Japan by Felipe Ibañez

Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

Japan is cromprises over 3000 islands making it an archipielago. The 4 largest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku

Japan Flag:  

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Tourist attractions:

The Mount Fuji is the most famous Mountain in Japan. The area surrounding the mountain is a most attractive tourist route. You need a very good preparation in order to Climb the Mountain because its a long route walking but if you go only for one day is recomended to go by bus tour. Its one of the most known mountain all over the world and its famouse because of the enviroment. It has a lot of nature wonders. This is a place that is recomended for everyone who goes to Japan in vacations. Its a mountain bigger than the Everest.

Eco Assets in HOKkAIDO:

Hokaido is situated in he far northern part of Japan where there is a great weather. Its a place where there is a lot of wind so thats why there are more THAN 249 wind-generators plants.Wind turbines have their own graceful beauty, so they also perform the role of a sightseeing attraction. A good example is the Cape Erimo Wind Power Station where two wind generators stand 35 m high.

Japanese FOOD:

Well the most known food made in Japan its the sushi. Sushi is made of raw fish or vegetables wrapped in cold sushi rice and seaweed - descends down from the Buddhist days in Japan. Ramin is popular a noodle in stock soup dish. They love raw fish again from the Buddhist times - so Sashimi is great small slivers of raw fish sometimes dipped in soya. They serve rice with most meals - mainly plain. 93% of the families in Japan eat  suhi per Day...Thats a lot of raw fish.Udon noodles are popular, made from wheat flour. 

Sports:

The national sport in Japan is the Baseball. The pro baseball league is one of the sport with more spectators in all Japan. Other sport its the Sumo. The sumo is about 2 big fat fighters that fight around a circle in order  to throw one out of the circle. Its a very ancient sport. 

Music:There are several types of traditional, Japanese music (hogaku). Some of the most important ones are listed below:

• Gagaku:
  Ancient court music from China and Korea. It is the oldest type of Japanese, traditional music.  
• Shamisenongaku:
  Music played with the instrument Shamisen, a kind of guitar with only three strings. Kabuki and Bunraku performances are accompanied by the shamisen. 
• Minyo:
  Japanese folk songs.

Politics: 

Japan is a Constitutional Monarchy where the power of the Emperor is very limited. As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by the Constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people".

The president can Have as much wifes as he wants.

Economy: Japan is the second largest economy in the world. Their money is from tecnology. These days everything tecnologic is made in Japan from video games to cars like the hybryd car. Also 

Japan's business culture has many indigenous concepts such as newashami, nenko system, salaryman, and office lady.Also economy is made by exporting sea food and pies.