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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">'[[Cosplay|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'.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">'[[Cosplay|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'.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">This bar menu in [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]] lists food and drink in both angular ''[[katakana]]'' - for [[loanword]]s 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.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">This bar menu in [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]] lists food and drink in both angular ''[[katakana]]'' - for [[loanword]]s 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. The sign on the door (非常口 ''Hijoo Guchi'' 'fire exit') is written in ''[[kanji]]'', or [[Chinese characters|Chinese-derived characters]].<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan's capital, [[Tokyo]], is a city of packed streets, [[neon]] logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Tokyo_After_Six.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan's capital, [[Tokyo]], is a city of packed streets, [[neon]] logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Tokyo_After_Six.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan and its neighbours.</div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Japan and its neighbours.</div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Traditional and modern meet on the streets of [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]].<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Traditional and modern meet on the streets of [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]].<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption"> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">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.<BR><small>Image: Public Domain</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">A mid nineteenth-century British map.<BR><small>Image: Public Domain</small></div></div> | |||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">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.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:AKIBA_Scenario.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">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.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:AKIBA_Scenario.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption"> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Northern Japan is home to the indigenous [[Ainu people]]. A ''cise'' is a traditional Ainu dwelling, with a thatched roof and entranceway separate from the main interior space. These replicas can be seen at [[Nibutani]], an Ainu-majority village in [[Hokkaido]].</div></div> | ||
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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></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> | |||
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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></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> | |||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">''Tengu-[[geta]]'' shoes can be seen at traditional festivals.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:tengu-geta.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div> | |||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Neon]] signs light up the streets of [[Shinjuku]], Tokyo. Logos and other signs often employ the ''[[katakana]]'' script rather than the Chinese-derived ''[[kanji]]'' characters.</div> | |||
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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Tokyo Station]] commuters.</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. The sign on the door (非常口 Hijoo Guchi 'fire exit') is written in kanji, or Chinese-derived characters. 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. |
![]() Northern Japan is home to the indigenous Ainu people. A cise is a traditional Ainu dwelling, with a thatched roof and entranceway separate from the main interior space. These replicas can be seen at Nibutani, an Ainu-majority village in Hokkaido. |
![]() 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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![]() Tokyo Station commuters.
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Return to Japan |