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List of records of Japan is an annotated list of Japanese records organised by category.


Geography

*The tallest mountain: Mount Fuji,
Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...
and Yamanashi, 3,776 m. **Mount Niitakayama, the current Jade Mountain (Yùshān), 3,952 m, was once the highest when
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
was administrated by Japan. *The lowest mountain: Disputed, candidates include: **Ōgata Fuji, Ōgata,
Akita is a Japanese name and may refer to: Places * 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid * Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan * Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan * Akita, Kumamoto ...
: 3.77 m (Altitude 0 m). ** Tenpōzan,
Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
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Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
, 4.53 m. **Hiyoriyama, Sendai,
Miyagi Miyagi may refer to: Places * Miyagi Prefecture, one of the 47 major divisions of Japan * Miyagi, Gunma, a village in Japan, merged into Maebashi in 2004 *Miyagi District, Miyagi, a district in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Other uses * Miyagi (surna ...
, 6.05 m. ***The lowest natural mountain: Bentenyama,
Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the nort ...
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Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the nort ...
, 6.1 m. *The largest lake:
Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13th ol ...
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Shiga is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
. 670.33 km². *The largest island: Honshū, 227,945.15 km². **The largest island, excluding 4 major islands: Okinawa Island, 1,206.49 km². ***Etorofu Island ( Iturup), 3,182.65 km², currently administrated by
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, is the largest island claimed by Japan. **The largest ''remote island'', without its
prefectural A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
capital:
Sado Island is a city located on in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area is urbanized. Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four main islands and Ok ...
, Niigata, 854.88 km². *The smallest island:
Okinotorishima , or Parece Vela, is a coral reef with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures. It is administered by Japan with a total shoal area of and land area . Its dry land area is mostly made up by three concrete encasings and there is a ...
, Ogasawara, Tokyo. (The status as an island is disputed by the People's Republic of China.) *The largest
uninhabited island A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotype ...
: Oshima Ōshima, Hokkaidō, 9.73 km². *The smallest inhabited island: Warabi Kojima, Gotō,
Nagasaki is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole Nanban trade, port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hi ...
, 0.03 km², population of 9 people (2005). *The longest river:
Shinano River The , known as the in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing ...
, Niigata,
Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ...
, and
Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...
. 367 km. *The shortest river: Shiokawa River,
Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...
, 300 m. *The narrowest sea strait in the world: Dofuchi Strait, ( :ja:土渕海峡),
Kagawa may refer to: * , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku * , a district in Kagawa Prefecture * , a town located in Kagawa District * , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture * Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...
, 9.93 m at its narrowest point. *The highest temperature: **Official record:
Kumagaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kumagaya is one of the larges ...
, Saitama 41.1 °C, July 23, 2018. **Unofficial record: Adachi, Tokyo, 42.7 °C, July 20, 2004. *The lowest temperature: **Official record:
Asahikawa is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiy ...
, Hokkaidō, -41.0 °C, January 25, 1902. **Unofficial record: Bifuka, Hokkaidō, -41.5 °C, January 27, 1931. *The largest earthquake:
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six mi ...
, Mj8.4 Mw9.0, March 11, 2011. *The deadliest earthquake: Great Kantō earthquake, 105,385 deaths, September 1, 1923.


