in the Pacific off the coast of East Asia, made up of around 14,000 islands and covering about 145,940 square miles (377,975 km²). Most of it is steep, forested mountains, and it stretches from snowy Hokkaido in the north to the coral beaches of Okinawa in the south.

Its most famous natural landmark is Mount Fuji, a near-perfect volcanic cone rising about 12,388 feet (3,776 m), the highest peak in the country. Japan sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has more than 100 active volcanoes, including Sakurajima, which puffs out ash almost every day. The green pheasant is the national bird.

Red-crowned cranes dance on the snowy marshes of Hokkaido, brown bears fish for salmon on the wild Shiretoko Peninsula, and Japanese macaques soak in hot springs in the mountains. Drift ice reaches the Hokkaido coast each winter, and Yakushima's ancient cedar forests are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Did You Know? Jōmon Sugi, a giant cedar on Yakushima island, is thought to be at least 2,000 years old, and some estimates put it at several thousand.

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