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Japan is the only country in the world that uses a seal registration system.

Origami is a traditional form of Japanese entertainment in which you make various shapes such as cranes, boats, and helmets by folding colored paper.

The Emperor and some of his relatives, the imperial family, are referred to as the imperial household.

Copying Buddhist sutras is called shakyo and in Japan it typically refers to copying the Hannya Shingyo (The Great Heart of Wisdom Sutra).

For shops, kanban (signboards) are an important landmark. Other objects that serve the same purpose that Japanese people are familiar with are noren (shop curtains with emblems), nobori (flags), and chochin (lanterns).

In contrast to the type of paper that originated in the West, there is also a type of paper made through a traditional Japanese manufacturing method called washi(Japanese paper).

Yakushima is an island that floats in the sea off the southernmost tip of the mainland of Kyushu, ar

Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture developed as one of Japan's port towns after the ports were opened i

There was a kingdom known as Ryukyu that existed on the Nansei Islands, part of present day Okinawa

The Shirakami Mountain Range is spread across Aomori and Akita Prefectures and spans over 1,000 mete

Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture is one of the big cities that represents the Hokuriku region.

Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture was Japan's first large-scale machine-made silk factory that w

Iwami Ginzan is a group of ruins in Shimane Prefecture where silver used to be mined in the 16th to

Gion, located in Kyoto's Higashiyama, serves as Kyoto's bustling downtown area.

The Ogasawara Islands are located approximately 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo and consist of about

The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution are a series of historic heavy industry sites that

The festival that brightens up autumn in Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture is the Takayama Festival, which happens every 9th and 10th of October.

The Yoshida Fire Festival, held in Yamanashi Prefecture's Fujiyoshida City on August 26th and 27th every year, is an autumn festival that marks the end of the Mt. Fuji climbing season.

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

Joya no kane are temple bells rung late at night on December 31st, the last night of the year.