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Japan Tourist Guide

For a long time Japan has been out of limits for visitors from the rest of the world, or at least it was rather complicated to break through its shield of estrangement, which made its culture, traditions and, of course, its food highly distinctive and peculiar like nowhere else. That?s why nowadays Japan occupies a top position in the list of the countries which attract the most quantities of... ... Read all ...

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History of Japan

First marks of inhabitation on Japan archipelago are dated 30,000 BC, which is otherwise referred to as Paleolithic era. First settlers were followed by Jomon inhabitants, who represented  semi-sedentary hunter-gatherer pit dwelling culture and retained rudimentary forms of agriculture. Those were the people who came to Japan islands while they were still a part of the mainland in the... ... Read all ...

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Geography of Japan

The English word Japan is an exonym, which means that he Japonese do not refer to their country with this name; the authentic name for Japan is Nippon, or Nihon.

The territory of Japan reaches 377,8 thousand square kilometers. The population is about 125,6 million people, which makes it one of the most densely populated country of the world.

Japan archipelago is situated in... ... Read all ...

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