Kombanwa students,
One aspects of Japan's political divisions we should view before we leave the topic of maps, for now, are the cities. Look at this map. Where are the cities located? if you said "along the coastal areas", you are right.
With what you have already learned about Japan's topography, why do you think they located their cities on their coastline? Can you find the capital city of Japan? It is located in Tokyo prefecture, and its beginning letter is a capital "T". But it wasn't always called this; long ago it was know as Edo.
I will stay in the capital for about 5-6 days, but most of the time will be spent in my host city of Minamisoma. It was hard for me to find on a map...it is not a coastal city, but it is close to the Pacific Ocean, and south of Soma. It is not a large city, and is not on this map.
