1. Area almost 378 thousand sq km & fits into Australia over 20 times. - 6 areas, made up of 47 prefectures & 4 states, 95 cities & 6 ports Islands in the Japanese archipelago - approximately 3900

2. Literacy rate - 99% Population - 127 million people National flower - Sakura~Cherry Blossom” National exports - cars, rice, electrical goods Capital - Tokyo Latitude of 35.4°N, (same as Tehran & about the same as Los Angeles (34.05°N) & Crete (35°N)TehranLos AngelesCrete Weather - Summer is preceded by one month of very heavy rain therefore summer is humid & average annual snowfall at Niseko ski area in Hokkaidō more than 11m World’s busiest station - Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station, servicing 740, 000 passengers a dayTokyo Female life expectancy - 84.5 years Number of rāmen restaurants: more than 200, 000 Facts about Japan

3. Tokyo Night view of Shinji Lake and Matsue city in Shimane prefecture Matsue cityShimane prefecture Stone garden of Kongobuji Temple on KoyasanKongobuji Temple The Capital The difference Come & Explore

4.  From Summer to spring. （ 38 ℃～ -8 ℃）  Meat, Bread, Vegetable…  From Jan to Dec. 5 years old to 17.  With family, Part-time job, Shopping, Coast…  Football, Cricket, Swimming, Tennis…  From Spring to winter.(31 ℃ ～－ 1 ℃ )  Rice, Fish, Vegetable…  From April to March. 5 years old to 18.  Club activities, Part-time job, Mountains, Shopping…  Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Sumo…SeasonFood School Holiday Sports

5. Sushi Tempura Sukiyaki (boiled meat & veggies) Lunch Box Curry with rice Ra-men (noodle) Okonomiyaki veggie pancake

6. Mt. Fuji (view from Heda on the Izu Peninsula) is approx 1,800 ft high & has mountain huts lining the ascent. Japanese Icons National flower is “Sakura~Cherry Blossom” National animal is “Kigi~ Two Geisha apprentice (Maiko) performing tea ceremony.

7. Festival 'shici-go- san' in Heian Shrine, Kyoto Japanese girl hanging her New Year prophecy. Colorful procession of Festival of Ages - 'Jidai Matsuri' Festivals

8. Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21 in Central Nagoya.Nagoya Kobe Tower and and Maritime Museum in Meriken Park Meriken Park Buildings New Old Narrow streets of a fishing town Ruins of Nakagusuku Castle on OkinawaOkinawa

9. Osaka (second bigest city) Yokohama Hiroshima City vrs Country Farm house in the Historic Village of Hokkaido. Historic Village of Hokkaido Flower fields of Biei.Biei

10. Open Air Hot Springs (rotenburo), beside mountain river Wild monkeys on Miyajima.Miyajima Mountains or the Sea Shimanami Sea Road between Shikoku and Honshu Ukai - Cormorant Fishing in Arashiyama, Kyoto

11. Shosenkyo Valley near Kofu Above the Ryuzu Falls in Nikko National ParkNikko Nagoya Castle Temple decoration on Mount Takao Mount Takao A different culture

12. Live the difference - & know the difference will be in you after your Japanese experience JAPAN – a world of difference away