japan is in what region in the world
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Map of the regions of Japan. From north to south: HokkaidÅ (red), TÅhoku (dark green), KantÅ (blue), ChÅ«bu (brown), Kansai (teal), ChÅ«goku (light green), Shikoku (pink) and KyÅ«shÅ« (yellow). The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts.