Answer:
lands near the coast
Step-by-step explanation:
The areas in Japan that have the lowest elevations is "lands near the coast."
This is evident in the fact that the lowest elevation in Japan is the "surface of Hachirōgata" which is 4 meters below the sea level from a natural point.
Even that Hachirōgata is a lake in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan which is a body of land near the coast.