Political entities

*The largest prefecture-level entity: Hokkaidō, 83,455 km². *The smallest prefecture-level entity:
Kagawa may refer to: * , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku * , a district in Kagawa Prefecture * , a town located in Kagawa District * , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture * Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...
, 1,862 km². **
Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
was once the smallest, but became larger because of the reclamation of the
Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and ...
. *The largest municipality:
Takayama City Takayama City Hall is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 88,473 in 35,644 households, and a population density of 41 persons per km2. The total area of the city was making it the largest cit ...
, Gifu, 2,179 km². (Larger than Kagawa or Osaka.) *The largest ward: Aoi Ward,
Shizuoka City is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. the city had an estimated population of 690,881 in 106,087 households, an ...
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Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...
, 1,073 km². *The smallest municipality: Funahashi Village,
Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
, 3.5 km². *Prefecture-level entity with the largest population: Tokyo, 12,678,395 residents. *Prefecture-level entity with the smallest population: Tottori, 607,046 residents. *Municipality with the largest population:
Yokohama City is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
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Kanagawa is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...
, 3,607,125 residents. **Tokyo proper consists of the 23 special districts. *Town with the largest population: Miyoshi,
Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...
, 55,570 residents. *Village with the largest population: Takizawa, Iwate, 53,523 residents. *Municipality with the least population: Aogashima Village, Tokyo, 192 residents. **Municipality with the least population, excluding those in remote islands: Ōkawa Village, Kōchi. 527 residents. *City with the least population:
Utashinai is a Cities of Japan, city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is Japan's smallest city by population. History It was formerly a prosperous coal mining city, but has declined greatly since the closing of the coal mines. The p ...
, Hokkaidō, 5,170 residents. *Town with the least population: Hayakawa, Yamanashi, 1,479 residents. *Municipality with the highest
population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
: Warabi, Saitama. (Also geographically the smallest city.) 13,744 residents per km². *Municipality with the lowest population density: Hinoemata,
Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
, 1.6 residents per km². *Prefecture-level entity with the most municipalities: Hokkaidō, 180 municipalities. (Excluding those in the Northern Territories.) *Prefecture-level entity with the fewest municipalities:
Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
, 15 municipalities. *Prefecture-level entity with the most cities: Saitama, 40 cities. *Prefecture-level entity with the fewest cities: Tottori, 4 cities. *Prefecture-level entity with the most road bridges: Hokkaidō, 11,770 bridges. *Prefecture-level entity with the most road tunnels: Ōita, 488 tunnels. *Municipality with the longest name: **In
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
: ***
Ichikikushikino is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Ichikikushikino was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kushikino, Kagoshima, Kushikino with the town of Ichiki, Kagoshima, Ichiki ...
(いちき串木野),
Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
. *** Kasumigaura (かすみがうら), Ibaraki. *** Tsukubamirai (つくばみらい), Ibaraki. **In
Rōmaji The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as . Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...
: Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima.


Buildings

*Building with the largest total floor area: JR Central Towers, a part of
Nagoya Station is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
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Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...
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Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...
, 416,565 m². *The tallest structure:
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010Sumida,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, 634 m. *The tallest building:
Abenobashi Terminal Building is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the (main tenants: Osaka Abenobashi Station, Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas Wing Building), (Miyako City Osaka Tennoji), ...
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Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
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Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, 300 m. *The largest wooden building: Ōdate Jukai Dome,
Ōdate is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 71,558 in 31,634 households, and a population density of 82 persons per km2 (212 persons per square mile). The total area of the city is . Geography Ōdate is loca ...
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Akita is a Japanese name and may refer to: Places * 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid * Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan * Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan * Akita, Kumamoto ...
, 178×157×52 m, 24,672 m³. *The oldest wooden building in the world: The five-story pagoda and
kon-dō Main hall is the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound ('' garan'') which enshrines the main object of veneration.Kōjien Japanese dictionary Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English t ...
of
Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery. The temple was ...
temple,
Ikaruga is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure. It is the spiritual sequel to ''Radiant Silvergun'' (1998) and was originally released in Japanese arcades in December 2001. The story follows a rebel pilot named Shinra as he battles an enemy nation u ...
,
Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It ...
. Built around 700. *The longest wooden bridge in the world:
Hōrai Bridge The is a wooden pedestrian bridge over the Ōi River located in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in 1879 With a length of , the bridge was registered in The Guinness Book of Records as the longest wooden walk ...
, Shimada,
Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...
, 897m. *The oldest private residence: Hakogi Family House,
Kōbe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which ...
, Hyōgo, built in 806. *The longest bench in the world: The one in Masuhoura coast, Shika, Ishikawa, 460 m. *Aquarium with the largest water capacity in the world:
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium The , formerly known as the Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium, is located within the Ocean Expo Park in Okinawa, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA), and was the largest aquarium in the world until it was sur ...
, Motobu,
Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...
, 7,500 t. *The oldest community onsen in Japan: Sabakoyu Onsen in Iizaka,
Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
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Transportation


