Japan by Catherine Gu

JAPAN

Japan is in Asia, Japan’s nearest neighbours are Korea, Russia, China and the Philippines.

The capital city is Tokyo. In 1997 the population of Japan reached 125 million people.Japan’s main language is Japanese. Japan’s national people are Japanese.  Japanese people love to play basketball, baseball, skipping and marbles.

Japan is an archipelago of over 3000 islands.Japanese people love to eat sushi, fish, vegetables and rice. Japan is special because it has hot springs and underground trains.

*Archipelago means: a sea or stretch of water having many islands.

                                By Catherine Gu From Esol