10 Facts about

JAPAN The Japanese are very interesting people. Their unique culture has developed in relative isolation due to the mountainous and island-based nature of the country. As the Summer Olympics from 2020 wil l take place in Tokyo, thousands of people are expected to travel to Japan. If you're one of them, or if you just want to visit this country some day, here are a few things that you should know about the Japanese.

10 Facts about

JAPAN

1. Japan’s Haiku poetry is

the shortest in the world,

consisting of exactly

17 syllables.

2. Japan has produced

18 Nobel laureates (in chemistry, medicine and physics),

3 Fields medallists and

1 Gauss Prize laureate.

3. The first Japanese novel,

The Tale of Genji, was written in 1007

by a Japanese noble woman,

Murasaki Shikibu.

4. Animated Japanese films and

television shows (Anime)

account for 60% of the world’s

animation-based

entertainment.

5.

There are almost

130 voice-acting schools in the country.

6. Geisha means

"person of the arts“ and the first geisha were

actually men.

7. Japan is home to many different

forms of martial arts: Karate, Judo, Sumo, Ninjutsu,

Kendo, Jujutsu, and Aikido to name a few.

8. Ikebana is the Japanese art of

flower arrangement. It focuses on harmony, colour use,

rhythm, and elegantly simple design. It is meant to act as a symbol to

something greater than the flower itself.

9. Japanese gardens are

traditional gardens that create

miniature idealized landscapes.

The basic garden elements

are water, rocks and sands, bridges, stone lanterns and water basins,

fences, trees and flowers and fish.

10. Origami, the art of folding paper to create objects or

animals, is a Japanese

tradition that is important in

many celebrations.

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