page_title: List of extreme points of Japan
section_title: Extreme points
hierarchical_section_title: List of extreme points of Japan / Extreme points
caption_attribution_description: 日本最北端の地の碑
context_page_description: The extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed by Russia. The southernmost point is Okinotorishima; the westernmost is Cape Irizaki in Okinawa Prefecture, and the easternmost is Minami Torishima. The highest point in Japan is the summit of Mount Fuji at 3,776.24 m. At 150 m below sea level, the bottom of Hachinohe mine is the country's lowest point. The surface of Hachirōgata is Japan's lowest natural point at 4 m below sea level. With the exception of Cape Irizaki, the western-most location of Japan, all other extreme locations are uninhabited.
  Japan extends from 20° to 45° north latitude and from 122° to 153° east longitude. The coordinates used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the World Geodetic System 84.
context_section_description: The northernmost point that Japan claims lies on the disputed island of Iturup. Japan's claim to the three southern-most islands of the Kuril Islands is disputed by Russia, who de facto controls the islands. This list provides the northernmost point as claimed by Japan as well as the northern-most undisputed point in Japan.
caption: A monument indicates the northernmost point of Japan at Cape Sōya on Hokkaido.
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