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日本

constitutional monarchy in East Asia
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English: Map of JapanFrançais: Carte du Japon

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the southwest.

Contents

National symbolEdit

MapEdit

Main categories: Maps of Japan and Old maps of Japan
Selected maps are included in the   Wikimedia Atlas of Japan .


  • Orthographic Projection of Japan

  • Satellite image of Japan (1999)

  • Satellite image of Japan (May 2003)

  • Topographic map of Japan

  • Japan and neighboring seas

  • Carte du Japon

  • Regions and Prefectures of Japan

  • Prefectures

  • First 2-digit postcode areas of Japan

NatureEdit

Main category: Nature of Japan

GardenEdit

Main galleries: Japanese garden and Japanese rock garden.
Main category: Gardens in Japan

SkylineEdit

BuildingEdit

CultureEdit

Main categories: Culture of Japan and Kimono

  • Hina matsuri (March 3). This is the day on which wishes are expressed for the future happiness of girls.

  • Koinobori is decorated around children's day (May 5), in honor of sons and in the hope that they will grow up healthy and strong.

  • Chopsticks are small tapered sticks used in pairs of equal length as the traditional eating utensils.

  • Fusuma are vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors.

  • Geisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.

  • Shōji is a door, window or room divider consisting of translucent paper over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo.

  • Tatami is a mat used to cover the floor in a Japanese room.

ReligionEdit

Main category: Religion in Japan

  • Torii symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred.

  • Sandō is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.

  • Chōzuya or Temizuya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as Temizu.

  • Komainu are statue pairs of lion-like creatures guarding shinto shrines.

  • Suzu means calling gods and divinized heroes.

  • At midnight, people listen to joyanokane, bells which ring the old year out at many Buddhist temples all over Japan.

ArtEdit

Main category: Art of Japan

Art of paintingEdit

Main gallery: Ukiyo-e.
Main category: Paintings in Japan

SculptureEdit

TheaterEdit

Main category: Theatre of Japan

FestivalEdit

Main category: Festivals of Japan by prefecture

SportEdit

Main gallery: Professional sumo.
Main category: Sports in Japan

GameEdit

Main category: Games of Japan

  • Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess.

  • Go is an ancient board game for two players.

  • Hanafuda are playing cards of Japanese origin.

  • Karuta (Hyakunin Isshu) is a Japanese card game.

CuisineEdit

Main categories: Cuisine of Japan, Food of Japan, and Wagashi

MuseumEdit

Main categories: Museums in Japan and National museums of Japan

National TreasureEdit

MunicipalityEdit

Main categories: Cities in Japan, Towns in Japan, and Villages in Japan


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