Why do different regions of japan have varying climate?

Answer 1

Due to the large North South extension of the country, the climate varies strongly in different regions. The climate in most of the major cities, including Tokyo, is temperate to subtropic and consists of four seasons. The winter is mild and the summer is hot and humid. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer. The climate of the northern island of Hokkaido and the Sea of Japan coast is colder, and snow falls in large amounts. In Okinawa, on the other hand, the mean temperature of January is a warm 17 degrees Celsius.

Answer 2

Japan's highest mountain is Mt. Fuji, with an elevation of 3776 m (12388 ft). ... and more than 200 other smaller islands, including those of the Amami, Okinawa, .... Two primary factors influence Japan's climate: a location near the Asian continent .... their jurisdictions do not correspond to the eight regions

Answer 3

Because it is so large.

The Asian continent is 44,579,000 km2, and comprises of roughly 49 independent countries.

These countries extend from below (south of) the Equator and stretch northward right up to the Arctic circle. Besides this, the landmass of Asia extends from below seas level (Dead Sea), to the Top of the World (Mount Everest).

This gives the continent a huge climatic range from frozen tundra and glaciers through deserts (Gobi) to tropical rain forests.