The southernmost point is Okinotorishima; the westernmost is Cape Irizaki on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, and the easternmost is Minami Torishima.
At 150 m (492 ft) below sea level, the bottom of Hachinohe mine is the country's lowest point.
The surface of Hachirōgata is Japan's lowest natural point at 4 m (13 ft) below sea level.
Japan extends from 20° to 45° north latitude (Okinotorishima to Benten-jima) and from 122° to 153° east longitude (Yonaguni to Minami Torishima).
[1] The coordinates used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84.