The country and the people
History
History
I had this lying at the backend as a draft, it’s one of the bigger pieces and it’s finally ready to be published. It might not be that interesting for the most of us. But since I already typed this for another project I might as well drop it into my articles section , the [...]
Political Geography
Political Geography
Today, Japan is administratively divided into 43 prefectures called ken; thus, Chiba Prefecture is Chiba-ken in Japanese. A few administrative divisions, however, are not technically classified as prefectures, such as Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and Hokkaido.
Each prefecture is further divided into either cities (shi) or counties (gun). Within counties or smaller cities there are further [...]
The Seasons
The Seasons
Japan has four seasons. Now this is not unusual. What is unusual, though, is how many people believe that Japan is very unique in having four distinct seasons. Some Japanese even find it hard to believe that other countries could be equally blessed.
Nevertheless, as befits a society in which farmers have a political impact [...]
Geography
I promised some passages, so I guess I’m creating another category on Japtard. It’s the place where you can find basic info about Japan, great for those who wants to know more about the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.
So here’s the first part of it, hope you’ll enjoy it!
Geography
Japan is a collection of islands that [...]
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