101 Facts about Japan: History - Culture Nature Curiosities

A country everyone believes they already know.Japan is not made up of 6,852 islands but of 14,125 - since the recount of 2023. One in ten of the world's active volcanoes sits on its territory. The oldest pottery shards in the country are roughly 16,000 years old and therefore older than agriculture. And in Kyoto, people have recorded when the cherries bloom since the year 812. 101 facts. Each on a page of its own. Open it anywhere, sorted into six chapters: - Geography & Nature - islands, volcanoes, tsunami, snow records- History & Archaeology - Jomon pottery, sakoku, Hiroshima- People, Language & Cities - three scripts, naming law, aging- Pop Culture, Technology & Inventions - emoji, QR code, karaoke, Godzilla- Food & Drink - umami, sushi, sake, wasabi, pufferfish- Economy, Records & Everyday Life - vending machines, cash, hot springs Nearly every myth about Japan runs the same way. > Checked, not copied. >With key figures, a timeline, a glossary, and an index for looking things up. Useless knowledge can be many things. Wrong should not be one of them.