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When sumo wrestling first became popular in Japan 1500 years ago, it was a ritual used to predict the outcome of crop harvests.

The history of pottery in Japan stretches back a long way, and the Jomon pottery from the Jomon period, that began over 10,000 years ago, is said to be the oldest earthenware in Japan.

Nikko had long been a sacred place for mountain worship but after Toshogu Shrine was built,

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

Shodo means the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, in which kanji and kana letters are written using a brush and ink.

At one time in Japan, people ate nuts, fruit, and berries as snacks. It is said that this gave rise to what we now call confectionery.

Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost and largest prefecture. 北海道は日本最北、最大の都道府県です。広さは日本一ですが、人口密度の低さも日本一。そ

Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, with its white outer walls, has the largest tower of any castle in Japan.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

Ise Jingu is affectionately known as "O-Ise-san". Its formal name is "Jingu". 「お伊勢さん」の名で人々から親しまれている

Kiyomizudera Temple, in Kyoto's Higashiyama area, was built in 778.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

An ingredient that is always used in making dishes like clear soup, broths for soba and udon, and in cooking vegetables and fish is dashi.

Fireworks that color the night sky are synonymous with summer in Japan, and fireworks festivals are held throughout the country every year, mainly during July and August.

Located at the western tip of Kanagawa Prefecture, Hakone has flourished since the Edo period as a h

The Genbaku Dome is an atomic-bomb-damaged building in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City.

The area is made up of the Yanaka, Nezu, and Sendagi districts and lies between Bunkyo and Taito

In the villages of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture and Gokayama in Toyama Prefecture,

The Kii mountain range has long been seen as a sacred meeting place of the gods.It is also an important place for ascetic Buddhism.

Itsukushima Shrine is located on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture. 広島県の宮島にある嚴島神社は、海の上に建てられた