Facts about Japan

Japan has been inhabited since 30,000 B.C.

Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.
More than 70% of Japan consists of

mountains, including 200 volcanoes.

the Japanese is the 9 most common language
in the world.
Some of these dialects (the Ryukyuan
languages) could be considered a separate
language
There are 100 dialects of the Japanese
language

There are 4 writing systems in Japan: Kanji,

Hiragana, Katakana and Rmaji

Japanese is traditionally written in vertical
lines, from right to Writing in horizontal lines
left
Kanji

Hiragana

Mount Fuji (3,776m or 12,388ft), the highest

mountain in Japan, is an active volcano.

Octopus, squid, jellyfish, and other seafood

are very popular.

. The worlds most expensive tuna was sold in
Japan for $735,000 USD.

In Japan it is not uncommon to eat rice at

every meal, including breakfast.

Slurping noodles indicates the food is
delicious. The slurping also serves to cool
down the hot noodles for eating.

Japanese Sake is made

from fermented rice, and is
usually served warm

Beer the most popular

alcoholic drink in
Japan

Almost of 10% all Internet users are estimated to

be Japanese.
Late-night dancing is illegal in Japan.
Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over
100 years old
Japan has just 2 gun-related homicides per year
Japanese Trains are among the world's most
punctual: their average delay is just 18 seconds
Square Watermelons are grown by japanese
farmers for easier stack and store.
In japan there are more pets than children
8.98% of all adoptions in Japan are of male adults,
so that family businesses can remain within the
family.

In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof

because youngsters use them even in the shower

In Korea and Japan, there is a Cat Cafe where you can
go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
Japan's birth rate is so low that adult diapers are sold
more than baby diapers.
In Japan, there's a festival that is a celebration of the
penis and fertility.
Black cats are considered to bring good luck in
Japan.
In Japan, KFC is a typical feast of Christmas Eve.
Many Hot springs and public bathhouses in Japan ban
customers with tattoos from entering
Japans unemployment rate is less than 4%.

In Japan, 685 kids were rushed to hospitals in

1997 after an intense Pokemon episode that

caused dizziness, vomiting and seizures.
In Japan, they use more paper for comics than
for toilet paper.
There's an island in Japan that's full of rabbits.

Tokyo Tower

Yen

School
Uniform

Cherry blossom

Fuji

Tokyo
Akihabara

Tokyo Dome

House

Tea House

Temple

Ninja

Samurai

Katana
Date
Mashamune

Bento

Geisha

Kimono & Yukata

Yakuza

Bow

Manga

Anime

Manga store

Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima

Hana

Cigarette vending machine

Hanami

Futon

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