1001 JAPAN

Japan covers an area of 145,914 square miles (377,915 sq km) that is spread out over its more than 6,500 islands. Four main islands make up Japan however and they are where its main population centers are located.
The four main islands, from north to south, are Honshu, Hokkaidoo, Shikoku, and Kyuushuu; Honshuu is the largest and referred to as the Japanese mainland....

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan with a latitude of 35° 41' north and 140° degrees east. Located in the middle of Honshu Island's east coast, Tokyo is home to the Imperial Residence (with the Emperor's Palace). Japan's seat of Government and...

Learning Japanese Language can be easy and fun. Today in our time and technology, there are several methods to learn Japanese. You can enroll in any language centers in your local area or you can have it at a formal school. In the US, learning a foreign...

Once known in the west either in the form of "sukiyaki" or the more exotic "sushi," Japanese cuisine has in recent years become much more familiar and appreciated around the world.
Many visitors to Japan will have already sampled the pleasures of raw fish or batter-fried shrimp. But few first time visitors to Japan are prepared for the variety and sumptuousness of the food as it is traditionally prepared....