日本

Japan
	constitutional monarchy in East Asia
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Instance of	sovereign state,; island nation,; country
Location	Japan
Capital	Tokyo (1868, de facto);
Basic form of government	constitutional monarchy (3 May 1947);
Legislative body	National Diet;
Executive body	Government of Japan;
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Japan;
Official language	Japanese (de facto);
Anthem	Kimi Ga Yo;
Currency	Japanese yen;
Head of state	Akihito (7 January 1989);
Head of government	Shinzō Abe;
Has part	island of Japan; list of regions of Japan; Northern Japan; Eastern Japan; Central Japan; Western Japan; Southern Japan;
Inception	3 May 1947
Significant event	Korean War (war); Treaty of San Francisco; Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan; Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan; 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture); Expo '70; 1972 Winter Olympics; transfer of sovereignty over Okinawa; 1991 Japanese Recession; Great Hanshin earthquake; 1998 Winter Olympics; Tokaimura nuclear accident; 2002 FIFA World Cup; Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; Fukushima nuclear accident;
Population	127,110,047 (2015);
Area	377,972.28 square kilometre;
Top-level Internet domain	.jp;
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	VIAF ID: 159367111; GND ID: 4028495-5; OSM relation ID: 382313; BNE ID: XX450954
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Main category: Japan

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.

National symbolEdit

Main category: Symbols of Japan

Flag of Japan
Imperial Seal of Japan
Government Seal of Japan
Emblem of the Office of Prime Minister

MapEdit

Main categories: Maps of Japan and Old maps of Japan

Selected maps are included in the Wikimedia Atlas of Japan .

Satellite imagery
1999
Satellite imagery
May 2003
Topographic map
Japan and neighboring seas
Detail map
List of regions of Japan
Prefecture of Japan
First 2-digit postcode areas of Japan

NatureEdit

Main category: Nature of Japan

Goko Five Lakes (Shiretoko) (WHS)
Shirakami-Sanchi
Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Mt. Fuji rising above the clouds.
Akaishi Mountains
Mount Yari
Karasawa Cirque
Kamikōchi
Dainichi Mountains from Murodo
Lake Kurobe
The Japanese have long thought of the Sakura as the flower which symbolizes the nation.
Tōjinbō
Leaf symbolizes the Japanese sense of the seasons (Kyoto)
Torokawataira Plateau
Nachi Falls (WHS)
Tottori Sand Dunes
Chibu sekiheki (Oki Island)
Hinase Island
Kankakei (Shōdo Island)
Jōmon Sugi
(Yakushima)
Okinawa is famous for the beautiful sea.
Kabira Gulf

GardenEdit

Main galleries: Japanese garden and Japanese rock garden.

Main category: Gardens in Japan

SkylineEdit

Main category: Prefectural capitals of Japan

BuildingEdit

Main categories: Architecture of Japan and Buildings in Japan

CastleEdit

Main category: Castles in Japan

Place of worshipEdit

Main categories: Shinto shrines in Japan and Temples in Japan

Historical 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

Portrait of Kichijōten (8th C., National Treasure)
Mandala of the Two Realms (9th C., National Treasure)
Portrait of Saicho (11th C., National Treasure)
Illustrated handscroll of the Monk Zuanzang (12th C., National Treasure)
Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki (13th C., National Treasure)
Autumn and Winter Landscapes (Sesshu Toyo, 15th C., National Treasure)
Pine Trees (Hasegawa Tohaku, 16th C., National Treasure)
Scenes in and around the capital (1574, National Treasure)
Wind God and Thunder God (Tawaraya Sotatsu, 17th C., National Treasure)
Beauty looking back (Hishikawa Moronobu, 17th C.)
Irises (Ogata Korin, 17th C., National Treasure)
Pine Trees (Maruyama Okyo, 1786, National Treasure)
Three known beauties (Kitagawa Utamaro, 18th C.)
The Kabuki actor Otani Oniji II (Toshusai Sharaku, 1794)
Red Fuji of 36 Views of Mount Fuji (Katsushika Hokusai, 1830)
Nihonbashi of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hiroshige Utagawa, 1833)
A portrait of Takami Senseki (Watanabe Kazan, 1837, National Treasure)

SculptureEdit

Gautama Buddha statue by Tori Busshi at Horyuji (7th C.) (WHS)
Todaiji Daibutsu at Todaiji (8th C.) (WHS)
Ganjin wajyo portrait at Tōshōdai-ji (8th C.) (WHS)
Amitābha statue by Jōchō at Byōdō-in (11th C.) (WHS)
Usuki Stone Buddhas in Usuki (11-13th C)
Amitābha statue by Kaikei at Jōdo-ji in Ono (12th C.)
Nio statue (Agyō) by Unkei at Todaiji (1203) (WHS)
Mujaku portrait by Unkei at Kōfuku-ji (1208)
Kamakura Daibutsu at Kotokuin (13th C.)
Avalokiteshvara statue by Tankei at Sanjūsangen-dō (13th C.)

TheaterEdit

Main category: Theatre of Japan

FestivalEdit

Main category: Festivals of Japan by prefecture

SportEdit

Main gallery: Professional sumo.

Main category: Sports in Japan

Sumo
Sumo venues
(Ryogoku Kokugikan)
Sumo ceremony
(Dohyouiri)

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.