Japan Country Guide | Guide to Japan

Country Guide Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Population: 128,085,000

Currency: yen (JPY)

Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Government: constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government

Languages: Japanese

Climate: varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north

Phone Code: 81

Festivals in Japan

Naked Men Festival [article]

Hounen Penis Fertility Festival [article]

Snow Festival Sapporo [photo gallery]

Snow Festival in Sapporo [photo gallery]

Natchi Fire Festival [video]

Japanese Tub Race [video]

Hiroshima International Animation Festival [web site]

Tokyo Jazz Festival [web site]

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Japan Accommodation

Hotels in Japan

Japan Flights

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Japan Tours

Tours in Japan

Japanese Reading

The electric chaos of Tokyo or the tranquil wilderness of Hokkaidô? Osaka's street culture or Kyoto's shrines and Zen gardens? From Ginza's bright lights to the 88 temples of Shikoku, with this guide and a bullet train you can see it all.

Japanese script throughout
extensive menu glossary covering all styles of Japanese cuisine.
wide range of sleeping options from opulent ryokan to capsule hotels.
over 150 maps, most with Japanese script to aid navigation.
illustrated special section on art and architecture.
language chapter to help you tell your setto from your sentô.

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Further Japan Resources

Japan Guide [web site]

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