Aviation

*The shortest regular flight route: From Kita-Daitō Airport to Minami-Daitō Airport. The flight takes 3 minutes. *The longest regular flight route: From
New Chitose Airport is an international airport located south-southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By both traffic and land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō. It is adjacent to Chitose Air Ba ...
to
Naha Airport is a second class airport located west of the city hallAIS Japan
 in Haneda Airport , officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...
, 65 million users per annum. (4th busiest in the world.)


Rail transportation

*Station with the most users in the world: Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 3.22 million users per a day. **Subway station with the most users:
Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Ayase Station is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. Lines Ayase Station is served by the following two lines. * JR East Joban Line * Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Li ...
, Adachi, Tokyo, 490,000 users per a day. *Station with the most trains:
Tokyo Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...
, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 4,000 trains per a day. *Station with the longest name: **In
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
: Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station (南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原), Minamiaso,
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...
. **In Romaji: Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station, Minamiaso,
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...
. *Station with the shortest name: **In
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
: There are roughly 90 stations with just 1
kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
, including
Sakai Station is a passenger railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK11". Lines Sakai Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and ...
(堺), Kashiwa Station (柏), or
Kure Station is a JR West railway station on the Kure Line, located in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. History *Opened as a station of the Japan National Railways on December 27, 1903 *Lent to the Sanyo Railway on December 1, 1904. *Sanyo Railway was nationalized ...
(呉). **In
hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
:
Tsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), the private railway operator Kintetsu and the third sector Ise Railway. The name of the station is c ...
(津/つ), Tsu, Mie. **In Romaji:
Ao Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the third sector and the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). Lines Ao Stat ...
, Ei Station, Ii Station,
Kō Station (Aichi) is a junction railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Kō Station is a station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminal station for t ...
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Kō Station (Tokushima) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B04". Lines Kō Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 62.3 km from the beginn ...
, Oe Station, Ōe Station (Aichi), Ōe Station (Kyōto), and Yū Station. *The largest number of different stations with a same name: 10, Shiyakusho-mae Stations, namely: ** Shiyakusho-mae Station (Aichi), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Chiba), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Ehime), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Fukui), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Hiroshima), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Hokkaido), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Kagoshima), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Kumamoto), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Nagano), Shiyakusho-mae Station (Wakayama) *Station with the most platforms:
Tokyo Station Tokyo Station ( ja, 東京駅, ) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza ...
, 15 platforms with 30 lines. *The longest railway line:
Sanin Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Ky ...
, 673.8 km. *Railway operator with the longest distance: East Japan Railway Company, 7,405 km. **Tramway operator with the longest distance:
Hiroshima Electric Railway is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short. The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufactur ...
, 35.1 km. *Railway operator with the shortest distance:
Kurama-dera is a temple in the far north of Kyoto, Japan which houses some National Treasures of Japan. It was a member of the Tendai sect and subordinate to Shōren-in from the 12th century until 1949 when it founded its own religious body. The object of ...
Temple, 0.2 km. (
Funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
.) **''Ordinary'' railway operator with the shortest distance:
Shibayama Railway is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line, ...
, 2.2 km. *The longest railway tunnel in the world: JR Kaikyo Line
Seikan Tunnel The Seikan Tunnel ( ja, 青函トンネル, or , ), is a dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern isl ...
, 53.85 km. *The shortest railway tunnel: JR
Agatsuma Line Agatsuma may refer to: *, Japanese shamisen player *Agatsuma District, Gunma, a district in Gunma Prefecture, Japan *Agatsuma, Gunma, a town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan *Agatsuma River, a river in Japan *Agatsuma Entertainment, a Japanese toy/video ...
Tarusawa Tunnel was the shortest railway tunnel in Japan, at 7.2 meters in length, until its abandonment in 2014. It was built in 1946, and was located on the Agatsuma Line in Gunma Prefecturebr>at 36°33'50.2"N 138°43'21.2"E The tunnel was abandoned after a n ...
, 7.2m. *The longest railway bridge: JR
Tōhoku Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of , making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main ...
The First Kitakami River Bridge, 3,868m. *Station with the highest altitude:
Komagatake Ropeway is an aerial lift line in the Kiso Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Description The line, opened in 1967, climbs up to Senjōjiki Cirque 2600m above sea level, and it is easiest route to Mount Kisokoma and Mount Hōken. Summit statio ...
Senjōjiki Station, Komagane,
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. 2,611m. (
Aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
.) **''Ordinary'' railway station with the highest altitude: JR
Koumi Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It links Kobuchizawa Station in Hokuto, Yamanashi with Komoro Station in Komoro, Nagano, and extends 78.9 km (49.0 mi) through the mountains with a total of 31 ...
Nobeyama Station, Minamimaki,
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, 1,346m. **Subway station with the highest altitude:
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia. The line was named aft ...
