Which is the largest of the four major islands in Japan?

Honshu, the largest of Japan's four major islands, is located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago and is the seventh largest island in the world. It faces Hokkaido across Tsutsugaru Strait in the north, Shikoku Island across Seto Inland Sea in the south, and Kyushu Island across Guanmen Strait and Hou Feng Waterway in the southwest.

Honshu has three metropolitan areas in Japan, namely Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Osaka Metropolitan Area and Nagoya Metropolitan Area. Japan's population, famous enterprises and universities tend to concentrate in these three metropolitan areas. The population of Honshu Island is mainly concentrated in the Kanto Plain, and the important cities are Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto and Kobe. Tokyo is the political, economic and cultural center of Japan.

Honshu Island is a mainland island, where there are still active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. The highest point of Honshu Island is Mount Fuji, an active volcano, which is 3776 meters high. There are many rivers on Honshu Island, among which Shinagawa is the longest river in Japan.

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Climate environment of Honshu Island

1, the climate is mostly temperate maritime monsoon, with plum rains in early summer and typhoons in autumn. Most areas are mild and humid, but there are obvious differences between north and south and east and west.

2. The annual average temperature is 9.6℃ in Aomori in the north and 15.5℃ in Shimonoseki in the southwest, with a difference of nearly 6℃; The average temperature in Leng Yue (65438+1October) is about -2℃ in the north and 5.5℃ in the southwest. The average temperature in the warmest month (August) is 22.5℃ in the north and 26.7℃ in the southwest. The annual precipitation is 1400 mm in the north and 1700 mm in the southwest.

3. The eastern Pacific slope has the most precipitation in summer and typhoon period, less snowfall in winter and sunny weather; However, the western slope of the Sea of Japan is cloudy and snowy in winter, forming the Zita Law Belt. The forest area accounts for about three-fifths of the total area. The East Pacific coast has more precipitation in summer and autumn, less snowfall in winter, sunny weather, and the coast of the Sea of Japan is cloudy and snowy in winter.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Honshu Island