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Did you know that . . . .
The Japanese name for Japan is Nihon.
It is written in kanji as
日本
.
Japan is made up of 4 main islands and thousands of small islands.
The 4 main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku.
The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. Tokyo is situated on the biggest island of Honshu.
The population of Tokyo in 2011 was 13,216,220 people.
The total population of Japan in 2011 was 127,817,277 people. In comparison, Australia's population was
22,620,600
people
What else?
Most of the large cities in Japan are found around the coast
The biggest cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka are found on the east coast. Can you see them on the map?
70% of the country is mountainous
There are about 200 volcanoes in Japan.
Mt Fuji is the most famous. It is called "Fuji Sama" by the Japanese as a sign of respect.
Some more trivia:
In Japan, people always take their shoes off before entering a house.
The famous Japanese bullet-train travels at up to 350 km/h
Japanese people usually bow when greeting each other.
Soccer and Baseball are the two most popular sports in Japan
Sumo wrestling is the National sport.
The red circle on the Japanese flag represents the rising sun.
Japanese usually use chopsticks to eat their meals.
Many Japanese people have rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
JAPAN
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