Amazing facts about Japan

1.Japan is an island country and located in east Asia. 

2.Japan has a total of 6852 islands. 

3.5 main islands in Japan are - Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. The main cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto are located on Honshu Island.

4.In Japanese Japan is known as Nihon which means "land of the rising sun". 

5.Tokyo is the largest city and capital of Japan. 

6.Japan is the 11th most populous country in the world. Tokyo is the world's number 1 most populous city. 

7.Japan has the world's 5th number most powerful military. It comes after India. 

8.Official language of Japan is Japanese or Nihongo.

9.Japan currency is Japanese Yen. 1 $ = 103 JPY 

10.Japan has more than 200 Volcanoes and 60 are active ones. 

11.In terms of GDP Japan is the 3rd largest economy in the world. 

12.Japease meal mainly have - Rice, fish, soy products, and vegetables. Sushi is a famous Japanese dish which mainly consists of - Raw Fish and Rice.

13.Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. Japan has a very less crime rate. 

14.Japan comes number 2nd in terms of the longest human life span it comes after Hong Kong. The oldest person who is still alive is Kane Tanaka and he is from Japan. 

The average life span in Japan is 86 years. The main reason for their long lime is -

Eating less red meat 

Eat fish

More vegetable

Eat less

Walk more

15.In Japanese schools students are taught to be clean. Only students clean their classroom, washroom, and school area. 

16. Japanese follow Buddhists and Shinto religion. 

17.Highest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji (3776 meters) which is a sleeping volcano. Its also considered a holy mountain in Japan.

18.Earthquake is common in Japan. Every year so many earthquakes hit Japan due to its location in the Pacific ring of fire. 

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its history. It was on Honshu island in the Tohoku region. More than 15000 people died due to this earthquake in Japan.

19.Main things that Japan export are Vehicles, electronics, and mobile games. 

20.Biggest and international companies from Japan are - Toyota, Honda, Sony, Mazda, Suzuki, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. 

21.Japan has the highest number of vending machines in the world. These vending machines sell so many items like beers, coffee, cigarette, wine, comic book, etc. 

22.Japan was the first country which was attacked by an Atomic bomb. This was dropped by the USA airforce on Hiroshima in 1945. 

23.When the Japanese meet then bows, shake hands is not common in Japan. 

24.Japanese love to eat raw horse meat. Basashi is a popular Japanese dish made of raw horsemeat slices with ginger and onions.

25.Hello kitty is a popular fictional character was produced by the Japanese named “Yuko Shimizu.

26.There are so many couples-friendly love hotels in Japan. They give room per hour or night. 

27.Japanese automobile company Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. Toyota is the 2nd largest car company in the world. It comes after Volkswagen.

28.Japan has the world's largest fish market known as the Toyosu market. This market is located in Tokyo. 

29.Most of the house in Japan has more pets then Children's. 

30.World first novel written by Japanese “Murasaki Shikibu”. The name of the novel is “The Tale of Genji”.

31.69% of the total area is still covered with Forest in Japan. 

32.There is a highway in Japan that goes through the building. Hanshin Expressway goes directly through the Gate Tower Building 5th, 6th, and 7th floors. 

33.There is a suicide forest in Japan known as the Aokigahara forest. This is the world's 2nd most popular place where people are doing suicide. 

The number 1 is Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco USA. In 2003 year, 105 dead bodies were found in Aokigahara Forest. 

34.Animation entertainment industry is so popular in Japan. Japanese animated films, comics, TV shows are worlds famous. Around 60 % of the world's animated content comes from Japan. 

35.Farmers in Japan also grow watermelon in heart and secure shaped. 

36.Japanese use different slippers for the bathroom - these slippers known as bathroom slippers. Before entering the house you need to remove your shoes. 

37.Tokyo and Osaka are some of the world's most expensive cities to live in. 

38. Japanese people love to drink coffee. Every year Japan imports 85% of total Jamacia coffee. 

39.If you love Hiking then you should visit Japan because most of Japan is made of Mountains. 

40.There are around 3000 natural hot springs or Onsen in Japan. 

41.Number 4 is considered unlucky in Japan. 

42.Japanese Kobe Beef is world famous because of its taste. 

43.Japan is number 1 in Asia to get more Nobel prizes. By 2020 a total of 28 Japanese got a Nobel prize. 

44.Shinjuku Station in Tokyo is The world's busiest train station, with a passenger throughput of 3.5 million passengers per day. 

45.Most of the time during celebration Japanese people say “Banzai” not hip hip Hooray. 

46.Fugu is a poisonous blowfish that is also served in many restaurants in Japan.