Japan
Island country in East Asia.
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Sea of Japan
Marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East.
In 1803–1806, the Russian navigator Adam Johann von Krusenstern while sailing across the globe in the ship Nadezhda also explored, in passing, the Sea of Japan and the eastern shores of Japanese islands.
Island country
Island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands.
Island countries are typically small with low populations, although some, like Indonesia and Japan are notable exceptions.
Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto ), officially Kyoto City (京都市), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan.
Prefectures of Japan
This article covers the Japanese Prefectures.
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (都道府県, todōfuken, ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region.
Heian-kyō
One of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto.
It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
Imperial House of Japan
The Imperial House of Japan (皇室), also referred to as the Imperial Family, or the House of Yamato, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
This Japanese monarchy is said to be the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world.