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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
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
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