The statistic presents the length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, broken down by prefecture. During the measured period, the northern Hokkaido Prefecture had the longest coastlines in Japan. With a length of approximately 4,183 kilometers, Nagasaki Prefecture had the second longest coast in the Japanese archipelago.
Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture
(in kilometers)
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MOE (Japan). (September 4, 2017). Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/
MOE (Japan). "Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture (in kilometers)." Chart. September 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/
MOE (Japan). (2017). Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/
MOE (Japan). "Length of Coastlines in Japan in 2015, by Prefecture (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/
MOE (Japan), Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Length of coastlines in Japan in 2015, by prefecture (in kilometers) [Graph], MOE (Japan), September 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/684373/japan-length-of-coasts-by-prefecture/