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island country in East Asia
Main category: Japan
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negara di Asia Timur (id); островное государство в Восточной Азии (ru); கிழக்காசிய நாடு (ta); paìsi di l'estremu urienti (scn); país insular na Ásia Oriental (pt); stat sovran fl-Asja tal-Lvant (mt); ಪೂರ್ವ ಏಷ್ಯಾದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಒಂದು ದ್ವೀಪರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ (kn); bangsâ king Asia (pam); țară insulară din Asia de Est (ro); острвска држава у источној Азији (sr-ec); monarkiyang konstitusyonal na bansa sa Silangang Asya (tl); país de l'Àsia i arxipèlag de l'oceà Pacífic (ca); gwlad yn nwyrain Asia (cy); ประเทศในเอเชียตะวันออก (th); nchi ya visiwani katika Asia Mashariki (sw); കിഴക്കനേഷ്യയിലെ ഒരു ദ്വീപ് രാഷ്ട്രമാണ് ജപ്പാൻ (ml); 東亞國家 (zh-tw); sovereign island naition in Eastren Asie (sco); ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯊꯪꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯌꯥꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯅꯤꯡꯇꯝꯕ ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ (mni); ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਵਿਚ ਟਾਪੂ ਦੇਸ਼ (pa); 東亞國家 (zh-hk); país insular situado no Extremo Oriente asiático (gl); पूरबी एशिया में एगो संबैधानिक राजतंत्र (bho); νησιωτική χώρα της ανατολικής Ασίας (el); jiecânâs suáluistaatâ Nuorttâ-Aasiast (smn) Estado de Japón (es); 日本國, 東瀛, 東洋, 扶桑國, 扶桑 (yue); Giappone, Ghjappone, Ghjapponu (co); जापान (ks); Страна восходящего солнца, Ниппон (ru); Nihon, Nippon, Land der aufgehenden Sonne (de); Japún (pam); страната на изгряващото Слънце (bg); Țara soarelui răsare, Țara Soarelui Răsare, Țara crizantemei, Țara Crizantemei (ro); 日本國 (zh-hk); 日本国, 日本國 (zh); 日本国 (zh-hans); Kejsardömet Japan, Staten Japan, Nippon, Soluppgångens land, Nihon, Japanska kejsardömet, Japanska imperiet (sv); Jáhpan (se); State of Japan, Land of the Rising Sun, Nihon, Nippon, JP, Nippon-koku, Nihon-koku, JA, JPN, jp, JAP, Ja, Jap (en); Япунстан (tt); 日本國 (zh-hant); 日本国 (zh-cn); Negara Matahari Terbit (ms); 일본국 (ko); Жопун, Япония (tg-cyrl); Japanujo, Nipono, JP (eo); pungsod Haponanën, pungsod Hapones, pongsod Haponanun, pongsod Haponis (krj); சப்பான் (ta); निप्पन, उगते सूरज का देश, जपान (bho); নিপ্পন, সূর্য উদয়ের দেশ (bn); pays du soleil levant, État du Japon, JP, le Japon, Jap. (fr); Negeri Matahari Terbit, Tanah Matahari Terbit, Negara Jepang (id); Nippon, Zemlja Izlazećeg Sunca (hr); Japan (lfn); 日本国 (zh-my); 日本國 (zh-tw); Япония (myv); An t-Seapan (gd); Nippon, Nihon, Kraj Kwitnącej Wiśni, Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca (pl); Estado do Japão, Terra do Sol Nascente, Nihon, Nippon, JP, Nippon-koku, Nihon-koku, JA, JPN, jp, JAP, Ja, Jap, 🇯🇵, 🗾 (pt); 日本國 (zh-mo); Япуния, Япунстан, Япуниә, Япун иле (tt-cyrl); 日本国, 大八州, 敷島, 秋津島, 神州, 扶桑, 日出る国, にほん, にっぽん, にほんこく, にっぽんこく, おおやしま, しきしま, あきつしま, しんしゅう, ふそう, ひいずるくに (ja); Нипон, ЈАП, Земља излазећег Сунца, Држава Јапан, Нихон, JP, Нипон-коку, Нихон-коку, JA, JPN, 🇯🇵, jp, JAP, 🗾 (sr); Nhật, Nhật Bổn (vi); Estado ng Hapon, bansang unang sinisikatan ng araw (tl); Estado do Japão, Terra do Sol Nascente, Nihon, Nippon, JP, Nippon-koku, Nihon-koku, JA, JPN, 🇯🇵, jp, JAP, 🗾 (pt-br); 日本国 (zh-sg); Japan, ญี่ปุ่น (th); Ujapani (sw); Nippon, Nihon (nb); JP, JPN (nl); Naponya (diq); el Japó, Estat del Japó (ca); ಉದಯಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸೂರ್ಯನ ನಾಡು, ನಿಪ್ಪಾನ್, (kn); یابان, نیپۆن, JA, JAP (ckb); 日本 (gl); 🇯🇵, يابان (ar); Χώρα του ανατέλλοντος ηλίου (el); Japonya Devleti, Doğan Güneşin Ülkesi (tr)

