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22 hours ago · Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean.
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Japan - Ethnicity, Religion, Language: The Japanese people...
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Japan - Geology, Volcanoes, Islands: Japan is one of the...
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Japan - WWII, Defeat, Pacific: The European war presented...
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Japan - Shintoism, Buddhism, Samurai: It is not known when...
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Japan - Modernization, Meiji Era, Shintoism: Many...
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Japan - Economic Transformation, Industrialization,...
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1 day ago · Mistake 1: They overfill their itineraries. There is so much to explore in Japan, from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo's famous Shibuya crossing (one of the busiest in the world) to the serene tranquility of the gardens and shrines in Kyoto. But as excited as tourists can be to get a taste of everything, Cheng advises them to make sure their ...
2 days ago · Overview. Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia. The main islands, running from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, or the mainland Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa, which is about 380 miles southwest of Kyushu. About 3,000 smaller islands are included in the archipelago.
1 day ago · Walking the Nakasendo, an old mountain route between Kyoto and Tokyo, is a great way to sample Japan’s rural scenery. You can walk the most popular section, Magome to Tsumago, as a daytrip from Kyoto. Here’s our full transport, walking guide and map. Magome-juku in late afternoon © James Faulkner.
4 days ago · Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface of Earth, has the longest coastline of any continent, and is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes.
6 days ago · Kyoto District Map. The preserved districts of Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka are two of Kyoto’s most attractive lanes, leading from Kiyomizu-dera Temple toward Nene-no-Michi Lane.
4 days ago · Unit 731 was a clandestine division of Japan's Kwantung Army based in Manchuria during World War II. Led by Lieutenant General Shirō Ishii, the organization dedicated to the advancement of biological weaponry within the imperial army was commonly referred to as the Ishii Network. [17] .
