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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Himeji Castle]] is a UNESCO [[World Heritage site]]; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture.<br> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Himeji Castle]] is a UNESCO [[World Heritage site]]; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture.<br></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Bank cards with cute characters on them are widely available in Japan. | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Bank cards with cute characters on them are widely available in Japan. | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japanese restaurants often display plastic replicas of many dishes, so diners can see exactly what to expect.<br> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japanese restaurants often display plastic replicas of many dishes, so diners can see exactly what to expect.<br></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan's islands are divided into 47 [[Japan/Related_Articles#Prefectures|prefectures]].</div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan's islands are divided into 47 [[Japan/Related_Articles#Prefectures|prefectures]].</div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japanese politician [[Ryuhei Kawada]] campaigning in elections to the [[House of Councillors|upper house]] of the [[Diet of Japan|Japanese parliament]] in 2007; Japan is a [[democracy]] where both [[political party|party]]-affiliates and [[independent (politician)|independents]] such as Kawada can successfully seek office. | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japanese politician [[Ryuhei Kawada]] campaigning in elections to the [[House of Councillors|upper house]] of the [[Diet of Japan|Japanese parliament]] in 2007; Japan is a [[democracy]] where both [[political party|party]]-affiliates and [[independent (politician)|independents]] such as Kawada can successfully seek office.</div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">A traditional [[Japanese dolls|Japanese doll]]. The ''Hina Matsuri'' (雛祭り 'Doll Festival') is held every 3rd March in Japan. | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">A traditional [[Japanese dolls|Japanese doll]]. The ''Hina Matsuri'' (雛祭り 'Doll Festival') is held every 3rd March in Japan.</div> | ||
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'Cosplayers' (from コスプレ kosupure 'costume roleplay') - teenagers who dress as characters from film, television or animé cartoons - pose for the cameras in Harajuku, Tokyo. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
This bar menu in Shinjuku, Tokyo lists food and drink in both angular katakana - for loanwords or to make signs easier to read - and the curvy hiragana script - for native vocabulary. Top of the list, in katakana, is レミーマルタン - Remii Marutan 'Remy Martin' brandy; bottom, in hiragana, is あんみつ anmitsu - a jelly to finish a meal. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a city of packed streets, neon logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
Japan and its neighbours. | |
Traditional and modern meet on the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
An early seventeenth-century map drawn by an Italian missionary in China. It is the first map in which the name 'Sea of Japan' appears. Image: Public Domain |
A mid nineteenth-century British map. Image: Public Domain |
Promoting a maid-kissa (メイド喫茶 meido-kissa, 'maid coffee shop') in Akihabara, Tokyo will involve looking the part; young women in maidlike waitresses' outfits are a common sight in this electronics quarter of the city. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
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Himeji Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture. |
Bank cards with cute characters on them are widely available in Japan.
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Japanese restaurants often display plastic replicas of many dishes, so diners can see exactly what to expect. |
Japan's islands are divided into 47 prefectures. |
Japanese politician Ryuhei Kawada campaigning in elections to the upper house of the Japanese parliament in 2007; Japan is a democracy where both party-affiliates and independents such as Kawada can successfully seek office. |
A traditional Japanese doll. The Hina Matsuri (雛祭り 'Doll Festival') is held every 3rd March in Japan.
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