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Country	Japan
Continent	Asia
Location	36.2048⁰ N, 138.2529⁰ E
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Area	377,972 km²
Coastline	18,486 miles
Neighboring Countries	South Korea North Korea Taiwan Northern Mariana Islands Hong Kong Macao China Mongolia Philippines Palau Federated States of Micronesia Russia Vietnam Laos Cambodia Brunei Thailand Myanmar Bhutan Marshall Islands Papua New Guinea Bangladesh Indonesia Nauru Nepal
Time Zone	JST (UTC +9)
Population	127 million (2017)
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National Foundation Day	February 11, 660 BCE
Prime Minister of Japan	Shinzo Abe
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan	Taro Aso
National Anthem	“Kimi Ga Yo”
National Fish	Carp
National Bird	Green Pheasant
National Flower	Chrysanthemum
National Game	Sumo Wrestling
National Tree	Cherry Blossom
National Color	Red and White
National Fruit	Japanese Persimmon
National Vegetable	Daikon
National Language	Japanese
Seasons	Spring (March to May) Summer (June to August) Autumn (September to November) Winter (December to February)
Prestigious Awards	Military Award – Order of the Golden Kite, Bukochosho Civilian Award – Order of the Rising Sun Literature Award – Akutagawa Prize, Naoki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, Mishima Yukio Prize, Tanizaki Prize, Oe Kenzaburo Prize, Bungei Prize, Japan Fantasy Novel Award, Dazai Osamu Prize, Mephisto Prize, Japan Bookseller’s Award, Light Novel Award, Dengeki Novel Prize. Cinema Awards – Japan Academy Prize, Japanese Professional Movie Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, Pinky Ribbon Awards
Religion	Shinto (51.82%) Buddhism (34.9%) Shinto sects (4%) Christianity (2.3%) No Answer (6.98%)
Average Marriage age	30.9 years for men and 29.3 years for women
Capital	Tokyo (35⁰41’N 139⁰ 46’E)
Number of Prefecture(States)	47 Provinces Hokkaido Iwate-ken Fukushima-ken Nagano-ken Niigata-ken Akita-ken Gifu-ken Aomori-ken Yamagata-ken Kagoshima-ken Hiroshima-ken Hyogo-ken Shizuoka-ken Miyazaki-ken Kumamoto-ken Miyagi-ken Okayama-ken Kochi-ken Shimane-ken Tochigi-ken Gunma-ken Oita-ken Yamaguchi-ken Ibaraki-ken Mie-ken Ehime-ken Aichi-ken Chiba-ken Fukuoka-ken Wakayama-ken Kyoto-fu Yamanashi-ken Toyama-ken Fukui-ken Ishikawa-ken Tokushima-ken Nagasaki-ken Shiga-ken Saitama-ken Nara-ken Tottori-ken Saga-ken Kanagawa-ken Okinawa-ken Tokyo-to Osaka-fu Kagawa-ken
Largest Province	Hokkaido
Smallest Province	Kagawa-ken
Largest City	Tokyo
Smallest City	Utashinai
Literacy rate	99% (males) 99% (females)
Type of Government	Unitary State Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary
GDP	PPP – $5.420 trillion (2017) Nominal – $4.841 trillion (2017)
GDP per capita	$42,860 (2017)
Total number of Political parties in Japan	10 political parties
Currency	Yen (JPY)
Calling Code	+81
Regional Languages	Ainu Itak Amami Oshima Kikai Kunigami Miyako Okinawan Okinoerabu Tokunoshima Yaeyama Yonaguni Yoron
Internet TLD	.jp
ISO 3166 code	JP
Festivals	Gion Matsuri Awa Odori Kanda Masturi Yuki Masturi, Snow Festival Nebuta Matsuri Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Tenjin Matsuri Kochi Yosakoi Matsuri Tanbata Matsuri Hakata Dontaku Matsuri
Monuments	Todaiji Temple Horyuji Temple Shitennoji Temple Kotoku-in Kinkaku-ji Senso-ji Tokyo Skytree Meiji Shrine Ueno Park Itsukushima Shrine Hiroshima Peace Memorial Mount Misen Daisho-in Koraku-en Okayama Castle
Wildlife Sanctuaries	82 Wildlife Protected Area 81 National parks
Longest Railway platform	Japan’s Nagoya Station
Longest River	Shinano river
Largest Lake	Lake Biwa
Highest Mountain	Mount Fuji
Biggest waterfall	Shomyo Falls
Biggest Airport	Narita Airport
Biggest dam	Kurobe Dam
Tallest building	Abeno Harukas
Richest person of Japan	Tadashi Yanai & Family
Best place to visit in Japan	Tokyo Kyoto Nara Takayama Nikko Kamakura Hiroshima Kanazawa Ishigaki Koya-san
Official Website	www.japan.go.jp