This document provides information about Japan through images and short descriptions. Japan is an island nation located in East Asia between the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and East China Sea. The capital of Japan is Tokyo. Images show various aspects of traditional Japanese culture like geisha, Shinto shrines, Mount Fuji, temples, castles, gardens, festivals, sumo wrestling, samurai, trains, tea ceremonies, and weddings. The document also contains images from Okinawa, an island south of the main Japanese islands.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
Island Nation located in the Pacific Ocean
Region: East Asia
Area total: 377,944 km2
Coast line: Sea of Japan,Sea of Okhotsk and East
China Sea
Capital: Tokyo
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2. Cartoons

5. Fountain

6. Geishas in the ritual cleansing

10. Omikoshi - portable Shinto shrine

13. Mount Fuji

14. Fuji Lake

15. Kasumigaura Lake

16. Nakade crater on Mt.Aso

17. Sagami Bay

18. Sakura

19. Nara

20. Traditional Japanes hut

21. In memory

23. Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa

24. Ox cart on Iriomote Island

27. This 100 metres high pagoda (Goju-no-to) is part of the

29. Osaka Castle

30. Temple in Yokohama ChinaTown-details

31. Asakusa

32. Buddhist meditation in the Zen temple Eheji

34. Nijo Castle Garden - Kyoto

36. Sumo

37. Samurai defending the honour of Tokugawa Shogunate

38. Shiba Park - Tokyo

40. Isoteien - the Garden of the Shimazu clan in Satsuma

41. Japanese rice planting machine in action

42. Ondokoza-Japanese troupe specializing in taiko drumming.

43. Peace and serenity

44. Rice wine barrels

45. Shinkansen - high speed train

46. The Japanese Tea Ceremony

47. Tea Ceremony

48. Swastika
The word swastika came from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in

49. The return of a Legend

51. Wedding

54. Wedding - Wata-boshi is the headgear of the bride at the wedding in the tradional Shinto rite.

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