Shibuya Station is a railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest ...
, a third floor of the building. *Station with the lowest altitude: JR
Kaikyō Line The is an 87.8-kilometer long railway line operated mainly by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The line connects Naka-Oguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori, through the Seikan Tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido, to Kikonai Station in K ...
Yoshioka-Kaitei Station was a railway station on the Kaikyo Line in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station was underground and was located within the Seikan Tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait linking the main Japanese ...
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Fukushima may refer to: Japan * Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture ** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan ***Fukushima University, national university in Japan *** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
, Hokkaidō, -149.5m. (Accessible from the railway line only.) **''Ordinary'' station with the lowest altitude:
Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...
Roppongi Station is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway. Lines *Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-04) * Toei Oedo Line (E-23) Station layout The Toei Oedo Line platform 1 is 42 meters underground, making this sta ...
, Minato, Tokyo, -42m. **Overground station with the lowest altitude:
Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Companies * Kintetsu Group Holdings, the holding corporation of the Kintetsu Railway ** Kintetsu Bus, a bus company and a subsidiary ...
Nagoya Line Kintetsu-Yatomi Station,
Yatomi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,589 in 18,185 households and a population density of 910 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The between of the border, and neighboring tow ...
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Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...
, -0.9m. *Railway operator with the most different express services:
West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...
, 13 services. (Limited Express, Express, Liner, Special Rapid, Airport Rapid, Kishūji Rapid, Tanbaji Rapid, Yamatoji Rapid, Miyakoji Rapid, Rapid, B Rapid, Regional Rapid, Local.) *Station with the most different express services: Shinjuku Station, 15 services. (Special Express, Semi Special Express, Rapid Express, Express, Tama Express, Semi Express, Section Semi Express, Commuter Special Rapid, Chūō Special Rapid, Oume Special Rapid, Special Rapid, Commuter Rapid, Rapid, Liner, Local.) *Station with the least opening days: JR
Yosan Line The is the principal railway line on the island of Shikoku in Japan, connecting the major cities of Shikoku, and via the Honshi-Bisan Line, with Honshu. It is operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), and is aligned approximately p ...
Tsushimanomiya Station, Mitoyo,
Kagawa may refer to: * , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku * , a district in Kagawa Prefecture * , a town located in Kagawa District * , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture * Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...
, opens 2 days a year. *Passenger train service with the longest distance:
Twilight Express The was a limited express sleeping car train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan from 1989 until March 2015. It ran between the city of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido and Osaka in south-western Honshu, ...
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Sapporo Station is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It is served by Hakodate Main Line and other lines of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), and is also connected to the Subway Sapporo Station. Sapporo Station is the starting p ...
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Osaka Station is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, 1,508.7 km(Closed in March 2016, to make way for Shinkansen). *Freight train service with the longest distance: Rapid Freight 3098-2071 Train (from Sapporo Freight Terminal to Fukuoka Freight Terminal), and Rapid Freight 2070-3099 Train (the opposite direction), both 2,128 km. *
Monorail A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurat ...
with the longest distance in the world:
Osaka Monorail The is a monorail system in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by . At long, it is the second longest monorail system in the world after the Chongqing Monorail and the longest monorail system in Japan. It links the three campuses o ...
, 23.8 km. *Suspended monorail with the longest distance in the world: Chiba Urban Monorail, 15.2 km. *The fastest train in service: JR East
Tōhoku Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of , making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main ...
E5 series The and the related are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 Ma ...
, 320 km/h. **The fastest train in service, excluding
Shinkansen The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond l ...
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Hokuetsu Express The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by . Construction of the line first began in 1968 by the Japanese National ...
Hokuhoku Line The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by . Construction of the line first began in 1968 by the Japanese National ...
, 160 km/h. **The fastest subway in service:
Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. Its name translates to "''East-West Line"''. The line runs between Nakano in Nakano-ku, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi in Funabashi, Chiba Pr ...
, 100 km/h. *The longest distance between two stations: JR Central
Tōkaidō Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
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Maibara Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan. On the border between West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), it is jointly operated by both companies, alon ...
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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan ...
, 68.1 km. **The longest distance between two stations, excluding Shinkansen: JR Hokkaidō
Sekishō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The main Sekishō Line connects in Chitose and Shintoku Station in the town of Shintoku. The name of the line comes from the subprefectures along the route, na ...
, from Shin-Yūbari Station to Shimukappu Station, 34.3 km. *The shortest distance between two stations:
Matsuura Railway is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan. Lines The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations. Principal investors * Nag ...
Nishi-Kyūshū Line, from Sasebo-Chūō Station to Naka-Sasebo Station, 200m.


