Japan and her culture
Date Submitted: 12/05/2004 14:02:28
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 10 pages (2633 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 10 pages (2633 words)
Japanese Assignment
Geographical Setting
Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of
mainland Asia and faces Russia,Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of
smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands-Hokkaido,Honshu,Kyushu and
Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1,900 kilometres.
Topography
Japan is a land of great natural beauty. mountains and hills cover about 70% of the
country. IN fact, …
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…Tokyo, which is the common dialect, and the dialects of the Kansai region in
western Japan, spoken in cities such as Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. Due to the spread of
the common dialect through television and radio, most people outside the Tokyo region
speak the common dialect as well as a local dialect.
Refrences
World Book Encyclopedia (Cd Rom)
Grolier Encyclopedia (Cd Rom)
Encarta 96 Encyclopedia (Cd Rom)
JETRO (Internet Site)
CIA World Factbook (Internet Site)
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