Japan (日本) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the southwest.

Japan 
island country in East Asia
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Location
Located in or next to body of water
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Has part(s)
  • Northern Japan
  • Eastern Japan
  • Central Japan
  • Western Japan
  • Southern Japan
Inception
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  • Korean War
  • Treaty of San Francisco
  • Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan
  • Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan
  • 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture)
  • Expo '70
  • 1972 Winter Olympics
  • transfer of sovereignty over Okinawa
  • 1991 Japanese Recession
  • Great Hanshin earthquake
  • 1998 Winter Olympics
  • Tokaimura nuclear accident
  • 2002 FIFA World Cup
  • Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
  • Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
  • World War II
  • 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo)
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  • 125,440,000 (Japan Resident Registry, 2022)
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  • 377,972.28 km²
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35° 00′ 00″ N, 136° 00′ 00″ E
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National symbolEdit

Main category: Symbols of Japan

MapEdit

Main categories: Maps of Japan and Old maps of Japan
Selected maps are included in the   Wikimedia Atlas of Japan .

NatureEdit

Main category: Nature of Japan

GardenEdit

Main galleries: Japanese garden and Japanese rock garden.
Main category: Gardens in Japan

SkylineEdit

Main category: Prefectural capitals of Japan

BuildingEdit

Main categories: Architecture of Japan and Buildings in Japan

CastleEdit

Main category: Castles in Japan

Place of worshipEdit

Main categories: Shinto shrines in Japan and Temples in Japan

Historic buildingEdit

CultureEdit

Main categories: Culture of Japan and Kimono

  • Hina matsuri (March 3). This is the day on which wishes are expressed for the future happiness of girls.

  • Koinobori is decorated around children's day (May 5), in honor of sons and in the hope that they will grow up healthy and strong.

  • Chopsticks are small tapered sticks used in pairs of equal length as the traditional eating utensils.

  • Fusuma are vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors.

  • Geisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.

  • Shōji is a door, window or room divider consisting of translucent paper over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo.

  • Tatami is a mat used to cover the floor in a Japanese room.

ReligionEdit

Main category: Religion in Japan

  • Torii symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred.

  • Sandō is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.

  • Chōzuya or Temizuya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as Temizu.

  • Komainu are statue pairs of lion-like creatures guarding shinto shrines.

  • Suzu means calling gods and divinized heroes.

  • At midnight, people listen to joyanokane, bells which ring the old year out at many Buddhist temples all over Japan.

ArtEdit

Main category: Art of Japan

Art of paintingEdit

Main gallery: Ukiyo-e.
Main category: Paintings in Japan

SculptureEdit

TheaterEdit

Main category: Theatre of Japan

FestivalEdit

Main category: Festivals of Japan by prefecture

SportEdit

Main gallery: Professional sumo.
Main category: Sports in Japan

GameEdit

Main category: Games of Japan

  • Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess.

  • Go is an ancient board game for two players.

  • Karuta (Hyakunin Isshu) is a Japanese card game.

CuisineEdit

Main categories: Cuisine of Japan, Food of Japan, and Wagashi

MuseumEdit

Main categories: Museums in Japan and National museums of Japan

National TreasureEdit

Main category: National Treasures of Japan
Buildings and structures of national treasures of Japan
Fine Arts and crafts of national treasures of Japan

MunicipalityEdit

Main categories: Cities in Japan, Towns in Japan, and Villages in Japan


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