Road

*The longest Expressways of Japan, expressway: Tōhoku Expressway, 679.5 km. *The longest National highways of Japan, national highway: Japan National Route 4, Route 4, 743.7 km. **The longest national highway, in the official count: Japan National Route 58, Route 58, 857.6 km. (Only 255.5 km is on land.) *The shortest national highway: Japan National Route 174, Route 174, 187m. *The shortest prefectural road: Hiroshima Prefectural Route 204, length 7m. (Width 14m.) *The widest road: Ōsaka Chūō Loop Line, 122m at its widest point. *The longest road tunnel: Kanetsu Tunnel, 11,055m. *The longest road bridge: Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, Tokyo Bay Aqua-Bridge, 4424m. *The longest suspension bridge in the world: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, 1,991m. *Road with the highest altitude: Hida Nokkoshi mountain path, Gifu and
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, 3,020m. **Road with the highest altitude, accessible by normal vehicles: Ōdarumi Path,
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and Yamanashi, 2,360m. *Road with the lowest altitude: Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, Tokyo Bay Aqua-Tunnel, -60m.


Bus

*Bus operator with the most buses: Nishi-Nippon Railroad, approx. 2,000 buses. (2,900 buses by the entire group.) *Bus operator with the least buses: Onigashima Kankō Jidōsha in Megijima, Megijima Island,
Kagawa may refer to: * , the smallest prefecture of Japan by area, located on the island of Shikoku * , a district in Kagawa Prefecture * , a town located in Kagawa District * , train station in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture * Kagawa (surname) Kagawa (w ...
, 2 buses. *Bus line with the longest distance: Hakata-gō, from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka. Approx. 1,150 km, for 14 hours and 20 minutes. *Bus stop with the longest name: Magarikane-Shizuoka-Shikakutokubetsushien-Gakko-Shizutetsufudosan-Shizuokaminamiten-Mae (曲金静岡視覚特別支援学校静鉄不動産静岡南店前, "Magarikane, Shizuoka Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired, Shizutetsu Real Estate Shizuoka-Minami Shop"), Shizuoka Railway, Shizutetsu-Justline, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka-city,
Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...
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Literature

