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🗺️ Japan

Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean. Nearly the entire land area is taken up by the country’s four main islands; from north to south these are Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Honshu (Honshū), Shikoku, and Kyushu (Kyūshū). Honshu is the largest of the four, followed in size by Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. In addition, there are numerous smaller islands, the major groups of which are the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands (including the island of Okinawa) to the south and west of Kyushu and the Izu, Bonin (Ogasawara), and Volcano (Kazan) islands to the south and east of central Honshu. The national capital, Tokyo (Tōkyō), in east-central Honshu, is one of the world’s most populous cities.

We all know Japan is a very unique country and that not many places in the world can be compared with it. The culture, the history, food, and the place itself it’s something that you can’t find anywhere else. Today we will list out the main points that make Japan such a unique country.

Cool facts about Japan

1.When eating in Japan, slurping your noodles is not rude
2.The traditional Christmas Eve meal is KFC
3.Over 80% of land in Japan is mountainous
4.The first geisha in Japan were men
5.The number four is extremely unlucky
6.Japanese cuisine has a meat dish made of horse
7.Japanese trains are some of the most punctual in the world
8.The Japanese love wacky flavours
9.In Japan there is 1 vending machine for every 24 people
10.Japanese melons can cost you over $200

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