Capital – Tokyo
Population - 127,288,000
Area - 377,835 km²
Density - 336.89 / km²
Currency - JPY
Official language – none, there are recognised several regional languages: Aynu itak, Ryukyuan languages, Eastern Japanese, Western Japanese, other Japanese dialects.
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands and is located in Easten Asia and Pacific Ocean. it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Japan has a great many attractions for all types of tourists, for those who love natural landscapes of exceptional beauty, for those who love technology, history, art or food. Among the best travel destinations in Japan is Tokyo, a thriving center of economy, culture and industry; here you can find a wealth of attractions including palaces, monasteries, shrines, landmarks and amusement parks. In the southwestern part of Kanagawa is situated Hakone, the home of renowned spas and a large historical zone. During the cherry blossom season in spring, Osaka Castle with a five-layer donjon as its core, on a lawn park that stretches 60,000 square meters attracts tourists from all over the world.
