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Why Are Black Cats Lucky In Japan?
In the United States and many other countries, a person would never wear white clothes to a funeral.
Black is our color of mourning. But in Japan, black clothes would be out of place at a funeral, the Japanese color of mourning is white!
Many Americans and Europeans think that black cats are unlucky. But black cats [...]
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Leave a commentHow Heavy Is the Great Buddha In The Dai Butsu Temple In Kamakura Japan?
The city of Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, was once the capital of the shoguns, the military rulers of medieval Japan.
It was also a religious center for some Buddhist sects and was the site of many ancient temples.
The Kencho-ji in Kamakura is the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan. It was built in 1253. This temple [...]
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Leave a commentHow Big Was the Great Quake Of Japan And How Many People Were Killed?
Japan has suffered many earthquakes during its history.
One quake that occurred in this century is known as the “Great Quake” because of the great damage it did to the Tokyo region, the most populous in Japan.
On September 1, 1923, a powerful earthquake and the fires that followed it destroyed most of Tokyo and the nearby [...]
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Leave a commentWhere Is Mount Aso And Is It The Largest Volcanic Crater On Earth?
Mount Aso is a 5,223-foot peak on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
The mountain was once a volcano, but it’s now a caldera, a crater formed when the cone of a volcanic mountain collapses. The caldera of Mount Aso is the largest volcanic Crater on earth, measuring more than 17 miles across. Its total circumference is [...]
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Leave a commentWhich Country Has The Fastest Trains On Earth And The Busiest Railroads In The World?
The United States has more than 170,000 miles of railroad track.
Japan has about 30,000 miles of track. But the people of Japan use their railroads far more than Americans do, far more, in fact, than any other people on earth.
The average American travels about 45 miles a year by railroad. The average Japanese travels more [...]
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Leave a commentDoes Issie The Japanese Lake Monster In Lake Ikeda Japan Really Exist?
In 1978, a Japanese man was spending a vacation near Lake Ikeda in Japan.
One afternoon, as he stood near the shore with a camera, he saw something rise out of the lake. It was a snake-like creature with dark skin and humps on its back. Its body appeared to be at least 45 feet long!
The [...]
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Leave a commentWhere Is The Ryukyu Islands And Is The Spider Crab The Biggest Crab On Earth?
The Ryukyu Islands are a string of islands that stretch from Japan almost to Taiwan.
Poisonous snakes abound on these islands. There is another fearsome creature in the Ryukyus, a giant crab.
The giant spider crab lives in the waters off the coast of the Ryukyus. This crab is the largest crustacean on earth. It has [...]
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Leave a commentWho Is Emperor Nintoku And Why Is He Buried in the Largest Tomb on Earth?
Nintoku was a Japanese emperor who ruled in the 4th or early 5th century.
According to one legend, Nintoku wanted his brother to become emperor instead, so he refused to take his throne for three years. His brother also refused to become emperor, and he eventually committed suicide to assure that Nintoku would rule.
Another legend tells [...]
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Leave a commentWhat’s At The Top Of The Highest Mountain In Japan?
In Japanese, Fujiyama means “never-dying mountain.” Mount Fuji is the Highest Mountain In Japan.
The peak of Mount Fuji, about 50 miles from Tokyo, is also sometimes known as the “most beautiful mountain on earth”. This volcanic peak rises 12,390 feet in the shape of a nearly perfect cone.
It towers over a fertile plain, and there [...]
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Why Does Bangkok Have The Longest Place Name In The World?