Area

• 377,835 km²• It is 61st largest

country in the world.• It is an island next to

Asia.• It is in the Pacific

Ocean.

Population

• 127,417,244 people

• It is 10th largest country in population.

Origins of people

• Japanese lived here long ago. Like today. 99% of the population is Japanese. The rest of the population are Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese, British and others.

Language Cities 市

• They talk only in Japanese language.

• Capital city is Tokyo. • The second largest

city is Jokohama.• Other big cities are

Ósaka, Nagoja, Sapporo, Kóbe and Fukuoka.

Politics

• Japan is a constitutional monarchy. The head of state is emperor Akihito. But the head of government is prime minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Worldwide known expressions

• Sakura• Samurai • Harakiri• Sushi • Tsunami

• Bonsai • Geisha • Kamikaze• Katana • Ninja

Geisha

• Geishas are professional hostesses. The exact translation is the presence of art.

• They have white makeup and a kimono. They have hair in the shape of halved peaches - momoware.

Anime Origami

• They are animated films and series that are drawn in Japanese manga style.

• It is the art of folding paper in different shapes.

Sources

• cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonsko

• www.deviantart.com

Authors

• Daniela Valchárová• Viktorie Oderská