The traditional food in Japan is based on rice which is used in mostly all food. Soup and seasonal dishes are also very common. Seafood is very popular and sushi is probably the most popular and has became more popular around the world. There are two main religion in Japan and they are Shinto and Buddhism, Shinto is the oldest in Japanese culture while Buddhism was imported in the 6th century. People are either one religion or the other or sometimes both. There are many holidays is Japan and they are Shogatsu, Setsubun, Hanami, and Golden week. Those translate to New Years, Bean throwing festival, Cherry blossom festival, and Golden week is a week of a lot of travel and the beginning of good weather. The main language is Japanese and it is spoken by 126 million people in the world and most of that is in Japan. One of the most famous landmarks in Japan is Mt. Fuji and some other landmarks are the Himeji Castle, Itsukushima Shrine, and Hashima Island which was once the base of an undersea coal mine. Some of the popular sports are sumo wrestling, martial arts, and baseball.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cuisine
https://www.insidejapantours.com/japanese-culture/food/
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e629.html
https://www.tripsavvy.com › … › Asia › Japan › More to Explore › Things To Do
https://en.compathy.net › Travel Magazine TOP › Japan › Things to Do in Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Japan
October 30, 2017 at 5:29 pm
The dish of rice is very common in East Asia. Its cool because Taiwan has a lot of rice as well.
October 30, 2017 at 5:37 pm
I found it very interesting that baseball is a popular sport in Japan. I knew that martial arts and sumo wrestling were very big but never knew about baseball.
October 30, 2017 at 8:35 pm
I found it interesting that they have a bean throwing festival. Never heard that before.
October 31, 2017 at 11:31 am
I noticed that you said that sea food is a bug part of peoples diets here just like in southern China too!
October 31, 2017 at 10:17 pm
I think it’s strange how Buddhism was imported in the 6th century. I thought it would’ve been earlier.