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Japan: The Land of the Rising Sun

By Gurushala

| 10 Nov 2020

Knowing More About Nihon

The expression "Land of the Rising Sun" is actually a translation of the name the Japanese use to refer to their country, Nihon. It's written using the kanji characters 日 (ni) which means "day", and 本 (hon), meaning "origin".

Nihon, then, would be the country of origin of the sun. It's a term that could refer to the geographical location of the country on the edge of Asia, but the name could also have a religious meaning associated with the sun goddess Amaterasu, believed to be an ancestor of the imperial lineage.

Japan is made up of 6,852 islands and its highest point in Japan is Mount Fuji which is 3,776 meters high. It is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and has many earthquakes and volcanoes which sometimes result in a tsunami.

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