JAPAN

The Japanese called their country Nihon- "sun-origin“, that is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Landscape Most of the islands are mountain

build, many are volcanic Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is

a volcano.

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan

Mount Fuji, as everyone knows, is not an active volcano.

Scientists say that it formed over 100, 000 years ago.

It last erupted in December of 1707.

Mt. Fuji is visible from Tokyo.

Natureplants

The Japanese cherry (sakura) is the unofficial national flower of Japan

Japanese plum Japanese maple Pine Bamboo

Animals

Lots of snakes Monkeys Tokyo crow Crane Japanese deer Japanese river otter Macaque Loggerhead turtle Golden eagle

Population Japan has the

world's tenth-largest population

over 127 million people.

Language The national language is Japanese They have 3 scripst: Kanji, Hiragana,

Katakana The language is actually suprisingly

simple, I know cause I’m learning it. There are simple rules for almost all the grammar. For example: making a question, you just put ‘ka’ at the end of the sentence

Economy Japan has the world's second-largest

economy It is a very developed country with

very high living standards. It has the highest life expectancy of

any country in the world and the third lowest child mortality rate

Religion Mainly

Buddhists and Shintoists

Sports Japan as most Asian countries is well

known for marcial arts especialy sumo. They also have a lot of judo, karate and modern kendo

But today Baseball is the most popular sport

They also play football, golf .

Culture A very big part of every day life is

bowing. Japanese people bow when they say ‘thank you’, ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’ and many more. It has become such a tradition that some people even bow when they are talking on the telephone .

Kimono Is a traditional form of clothing worn

by men and women. It’s very complicated to put on a

kimono corectly. It has many layers and belts which have to go on in a precice order.

Japanese gardens In Japanese culture, garden-making

is a high art Typical Japanese gardens have a

home in the center from where the garden is viewed

Food The Japanese are

the worlds biggest fish and seefood eaters

Japan kills about 1000 whales and millions of fish each year

They eat food with chopsticks