Japan has Japanese alps and not all of japan has mountains. Nearly 70% of Japan are covered in mountains and volcanoes. Japan consists of 6,852 islands and non-volcanic islands (such as coral islands) are very flat.
There are 1279 mountains in Japan. Listing them all would take considerable time. Check the link out - http://www.techrepublic.com/software/mountains-of-japan-10-mobile/1985437
The mountains in Japan effect the country hugely. The mountains take up around 75% of the land. This meant that the people could only live on the sides of the land. If there were no mountains in...
The Tyaphase Mountain, and Mount Fugi are the most common ones. If you are doing a report on the history of Japan make sure you include those mountains...it will definatly impress your teacher!
Japanese Alps Yes, there are the Northern Japan Alps, the Central Japan Alps, and the Southern Japan Alps, all on Japan's main island of Honshu. There are also beautiful peaks on the northern island...