There are many volcanos in Japan because the country lies in an area where several continental plates meet. A positive side effect is a large number of hot springs . The most famous volcano is Mt. Fuji , which is the highest point of Japan and one of the most beautiful mountains in the world. It can be seen from Tokyo when the weather is clear.
Japan lies in one of the most earthquake active regions of the world.
There is a special page about earthquakes . Due to the large North South extension of the country, the climate varies strongly in different regions. The climate in most of the major cities, including Tokyo, is temperate to subtropic and consists of four seasons. The winter is mild and the summer is hot and humid. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer.