Portal:Japan

The Japan Portal Main   Geography   Projects Imperial Seal of Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the four main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, and Kyushu. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. The Japanese archipelago has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic (30,000 BC). Between the fourth and ninth centuries AD, the kingdoms of the region became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in Heian-kyō. Beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō), and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai). After a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy. In 1854, a United States fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868. In the Meiji period, the Empire of Japan adopted a Western-modeled constitution, and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization. Amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, Japan invaded China in 1937 and entered World War II as an Axis power in 1941. After suffering defeat in the Pacific War and two atomic bombings, Japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year Allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution. Under the 1947 constitution, Japan has maintained a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the National Diet. Japan is a developed country and a great power, with one of the largest economies by nominal GDP. Japan has renounced its right to declare war, though it maintains a self-defense force that ranks as one of the world's strongest militaries. A global leader in the automotive, robotics, and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology, and is one of the world's largest exporters and importers. It is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions. Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Japan has one of the world's longest life expectancies but has a population decline due to its very low birth rate. Japan is a cultural superpower as the culture of Japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime, and video game industries. (Full article...) Selected article – Haruna Haruna was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was a battlecruiser of the Kongō class, among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Named after Mount Haruna, she was laid down in 1912 and commissioned in 1915. Beginning in 1926, she was rebuilt as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with launch catapults for floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, Haruna was reclassified as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Haruna transported Japanese troops to mainland China. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore. Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the Pacific Theater, including the Battle of Midway, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38. (Full article...) More selected articles Selected pictures Khalili Collection of Japanese Art Artwork credit: unknown This large silk-embroidered wall hanging is part of the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art. The embroidery is worked in long and short silk stitch, with a composite imaginary view of Japan, including flowers, shrines, bridges, lakes and forests, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance. The private collection of decorative art, dating from Meiji-era Japan (1868–1912), was assembled by the British-Iranian scholar Nasser D. Khalili. It includes metalwork, enamels, ceramics, and lacquered objects, including works by artists of the imperial court that were exhibited at the Great Exhibitions of the late 19th century. Writing by Emperor Saga Emperor Saga Credit: Emperor Saga Koku Saichō shounin (literally translated as "Cry for noble Saichō") was written by Emperor Saga when Buddhist monk Saichō died. This text is an example of the weakening influence Chinese calligraphy had on the Japanese writing system at the time. Yumedono (Hall of Dreams) Hōryū-ji Credit: Fg2 Located at the Buddhist temple Hōryū-ji, Yumedono (Hall of Dreams) was built on the ground which was once Prince Shōtoku's private palace. The present incarnation of this hall was built in 739 to assuage the Prince's spirit. } Panorama of Yedo from Atagoyama, c.1865 Edo Credit: Felice Beato This panorama by Felice Beato—called Panorama of Yedo from Atagoyama, c.1865—showes daimyō residences in Edo (now Tokyo). Five albumen silver prints were joined together to form the image. Tsingtao occupation money Banknote design credit: Bank of Japan; photographed by Andrew Shiva This picture shows a ten-sen banknote, in use during the 1914–1922 Japanese occupation of Tsingtao (Qingdao), China, as part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I. Issued by the Bank of Japan, the currency was based on the silver standard. This banknote, dated 1914, is in the National Numismatic Collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Before the outbreak of World War I, German naval ships were located in the Pacific; Tsingtao developed into a major seaport while the surrounding Kiautschou Bay area was leased to Germany since 1898. During the war, Japanese and British Allied troops besieged the port in 1914 before capturing it from the German and Austro-Hungarian Central Powers, occupying the city and the surrounding region. It served as a base for the exploitation of the natural resources of Shandong province and northern China, and a "New City District" was established to furnish the Japanese colonists with commercial sections and living quarters. Tsingtao eventually reverted to Chinese rule by 1922. A geisha lights a client's cigar Geisha Credit: Todd Laracuenta A geisha at work lighting a client's cigar. Geisha are often hired to attend parties and gatherings, traditionally at tea houses or at traditional Japanese restaurants. Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies registration card Document: Japanese occupation government; scan by the National Archives of the Netherlands A registration card for Louis Wijnhamer (1904–1975), an ethnic Dutch humanitarian who was captured soon after the Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies in March 1942. Prior to the occupation, many ethnic Europeans had refused to leave, expecting the Japanese occupation government to keep a Dutch administration in place. When Japanese troops took control of government infrastructure and services such as ports and postal services, 100,000 European (and some Chinese) civilians were interned in prisoner-of-war camps where the death rates were between 13 and 30 per cent. Wijnhamer was interned in a series of camps throughout Southeast Asia and, after the surrender of Japan, returned to what was now Indonesia, where he lived until his death. Asahi Breweries Photograph credit: Basile Morin Asahi Breweries is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group. This photograph, taken during the blue hour with a full moon, shows the headquarters of Asahi Breweries in Sumida, Tokyo, as viewed from the wharf on the Sumida River near Azuma Bridge. The Asahi Beer Hall, topped by the Asahi Flame, designed by Philippe Starck, is visible on the right, with the Tokyo Skytree in the background on the left. Japanese government-issued currency in the Dutch East Indies Banknotes: Empire of Japan. Reproduction: National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution The Japanese-issued Netherlands Indies gulden was the currency issued by the Japanese Empire when it occupied the Dutch East Indies during World War II. Following the Dutch capitulation in March 1942, the Japanese closed all banks, seized assets and currency, and assumed control of the economy in the territory. They began issuing military banknotes, as had previously been done in other occupied territories. These were printed in Japan, but retained the name of the pre-war currency and replaced the Dutch gulden at par. From 1943 the military banknotes were replaced by identical bank-issued notes printed within the territory, and the currency was renamed the roepiah from 1944. The currency was replaced by the Indonesian rupiah in 1946, one year after the Japanese surrender and the country's independence. This note, denominated five gulden, is part of the 1942 series. See other denominations: One cent · Five cents · Ten cents · Half gulden · One gulden, Five gulden, Ten gulden Japanese battleship Yamato Image: Alexpl A line drawing of the Japanese battleship Yamato, the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, she was launched on 8 August 1940 and served as the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet in 1942. Siege of Osaka Painting credit: unknown The siege of Osaka was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in the clan's dissolution. Divided into two stages (the winter campaign and the summer campaign), and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment. This eight-metre-long (26 ft) painting, titled The Summer Battle of Osaka Castle and executed on a Japanese folding screen, illustrates Osaka Castle under siege, and was commissioned by the daimyo Kuroda Nagamasa, who took a team of painters with him to the battlefield to record the event. The painting depicts 5071 people and 21 generals, and is held in the collection of Osaka Castle. A Buddhist temple ruined after the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki#Nagasaki Credit: Cpl. Lynn P. Walker, Jr The destroyed remains of a Buddhist temple in Nagasaki, Japan. This picture was taken on September 24, 1945, six weeks after the city was destroyed by the world's second atomic bomb attack. Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo Banknote design credit: Empire of Japan; photographed by Andrew Shiva The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued between 1942 and 1945 for use within the territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei, under occupation by Imperial Japan during World War II. The currency, informally referred to as "banana money", was released solely in the form of banknotes, as metals were considered essential to the war effort. The languages used on the notes were reduced to English and Japanese. Each note bears a different obverse and reverse design, but all have a similar layout, and were marked with stamped block letters that begin with "M" for "Malaya". This 1942 five-dollar Japanese-issued banknote, depicting coconut and pawpaw trees on the obverse, is part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Other denominations: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"' * 1 cent * 5 cents * 10 cents * 50 cents * 1 dollar * 5 dollars * 10 dollars * 100 dollars * 100 dollars * 1000 dollars Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma Banknote design credit: Empire of Japan; photographed by Andrew Shiva The Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma was Japanese invasion money issued as a replacement for the local currency during the Japanese occupation of Burma in the Second World War. Like most Japanese colonial currency from this period, a letter code was used on the notes; the first or top letter "B" indicates that the note was printed in and issued for the State of Burma; the second letter or letters indicate the block (or printing batch) of the note. The higher-value notes depict Ananda Temple in Bagan on the obverse. This ten-rupee banknote is part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Other denominations: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000E-QINU`"' * 1 cent * 5 cents * 10 cents * '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"' 1⁄4 rupee * '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000011-QINU`"' 1⁄2 rupee * 1 rupee * 5 rupees * 100 rupees Siberian Intervention Image: Shobido & Co.; Restoration: Adam Cuerden A Japanese lithograph depicting the capture of Blagoveshchensk, Siberia, by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Siberian Intervention, part of a larger effort by the western powers and Japan to support White Russian forces against the Bolshevik Red Army during the Russian Civil War. The Allied invasion took place in August 1918, and Japanese troops remained in Russia until October 1922. Plum Park in Kameido Print: Hiroshige Plum Park in Kameido is a woodblock print in the ukiyo-e genre by the Japanese artist Hiroshige. It was published in 1857 as the thirtieth print in the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series and depicts Prunus mume trees in bloom. Popular prints such as Plum Park in Kameido were produced in the tens of thousands at a low individual cost. After the opening up of Japan in 1853, they found a following in Europe, where they had a significant influence on the Impressionist artists such as Vincent van Gogh. See Van Gogh's derivative version On this day... May 16: Events 1689 - Matsuo Bashō's journey of "The Narrow Road to the Deep North". He went out to Michinoku with his disciples. (Japanese Date: Twenty-seventh Day of the Third Month, 1689) 1889 - The Imperial Museum opened in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. 1949 - Japan joins the World Health Organization. 1958 - Television reception contracts exceeded one million. 1968 - The Tokachi-oki earthquake occurred, 52 people are either dead or missing. 1975 - The Japan Women's expedition succeeded in the first Mount Everest ascent as a woman. 1995 - Chizuo Matsumoto of Aum Shinrikyo is arrested. Births 1898 - Kenji Mizoguchi (d. 1956), director and screenwriter 1910 - Higashifushimi Kunihide (d. 2014), monk and educator 1942 - Isao Sasaki, voice actor, actor, and singer 1951 - Unshō Ishizuka, voice actor 1953 - Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (d. 2015), sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna 1972 - Hideki Naganuma, composer 1973 - Kōsuke Toriumi, voice actor 1977 - Asami Imai, voice actress and singer 1985 - Tadayoshi Okura, singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor 1985 - Kazuhito Tanaka, gymnast Film and television 2015 - Kakekomi, a jidaigeki drama film starring Yo Oizumi and Erika Toda 2015 - Z Island, an action comedy horror zombie film starring Show Aikawa, Sawa Suzuki, and Yūichi Kimura In the news 6 May 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments. (Arab News Japan) 22 April 2024 – China–Japan relations Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine China objects to an offering that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday. (Reuters) Selected quote – “ I only included things that everybody likes, like violence, flowers, children, women, friendship and death. ” — Tomonobu Itagaki, video game designer More selected quotes Selected biography – Three yūjo (courtesans) posing on an engawa, c. 1885. Hand-coloured albumen silver print. Adolfo Farsari (Italian pronunciation: [aˈdolfo farˈsaːri]; 11 February 1841 – 7 February 1898) was an Italian photographer based in Yokohama, Japan. His studio, the last notable foreign-owned studio in Japan, was one of the country's largest and most prolific commercial photographic firms. Largely due to Farsari's exacting technical standards and his entrepreneurial abilities, it had a significant influence on the development of photography in Japan. Following a brief military career, including service in the American Civil War, he became a successful entrepreneur and commercial photographer. His photographic work was highly regarded, particularly his hand-coloured portraits and landscapes, which he sold mostly to foreign residents and visitors to the country. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Hasekura Tsunenaga Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi Pierre Rossier Kanō Jigorō Toru Takemitsu Ayumi Hamasaki Fujiwara no Teika Katsuhiko Nakajima Matsuo Bashō Tetsuji Takechi Toyohara Kunichika Koda Kumi Felice Beato Masako Katsura Murasaki Shikibu Ariwara no Narihira Kusumoto Ine Hiroh Kikai Yamashita Yoshitsugu Eir Aoi Kabukidō Enkyō Masashi Hamauzu Yoko Ono Rieko Kodama Maon Kurosaki Satoshi Kon Utagawa Toyoharu Hirai Kawato Kawaji Toshiyoshi Lady Saigō Satoru Iwata Morihei Ueshiba Fukuzawa Yukichi Kumeko Urabe Selected prefecture – Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima. Long ago, the city of Tokushima belonged to a region known as Myodo-gun. During the first wave of government consolidation following the abolishment of the fiefdom system and creation of prefectures in 1871, it became known by the name of Myodo Prefecture. At the time, it included not only the Awa region to the south, but the Awaji and Awaji Island regions as well. In 1873, it further incorporated the region currently occupied by Kagawa Prefecture. During the second wave of government consolidation on September 5, 1875, the Sanuki Region separated to form modern day Kagawa Prefecture. Then, on August 21, 1876, Awaji Island separated to join Hyogo Prefecture and the Awa region separated to form Kōchi Prefecture. Finally, on March 2, 1880, Myodo Prefecture fully separated from Kōchi Prefecture and became Tokushima Prefecture. Tokushima has many agricultural resources and is the site of large-scale production of many different types of vegetables. The plains north of the Yoshino River are particularly fertile, and the produce here is often shipped to across to mainland Japan in the area around Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto. Produce from Tokushima often claims top shares in markets in the Kansai region. Naruto sweet potatoes, the citrus fruit sudachi, lotus roots and strawberries are particularly prominent. Did you know... – ... that the Tokyo Big Sight convention center (pictured) looks like four upside-down pyramids? ... that though they had lost all strategically and economically important locations of Luzon in the Battle of Luzon, pockets of Japanese forces held out until Japan surrendered in World War II? ... that the Japanese animated television series Last Exile uses terms from chess in its episode titles? ... that Japanese electrical engineer Hisashi Kobayashi was appointed the founding director of the IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory in 1982? ... that the gokenin, Japanese feudal lords at the top of the power pyramid, were named after a semi-slave caste? General images The following are images from various Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. Izu Islands south of Tokyo (from Geography of Japan) Fumie Hihara playing the shamisen, Guimet Museum, Paris (from Culture of Japan) The map depicts the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, Japan Trench, Izu–Ogasawara Trench, and Mariana Trench. (from Geography of Japan) Traditional breakfast at a ryokan (from Culture of Japan) General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, at their first meeting, September 1945 (from History of Japan) The Black Ship Portuguese traders that came from Goa and Macau once a year (from History of Japan) Kabira Bay on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture in March (from Geography of Japan) Reconstruction of a Jōmon family from the Sannai-Maruyama Site (from History of Japan) Emperor Meiji, the 122nd Emperor of Japan (from History of Japan) Japan's exclusive economic zones:   Japan's EEZ   Joint regime with Republic of Korea   EEZ claimed by Japan, disputed by others (from Geography of Japan) Daisenryō Kofun, Osaka (from History of Japan) Sea of Japan (from Geography of Japan) Amida Buddha, Kōtoku-in (from Culture of Japan) Newly-wed Emperor Naruhito, then Crown Prince, wearing a sokutai and Empress Masako, then-Crown Princess, wearing a jūnihitoe. Costumes of these styles have been worn by the Imperial family since the Heian period, when a unique Japanese style developed. (from Culture of Japan) Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Japan (from Geography of Japan) Atomic cloud over Hiroshima, 1945 (from History of Japan) Seto Inland Sea (from Geography of Japan) Japanese archipelago with outlined islands (from Geography of Japan) Relief map of the land and the seabed of Japan. It shows the surface and underwater terrain of the Japanese archipelago. (from Geography of Japan) Buddhist temple of Hōryū-ji is the oldest wooden structure in the world. It was commissioned by Prince Shotoku and represents the beginning of Buddhism in Japan. (from History of Japan) The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (from Geography of Japan) Jesus statue in Yokohama (from Culture of Japan) Lake Tōya and Shōwa-shinzan in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (from Geography of Japan) Samurai of the Satsuma Domain during the Boshin War (from History of Japan) US Secretary of State Dean Acheson signing the Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 (from History of Japan) Edo period screen depicting the Battle of Sekigahara. It began on 21 October 1600, with a total of 160,000 men facing each other. (from History of Japan) Two students practicing kendo at Hiroshima University (from Culture of Japan) Shigeru Yoshida was one of the longest serving PMs in Japanese history (1946–1947 and 1948–1954). (from History of Japan) Vegetation during the Last Glacial Maximum (16,000 BCE) (from Geography of Japan) A handscroll painting dated c. 1130, illustrating a scene from the "Bamboo River" chapter of The Tale of Genji (from History of Japan) Torii entrance gate at Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto (from Culture of Japan) Woman in kimono at Fukuoka City Hall (from Culture of Japan) The Japanese Empire in 1939 (from History of Japan) Kobe Airport in Osaka Bay (from Geography of Japan) Map of the Kantō Plain (from Geography of Japan) The Empire of Japan at its peak in 1942:    Territory (1870–1895)    Acquisitions (1895–1930)    Acquisitions (1930–1942) (from History of Japan) Mount Aso 4 pyroclastic flow and the spread of Aso 4 tephra (90,000 to 85,000 years ago). The pyroclastic flow reached almost the whole area of Kyushu, and volcanic ash was deposited of 15 cm in a wide area from Kyushu to southern Hokkaido. (from Geography of Japan) Miniature model of the ancient capital Heian-kyō (from History of Japan) A social hierarchy chart based on old academic theories. Such hierarchical diagrams were removed from Japanese textbooks after various studies in the 1990s revealed that peasants, craftsmen, and merchants were in fact equal and merely social categories. Successive shoguns held the highest or near-highest court ranks, higher than most court nobles. (from History of Japan) Mount Fuji and sakura (cherry blossoms) are national symbols of Japan. (from Culture of Japan) Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. (from History of Japan) The Ryukyu Islands administered by Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture (from Geography of Japan) Ritsurin Garden (from Culture of Japan) The islands comprising the Japanese Archipelago were separated from the Asian continent by back-arc spreading. (from Geography of Japan) Mount Yari, Nagano Prefecture in August (from Geography of Japan) Extreme points of Japan (from Geography of Japan) The summit of Mount Fuji is the highest point in Japan. (from Geography of Japan) Territorial extent of Yamato court during the Kofun period (from History of Japan) Tectonic map of Japan (French) (from Geography of Japan) Samurai could kill a commoner for the slightest insult and were widely feared by the Japanese population. Edo period, 1798. (from History of Japan) Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder of the Kamakura shogunate in 1192. This was the first military government in which the shogun with the samurai were the de facto rulers of Japan. (from History of Japan) Planes from the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku preparing the attack on Pearl Harbor (from History of Japan) Kokin Wakashū, an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry, National Treasure; early twelfth century; at the Tokyo National Museum (from Culture of Japan) Kinkaku-ji was built in 1397 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. (from History of Japan) Later Three-Year War in the 11th century (from History of Japan) Pair of byōbu with a leopard, tiger and dragon by Kanō Sanraku (from Culture of Japan) Japan (Iapam) and Korea, in the 1568 Portuguese map of the cartographer João Vaz Dourado (from History of Japan) The Nanpō Islands of the Japanese archipelago (from Geography of Japan) Japanese experts inspect the scene of the alleged railway sabotage on South Manchurian Railway that led to the Mukden Incident and the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. (from History of Japan) A Köppen climate classification map of Japan (from Geography of Japan) The Kuril Islands, with their Russian names. The borders of the Treaty of Shimoda (1855) and the Treaty of St. Petersburg (1875) are shown in red. Currently, all islands northeast of Hokkaido are administered by Russia. (from Geography of Japan) A map of Japan (from Geography of Japan) Portrait of Ashikaga Takauji who was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (from History of Japan) Ukiyo-e based on kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V, by Utagawa Kunimasa (from Culture of Japan) Tokyo in 2010 (from History of Japan) The Daibutsu-den, within the complex of Tōdai-ji. This Buddhist temple was sponsored by the Imperial Court during the Nara period. (from History of Japan) Noh play at traditional Noh theatre (from Culture of Japan) Dogū figurine of the late Jōmon period (1000–400 BC) (from History of Japan) A map of Japan's major cities, main towns and selected smaller centers (from Geography of Japan) The word Nihon written in kanji (horizontal placement of characters). The text means "Japan" in Japanese. (from History of Japan) Middle Jōmon vase (2000 BC) (from History of Japan) Taiheiyō Belt (from Geography of Japan) Aerial view of Lake Biwa (from Geography of Japan) Sakura blossoms with Himeji Castle in Hyōgo Prefecture in April (from Geography of Japan) Shinano River in Niigata City (from Geography of Japan) Chinese generals surrendering to the Japanese in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) (from History of Japan) Regions and prefectures of Japan (from Geography of Japan) Guardian in Tōdai-ji, Nara (from Culture of Japan) Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary regent of the Asuka period, and considered to be the first major sponsor of Buddhism in Japan. (from History of Japan) A topographic map of Japan (from Geography of Japan) Wreckage at a railway station destroyed during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami (from History of Japan) Hōryū-ji is widely known to be the oldest wooden architecture existing in the world. (from Culture of Japan) Japan in 1582, showing territory conquered by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in gray (from History of Japan) A Yayoi period bronze bell (dōtaku) of the 3rd century AD (from History of Japan) Sakurajima eruption on October 3, 2009 (from Geography of Japan) Winter with frozen coniferous trees near Mt. 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