Japan is the name of an arc-shaped island country, with a total area of ​​377,834 km², located in the east of the Asian continent, bordering Korea, Russia and China to the east, and stretching from the Sea of ​​Okhotsk to the North bordering the China Sea. East in the South. The name "Japan" is written in Latin characters (Romaji) as Nihon or Nippon, in Chinese "Japan" means "origin of the Sun" and is therefore understood as "country of the rising sun". . Japan also has the beautiful name "the land of cherry blossoms", because the cherry blossom tree (sakura) grows all over Japan from north to south, the petals "bloom and fade" are loved by the Japanese. sensitive spirit, love the beauty, the glorious life and death of his people.

- Japan has 4 large islands in order from North to South: Hokkaido (Northern Sea Island), Honshu (Ban Chau), Shikoku (Four Governments) and Kyushu (Nine Provinces) with thousands of small islands around. Most of the islands in Japan have many mountains and volcanoes, such as the highest mountain in Japan, Mount Fuji.

- Japan is considered one of the most beautiful places in the world with four seasons: spring with cherry blossoms distinct blooming from south to north, green trees in summer, and red maple leaves (momiji) in autumn. From north to south, pure white snow in winter. Mount Fuji (Fujisan), the highest mountain in Japan, located in the middle of the plain, covered with snow at the top of the mountain, is the inspiration of many Japanese writers and poets as well as artists. including photographers and painters from all over the world.

Language

- Japanese is the main language, including Chinese characters borrowed from China and Hiragana, Katagana and phonetic characters. In public places such as train stations, piers, shopping centers, on trains, there are phonetic or English characters. If you pay attention, you will find it very easy to understand. In addition, there is a system of signs with pictures, colors and ordinal numbers.

Japan is a temperate zone with four distinct seasons. Visitors can visit Japan in any season of the year.

- January-February: In Japan, it can be said that the end of January to February is the time when the weather is at its coldest. Osaka area is an area with quite warm temperatures compared to other areas because Up to this point, there has been almost no snowfall, while the northern part of Japan is now covered with white snow all the way. For those who love skiing, this is the perfect time to get into skiing.

- March-April: is considered the most ideal time to travel in Japan because most areas in the country are filled with cherry blossoms. This is also the peak tourist month in Japan.

- May: Golden Week is the highest season in Japan, taking place from the end of April to the beginning of May. After this Golden Week (around the end of May) is a good time to travel because the weather is nice, Airfares are usually low and the attractions are not too crowded.

- June: rainy season in most parts of Japan, except Hokkaido. Hot spring sites like those in Hakone and Koyasan wooden shrine are very charming on rainy days.

- July-August: The weather is hot and humid, which is the time when many festivals take place. At the same time, this is also the beginning of the school's summer break (which ends around the end of August). In addition, in mid-August, Obon week takes place - one of the three peak seasons in Japan. Therefore, this season hotel room prices often increase.

- September: Low season in Japan due to the influence of typhoon season, in this season tourist areas are empty and therefore room rates in Japan are also low run 3.

- October-November: The weather in Japan starts to get chilly, the color change of maple leaves from green to red resembles the spreading effect of cherry blossoms blooming in the spring of March.

- December: dry weather throughout Japan, is a suitable month to travel, airfares are usually low around the first half of December.