Japan

Japan is an island that is located in the East of Asia near the Pacific Ocean. The size of Japan is approximately 145,927 mile squared and a population of over 125.8 million people as of 2020. They are divided to 47 perfectures. Japan has a unique system, background, and widely known legacies. They are known for being a country of a mixture of modern and ancient Japan, which brings a diversity of visual appeal. They have eccentric qualities in building structures, art, tradition, culture, calligraphy, and architecture that make them distinct from other countries.

Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth. Common seafood is often grilled, but it is also sometimes served raw as sashimi or as sushi.

Japanese art consists of a wide range of art styles and media that includes ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, bonsai, and more recently manga and anime. It has a long history, ranging from the beginnings of human habitation in Japan, sometime in the 10th millennium BCE, to the present day.