City: Japan
Capital
and largest city: Tokyo
35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E / 35.683; 139.767
Official languages: None
Recognised regional languages: 11 languages
Ainu Itak
Amami Ōshima
Kikai
Kunigami
Miyako
Okinawan
Okinoerabu
Tokunoshima
Yaeyama
Yonaguni
Yoron
National language: Japanese
Ethnic groups (2011): 98.5% Japanese
0.5% Korean
0.4% Chinese
0.6% other
Religion: 51.82% Shinto
34.9% Buddhism
4% Shinto sects
2.3% Christianity
7.0% No answer
Demonym: Japanese
Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime Minister: Shinzō Abe
• Deputy Prime Minister: Tarō Asō
Legislature: National Diet
• Upper house: House of Councillors
• Lower house: House of Representatives
Formation• National Foundation Day: February 11, 660 BCE
• Meiji Constitution: November 29, 1890
• Current constitution: May 3, 1947
• San Francisco
Peace Treaty: April 28, 1952
Area• Total: 377,972 km (145,936 sq mi) (61st)
• Water (%): 0.8
Population• 2017 census: 126,672,000 (10th)
• Density: 336/km (870.2/sq mi) (36th)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $5.420 trillion (4th)
• Per capita: $44,246 (27th)
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $4.841 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita: $40,063 (20th)
Gini (2011): 37.9
medium · 76th
HDI (2015): 0.903
very high · 17th
Currency: Yen (¥) / En 円 (JPY)
Time zone: JST (UTC+9)
• Summer (DST): not observed (UTC+9)
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd
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Era yy年m月d日 (CE−1988)
Drives on the: left
Calling code: +81
ISO 3166 code: JP
Internet TLD: .jp
Top Things to do in Japan
Top Hotels in Japan
- 1. Hotel Universal Port Vita
- 2. Hotel Universal Port
- 3. Hotel Nikko Osaka
- 4. Millennium Mitsui Garden Hotel Tokyo
- 5. Hotel Nikko Alivila Yomitan Resort Okinawa
- 6. Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shinmachi Bettei
- 7. Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay
- 8. Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu
- 9. The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan
- 10. The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda
Countries
Top 10 Ancient Ruins in Japan, Japan
April 30, 2022 Joeann Galban
Coordinates: 35°N 136°E / 35°N 136°E / 35; 136
Restaurants in Japan
1. Yamanaka Castle Ruins
2. Kii Fudoki No Oka Museum of Archaeology and Folklore
3. Sannai-Maruyama Site
305 Sannai Maruyama, Aomori 038-0031 Aomori Prefecture +81 17-766-8282 http://sannaimaruyama.pref.aomori.jp/
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Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 549 reviews
This historic site was accidentally discovered during construction of a baseball stadium. Excavations have revealed artifacts and structures dating back 5500 years to the Jomon period.
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
Teepees and everything else you can live in in ancient times is covered in a fantastic walk about... people there are so friendly and helpful.
