Mit traditioneller japanischer Kultur, moderner Popkultur, kulinarischen Köstlichkeiten und einem spektakulären Feuerwerk zieht der Japan-Tag jedes Jahr hunderttausende Besucher und Besucherinnen an.
Ob’s schmeckt? Vier Frauen essen auf einem Bild von Kusakabe Kimbei aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Der japanische Fotograf inszenierte die Alltagskultur seines Landes für ein westliches Publikum. Die beiden ...
Der Japan-Tag in Düsseldorf zieht jährlich Hunderttausende Menschen an und verwandelt die Stadt in ein Festival kultureller Vielfalt. Dieses Jahr gibt es eine ganze Japan-Woche. Stolze 630.000 ...
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Tokyo Japan's capital and largest city. Nikko Site of Nikko Toshogu, Ieyasu's mausoleum. Ogasawara Islands Remote islands 1000 kilometers south of Tokyo. Kamakura Small city full of historic treasures. Hakone National park with views of Mount Fuji. Kusatsu Onsen One of Japan's best hot spring towns. Yokohama Japan's second largest city. Oze ...
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Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan's capital and the world's most populous metropolis. It is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns and villages west of the city center. The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo. Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. Previously a small castle town, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 ...
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About the geography of Japan. Location Japan consists of several thousands of islands, of which Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four largest. Japan's closest neighbors are Korea, Russia and China. The Sea of Japan separates the Asian continent from the Japanese archipelago. Area Japan's area is comparable to that of Germany or California. Japan's northernmost islands are located ...