Japan



Japan, is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and China in the southwest.

The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands.

Japan is renowned for its historical and extensive cinema, influential music industry, anime, video gaming, rich cuisine and its major contributions to science and modern-day technology.

Locations

 * Tokyo
 * Osaka
 * Kobe
 * Fukuoka
 * Kagoshima
 * Nagoya
 * Yokohama

Trvia

 * As a result of Japan being the 'home country' for Toho and countless other film studios, it is the birthplace of the kaiju genre of movies, including the Godzilla franchise.