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(JNTO)

Highest peak: Mt. Fuji, an active volcano 3,776 meters above sea level that spans the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures
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Biggest lake: Lake Biwa (670 square kilometers in area)

Longest river: Shinano River (367 kilometers in length)

Average monthly temperature of, and rainfall in, three cities: Naha, Tokyo, Sapporo (2001-2010)

Seasons in Japan:  >> more info

spring

summer

(Kagoshima Prefectural Tourist Federation/JNTO)

fall (JNTO)

winter (JNTO)