*The best selling book, excluding comics: ''Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window'', Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, more than 7.5 million copies. *Series novel with the most volumes: ''Guin Saga'' series by Kaoru Kurimoto, main series 108 volumes, spinoffs 20 volumes, still ongoing. *Book that needed the longest preparation: ''Dainihonshi'' (The history of Great Japan), which the group of authors began writing in 1657, completed in 1906. *Serialized novel with the most episodes: ''Human Revolution in SGI, The Human Revolution'' by Daisaku Ikeda, 4,955 episodes as of November 18, 2006, including ''The New Human Revolution'', its sequel. Still ongoing. *The shortest poem in the world: ''Hi e yamu'' (陽へ病む) by Ōhashi Raboku, 4 Japanese letters. *Newspaper with the largest circulation in the world: ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', 14,323,781 copies. *Freepaper with the largest circulation in the world: ''Pado (magazine), Pado'', 12,919,300 copies.


Manga

*The best selling comic: ''One Piece'' by Eiichiro Oda, with 480,000,000 copies printed worldwide as of February 4, 2021. *Comic with the most collected volumes: ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' by Osamu Akimoto with 200. *Serialized comic with the most episodes: Jankenpon by Izumi Shōji, 15770+ episodes (ongoing). *Serialized comic with the longest span: ''Sennin Buraku'' by Kō Kojima, serialized from 1956–2014.


Entertainment

*Highest selling music act and band: B'z. More than 82 million records. (according to Oricon) *Highest selling solo artist: Ayumi Hamasaki. More than 50 million records. (according to Oricon) *Biggest selling single: ''Subete No Hito No Kokoro Ni Hana Wo'' by Shoukichi Kina. More than 30 million. *Best-selling album: ''First Love (Hikaru Utada album), First Love'' by Hikaru Utada. *Best-selling album by a male solo artist: ''Love'' by Ryuichi Kawamura *Most Number 1 recorded hits by a band (singles, albums, DVD/VHS): B'z, Singles: 49, Albums: 25, EPs: 3, DVD/VHS: 12 *Most Number 1 recorded hits by a solo artist (singles, albums, DVD): Ayumi Hamasaki, Singles: 41, Albums: 16, DVD: 10 *First artist to top all three Oricon Charts (Singles, albums, DVDs) in the same week: Ayumi Hamasaki *Musician who dominated Oricon Top 100 chart with multiple songs in the same week: Southern All Stars, 44 songs. *Musician who dominated Oricon Top 10 chart with multiple songs in the same week: B'z, 9 songs. *Only person with a number one album for 13 consecutive years: Ayumi Hamasaki. *Single which took the longest time to become Oricon No.1: ''Katte ni Sinbad'' by Southern All Stars, released on June 25, 1978, Oricon No.1 in July 2003. *Musician with the most songs played in a single live performance: Ichirou Mizuki, Ichirō Mizuki, 1,000 songs, sung for 24 hours. *List of highest-attended concerts#Single-artist concerts, Largest-ticketed concert ever held by a single act: Glay Expo'99 Survival, by the band Glay (band), Glay, 200,000 people. *Biggest selling video game software: ''Super Mario Bros.'', 6,810,000 copies domestically. *The longest-running television program: ''Kyō no Dekigoto'' ("Today's News"), Nippon Television, from 1954 to 2006. *The most-watched television program: ''Boxing Fly Weight World Match, Yoshio Shirai versus Pascual Perez'', 1954, 96.1% according to Dentsu. *The highest-grossing film: ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,'' Japanese Yen, ¥38,78 billion (ongoing). *Movie series with the most installments in the world: ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. *Movies with the largest credited cast in the world: ''Kamen Rider 555#Paradise Lost, Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost'', 4070 members. *Pop group with the most members: ''AKB48'', a total of 90 members


