Presentación Inglés

1. Country - Japan
Capital City – Tokio
The capital of Japan is Tokyo, seat of
government and home of Emperor
Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area in the
world, with more than thirty million
residents.
The Imperial Palace in Tokio
Tokyo Metropolitan
Government Building

2. Surface - Japan is an archipelago made up
more than six thousand islands extending
along the Asian coast (6.852 islands, and
377.835 square kilometers in total)
About 73% of the country is mountainous,
each island has its mountain range. The
highest mountain is Mount Fuji (Fujisan),
with 3.776 m high.
Because there is so little flat land in Japan,
many hills and slopes are fully exploited for
cultivation. As it is located in an area
of ​​great volcanic activity are frequent
earthquakes and occasional small-scale
volcanic activity.

3. The four main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu,
Shikoku and Kyushu. Okinawa Island (600 km southwest of Kyushu)
are followed in magnitude.

4. Religion - The major religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. The two have
been coexisting together for a long time and most state Shinto Japanese, Buddhist
or both religions.
Currently in Japan religion does not play an important role in the daily life of the
Japanese paper and they only follow certain rituals related to religion such as
funerals, weddings, visits to temples during the New Year's Day or Matsuris
Japanese festivals are usually associated with religion.
Shintoism is based on the worship of the gods "Kami", these gods are
based on phenomena such as rain, wind .. on concepts such as
mercy, fertility .. or the stars as the moon or sun. When people die too
become "Kami" and are revered for their family.
Buddhism is a native religion of India that swept Japan imported
from China and Korea. The Buddhism is based on the teachings
of Buddha. It is difficult to define Buddhism as a religion is more
than a philosophy or a way of life. Basically it is vital to eliminate
any feeling that is usually unsatisfactory due to ignorance or
misperception of nature, life and existence.

5. The government is decentralized, being able to
distinguish between the central government and local.
In practice, it is a partial or parliamentary democracy,
the people do not vote for a president, but members of
Parliament and these, in turn, vote for a prime minister
from one of them. The time that a prime minister
remains in office depends on how long to maintain the
support of the majority of Parliament, and can last for
many years or just a few months.
As for the local government, the governors of each
prefecture are elected by the people, but its
independence is limited by the annual budget that the
central government allocates to each prefecture.
Akihito - Emperor of
Japan – Reign 7 January
1989 – present
Under the modern Constitution of Japan, the emperor has become a ceremonial
and symbolic figure similar to those of a head of state in a constitutional monarchy
functions. However, neither the Japanese Constitution nor any other provision
expressly attributed to Emperor title of the head of state. The current Emperor, His
Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito succeeded his late father Hirohito in 1989.

6. 1. The current population of Japan is 126,398,815 as of Saturday, March 12, 2016,
based on the latest United Nations estimates.
2. Japan population is equivalent to 1.72% of the total world population.
3. Japan ranks number 11 in the list of countries by population.
4. 93.7 % of the population is urban
5. The median age in Japan is 47 years.
The languages of Japan with the Japanese, the Ainu and Ryukyuan languages
family. Only the Japanese enjoys vitality and acceptance in the islands of the
country, others are in danger of disappearing because of their marginal position.
Japan is also common to use other languages like Korean and Chinese, Spanish,
English, French, among others.

7. Food - Traditional Japanese cuisine is dominated by white rice. White rice is often
used as accompaniment for all meals to accompany the main course. A traditional
Japanese breakfast consists of miso soup (miso shiru), rice, and a pickled vegetable.
The most common meal, however, is called ichijū-sansai ( "one soup, three
secondary saucers") with a different technique for each preparation. The three side
dishes are usually raw fish (sashimi), a dish on the grill, and a cooked dish
simmered. This unique Japanese view food is reflected in the organization of
traditional Japanese cookbooks. The chapters are organized according to cooking
techniques: fried foods, steamed, grilled foods, for example, and not according to
specific ingredients (chicken or beef) as are western cookbooks. There are also
usually chapters devoted to soups, sushi, rice, noodles, and sweets.

8. Kenroku-in garden of Kanazawa
As have the Japanese, it is one of the three most beautiful gardens around the
country along with Kairaku-en in Mito and Koraku-en in Okayama. Kenroku-in
was part of Kanazawa Castle, although since 1871 is open to the public
independently. Among its great attractions include the famous lantern Kotojitoro
or say it is the first source of all Japan.
Some sights

9. Sanjusangen-do is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The main building of the
temple building is considered the longest wooden Japan. Within this building are the
famous statues why the temple is known.
The main deity of the temple commonly known as Kannon with a thousand arms, or
simply Kannon. This statue was created by sculptor Tankei Kamakura period and is
a national treasure of Japan. On both sides of the statue are 10 rows and 50
columns 1000 statues. The statues are made of Japanese cypress wood and are
the best known image of the temple. In turn at the foot of these statues you can be
seen 28 other statues of guardian deities, of which the most important are those of
Raijin and Fujin, which are located respectively at the beginning and end of the
building, and they are also national treasures Japan.

10. Itsukushima (island)
The island has 30 sq km, is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine is a World Heritage
Site by Unesco since 1996 and is protected by strict laws heritage conservation.
The sanctuary is run by the Japanese government.
The island contains the palette of the world's largest rice and smaller blades are one
of the main souvenirs of the region and chocolate varieties of cheese. Deer and
monkeys are free around the island and the former are considered sacred by the
native Shinto religion because they were considered messengers of the gods.
The highest point of the island is Mount Misen of 535 meters. There is a cable car in
30 minutes amounts to visitors near the summit. On the island is also the Miyajima
Natural Botanical Garden.