Flag and map of Japan
Japan is a country in Asia. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.
Flag of Japan
Map
Fact sheet
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 122,427,731
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Land borders
- 0 (island)
- Geography
- Island nation
Flag anatomy
A single red disc on white represents the sun, central to Japan's name 'Nihon' — the origin of the sun. Clean and minimal, it dates back centuries.
Fun facts Did you know?
- Japan's name literally means 'origin of the sun', which is why it's nicknamed the Land of the Rising Sun.
- Japan is made up of more than 14,000 islands and sits where four tectonic plates meet.
- The archipelago is made up of nearly 7,000 islands, about 430 of them inhabited.
- Mount Fuji, at 3,776 m, is the country's highest peak and a volcano still considered active.
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