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Welcome to Japan ...

Japan is located in Luzerne County<1>.

Japan is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Japan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Japan: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Japan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Japan - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Japan.

Communities near Japan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Japan.

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hazleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nanticoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tamaqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lehighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Japan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Japan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Japan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Japan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Japan. See our Newspapers Page for Japan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Japan ...

Looking for more information about Japan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Japan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Japan.

Adding Japan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Japan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Japan was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Japan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Japan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Japan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Japan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.