10 interesting facts about Japan
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Japan which is habitually called the “Nippon”, meaning “origin of the sun” is located in the Pacific Ocean in Eastern part of Asia. This is the reason for which this Island country is also known as “The Land of the Rising Sun”. It is a land of earth quakes and volcanoes comprising of more than 200 volcanoes. Average count of earth quakes in Japan per year touches a tally of 1,500. Mt. Fuji is the highest peak of Japan and comprises of 70% mountains. The food habits of Japan are quite unique and rice is included in every meal they consume over the day. Slurping is a trend among themselves which they follow while having their noodles especially the soba and raw horse meat is one of their favorite foods. The country’s fascination towards variety of fish has made Tsukiji the largest fish market in the world and it is the sole country till date that hunts whales. Their quality food habits have led their average life expectancy to be one of the highest and 4 yrs more than the Americans. The best thing about Japan is their educational system with literacy of 100% which is quite unique in the world. They ...
