Japan By Celeste

The usual info Population: 127.3 million Size: 377.972 km2 Language: Japanese Capital: Tokyo Currency: Japanese yen Flag:

Location

Foods Japan is known for their amazingly tasty food! But not just taste. Appearance, the way it’s cooked, and much more! But let’s get to know what most of them are! Food in Japan can be cooked in a kitchen, but their tradition is in front of you! These are called Steakhouses, where the stove is in front of your table. These places are very popular in Japan.

Some of the foods Sushi Teriyaki beef Tofu Tempura Tempura

Some of the foods Soba Sashimi Udon Yakitori

Manga and Anime Manga and Anime are ways the Japanese draw. Manga is usually used for books. In Japanese it means “comics.” Anime is the drawing and style they do in movies and kids shows. It refers to the animation style. It’s either hand-drawn or computer-generated. Anime and Manga share many characteristics, including: exaggerating of physical features, imagination, and visualising the characters. These are very popular and a unique version of their drawing style.

Beautiful settings Mt Fuji is the highest mountain peak in Japan. It stands 3,776.24 metres. The Japanese name for her is Fuji San. Mt Fuji is an attractive cone, and many artistic minds choose to paint it. The Koi ponds are another special thing in Japan. They are big ponds with big Koi Fish, and can publically be found in the centre of gardens. The fish are quite spectacular! The Cherry Blossom Gardens are one of the most spectacular Japanese traditions. They only blossom in 1 season : Spring. They were originally planted after people who died in the wars and were to be remembered.

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Flora and fauna Japan has 2 very different climates. Japan has both tropical and arctic plants. Approximately there are 17,000 different types of plants. And roughly 68% of land is forests.

Fauna

Origami Origami is a traditional Japanese creation. Its name comes for the Japanese word “ori”, meaning folding, and “gami” meaning paper. Some Japanese take it seriously, and sell some beautiful creations. There is a day called Origami Day, when the Japanese create origami cranes to remember their families that died in the war.

Japan in seasons Winter Summer

Autumn Spring

OMG facts Japan suffers 1,500 earthquakes each year Japan contains over 6,800 islands Japan has over 50,000 people over 100 Japanese trains are among the worlds most punctual: the average delay is 18 seconds The Japanese grow square watermelons because it's easier to stack and store There are more pets than children There is a cat café, where you can feed cats and get to socialize with them There are about 5.52 million vending machines in Japan Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan, as it's viewed as exhaustion from working hard Around 24 billion pairs of chopsticks are used in Japan each year Black cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan In Japan, KFC is a typical feast of Christmas Eve Godzilla is an official citizen of Japan In Japan, Burger King has an all-black burger Japan has over 70 flavours of Fanta including 'The Mystery Fruit', 'Genius Energy' and 'Hip Hop' flavour In Japan, they use more paper for comics than for toilet paper A Snoopy Museum opened in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan

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