Editing Geography of Japan (section)

===Rainfall===
Japan is generally a rainy country with high humidity.<ref name=loc/> Because of its wide range of latitude,<ref name=loc/> seasonal winds, and different types of ocean currents,{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Japan has a variety of climates, with the latitude range of the inhabited islands ranging from [[24th parallel north|24°N]] to [[46th parallel north|46°N]], which is comparable to the range between [[Nova Scotia]] and [[The Bahamas]] on the east coast of North America.<ref name=loc/> Tokyo is between [[35th parallel north|35°N]] and [[36th parallel north|36°N]], which is comparable to that of [[Tehran]], [[Athens]], or [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=loc/>

As Mount Fuji and the coastal Japanese Alps provide a rain shadow, Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures receive the least precipitation in Honshu, though it still exceeds {{convert|900|mm|in|0}} annually. A similar effect is found in Hokkaido, where [[Okhotsk Subprefecture]] receives as little as {{convert|750|mm|in|0}} per year. All other prefectures have coasts on the Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, or Seto Inland Sea or have a body of salt water connected to them. Two prefectures—[[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]] and [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]—are composed entirely of islands.