Others

*The oldest organism, living being naturally grown: Jōmon Sugi, the cryptomeria tree in Yakushima, Yakushima Island,
Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
, more than 2,170 to 7,200 years old. *The oldest organism, living being deemed planted by human: Sugi no Osugi, the cryptomeria tree in Ōtoyo, Kōchi, Otoyo, Kochi with an estimated age of about 3,000 years. *The oldest hotel in the world: Hoshi Ryokan, Hōshi, Komatsu, Ishikawa, Komatsu, Ishikawa, opened in 718. *The largest tomb in the world: Nintokuryō Tomb, Sakai, Osaka, Sakai,
Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
, 46ha. See Daisen Kofun, as this is the official name of the complex of tombs considered the burial place of Emperor Nintoku (Kofun is Japanese for this type of burial mound). *The tallest statue: Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku, Ibaraki, Ushiku, Ibaraki, 120m. *The largest screen in the world: Turf Vision of Tokyo Racecourse, Fuchu, Tokyo, Fuchū, Tokyo, 11.2x66.4m, 743.68m2. *The shortest festival: Enrei-no-Onodachi Memorial Festival, Okaya, Nagano, Okaya,
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. It takes approx. 5 seconds to complete the festival. *The company with the longest history in the world: Kongō Gumi, from 578 till 2006. *The oldest political party still active: Japanese Communist Party, from 1922. The only surviving Japanese political party from the World War II, pre-war times. *The fastest battery electric vehicle in the world: Eliica, 370 km/h. *Best selling motorcycle in the world: Honda Super Cub, more than 50 million. *The shortest escalator in the world: the one in Okadaya More-s, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki,
Kanagawa is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ...
, 5 seconds a ride. *Theme park with the 3rd most visitors in the world: Tokyo Disneyland, Urayasu, Chiba, Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba. *Roller coaster with the longest track in the world: Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Mie, Kuwana, Mie. *Roller coaster with the most inversions in the world: Eejanaika (roller coaster), Ējanaika, Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi. *The most expensive coin regularly used in the world: 500 yen coin. *The Chinese character#Rare and complex characters, most complex character in the world: 龘. Taito (kanji), Taito is a rare 84 stroke character, made of two kanji ("cloud" (雲) and "dragon" (龘)) repeated three times each. It means "the appearance of a Japanese dragon, dragon in flight". It has also been pronounced ''daito'' (だいと) and ''otodo'' (おとど). *Law with the longest name: , roughly meaning "Special measures law concerning the measures which our nation will enforce for the activities that foreign nations take to accomplish the objective of the charter of the United Nations corresponding the attacks by terrorists occurred on September 11, Heisei 13, on the United States of America, as well as the humanitarian measures based on the related decisions of the United Nations and other factors". Usually called (special anti-terrorism law). *The longest song: ''Ishizaka Masao Hitori Tabi-shite — Zenkoku Waga-machi Ondo'' ("Ishizaka Masao Travelling Alone — All Japan 'Our Towns' Ondo (music), Ondo"), 3355 chorus in total. *The shortest Citizen's Charter: 和 (''Wa'', "Harmony"), Katano, Osaka, Katano,
Ōsaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 ...
. *The longest address: Ōaza Tobishimashinden Aza Takenogō Yotare Minaminowari, Tobishima, Aichi, Tobishima Village, Ama District, Aichi, Ama District, Aichi Prefecture. () *The shortest address: Ro 1, Asahi, Chiba, Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture. () *The shortest place name: O (績), Omi, Nagano, Omi,
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References

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