geographical position
Japan is located in the east of Eurasia and the northwest of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of thousands of islands, and the islands are curved. The eastern and southern parts of Japan are the endless Pacific Ocean, bordering the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea in the west, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and facing North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, the Philippines and other countries across the sea. Hokkaido, Japan has one of the most famous fishing grounds in the world-Hokkaido Fishing Ground, which is formed by the confluence of Thousand Island Cold Current and Japanese Warm Current.
Regional and regional divisions
Japan includes Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and more than 6,800 other small islands. Japan has a total area of 377,835 square kilometers, of which the land area is more than 370,000 square kilometers, the water area is 309 1 square kilometer, and the territorial sea area is 3 1 10,000 square kilometers. Japan is the country with the most land reclamation in the world, with an area of 1600 square kilometers.
Japanese history
Around the 2nd century A.D., there were more than 65,438+000 tribes in Japan (some of which established relations with the Eastern Han Dynasty). In the 4th century, Kansai established a relatively large country. It is said that the ancestors of the royal family finally unified them today. At that time, Japan only included western Honshu, northern Kyushu and Shikoku. The first emperor-Emperor Jimmu.
After more than a thousand years, a relatively unified country appeared on the Japanese archipelago in the 4th century, so it is difficult to accurately determine the exact date of Japan's birth. According to Japanese legends "Ancient Tales" and "Records of Japan", the first emperor Emperor Jimmu was founded in 660 BC and acceded to the throne. The date of his accession to the throne is equivalent to 1 1 in the current Gregorian calendar, so this day is designated as the "founding day". Emperor Jimmu is the "Imperial Commandment" that Shoto Kutaishi once arranged with the Daoism of "Heart has Years". Nine years of pushing the ancient times happened to be a year of heart, and it was also a year of Shoto Kutaishi's reform in Turtledove Palace. The heart appears once every 60 years, also known as a round. According to Daohuangju Shuangqiao religion, each round of Xinyou Year is a year of change. 2 1 XinYou Year is a year of drastic changes. Therefore, Shoto Kutaishi took nine years (60 1 year) as the starting point, and then pushed 2 1 round upward as the founding year of Japan. It is stipulated that the lunar calendar 1 month 1 day of that year is the day when the Shenmu emperor ascended the pole (Gregorian calendar 2 1 February). According to this deduction algorithm, AD 1990 is 2649. As a result, the imperial system advanced about 1000 years. In this gap of one thousand years, 10 fictional emperors were artificially inserted. Shoto Kutaishi compiled Japanese history according to this logic. Later generations have continued it to this day.
Sakura, kimono, haiku and samurai, sake and Shinto constitute two aspects of Japanese tradition-chrysanthemum and knife. Japan has a famous "three paths", namely, Japanese folk tea ceremony, flower path and book path. Japanese tea ceremony
Tea ceremony, also known as tea soup (tea tasting), has been loved by the upper class as an aesthetic ceremony since ancient times. Tea ceremony is a unique tea ceremony and social etiquette. Japanese tea ceremony was first introduced to Japan during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty in China. In ancient times, Japan had contacts with China. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a large number of Japanese envoys came to China and were deeply influenced by China. The Japanese say that "China is the hometown of Japanese tea ceremony", which is somewhat similar to Chaoshan congou in China. The flower path was born as a technology to replicate the flowers in the wild in the teahouse. Because of the different rules and methods of exhibition, pattern science can be divided into more than 20 schools, and there are also many schools in Japan that teach various schools of pattern science techniques. In addition, in hotels, department stores and other places, you can enjoy the beautifully decorated art of flower arrangement. Taboo lotus, think lotus is a funeral flower. Avoid camellia, chrysanthemum is a symbol of the royal family. Sumo originated from the religious ceremony of Japanese Shintoism. In Nara and heian period, sumo was a court sport, but in Kamakura and the Warring States period, sumo became a part of samurai training. Professional sumo began in the18th century, which is very similar to the present sumo competition. Shinto ceremony emphasizes sumo, and the purpose of stamping before the game is to drive away the evil spirits in the field and also to relax the muscles. Salt should be sprinkled on the site to achieve the purpose of purification. Sumo is played on the table. The whole table is square, with a circle in the middle and a diameter of 4.55 meters. In the competition, two lux stood almost naked on the stage with their hair in a bun and pocket belts. In the competition, Lux must not touch the table or cross the circle except the sole of his foot. The highest rank of Hercules is "Yokozuna". Here are the Grand View, Guan Wei, Summary and Neck Front. These four levels are called "in-screen" and belong to the upper level of Lux. Again, there are twelve scenes, in addition to which there are three subordinate items and three sequences. Students in the preface and the second paragraph can only do odd jobs such as fetching water and sweeping the floor. Only after the third paragraph, the master will teach some skills, while the students in the twelfth paragraph are all professional sumo wrestlers, known as "Lux", who not only have wages, but also can participate in various competitions to win bonuses. Once a sumo wrestler arrives in Yokozuna, he can almost be said to be at the apex of the Japanese sumo world, and will have the supreme glory for life. Kimono is the name of traditional Japanese national costume. It is also called "persistence" in Japan. Kimono is modeled after China's Sui and Tang dynasties clothing styles and Wu clothing, so it is called "Wu clothing" and "Tang clothing" in Japan. Kimono is the western name of Wu Fu. Now the Japanese have accepted this name, but many shops selling kimonos still say "Wu Fu". In the 8th and 9th centuries, Tang Feng was once popular in Japan. Although it changed later and formed a unique Japanese style, it still contains some characteristics of ancient Chinese clothing. The different styles and colors of women's kimonos are the signs that distinguish age and marriage. Morning Musume, the earliest Japanese girl group.
Judo enjoys a high reputation all over the world. The basic principle of judo is not to attack, but to use the opponent's strength to protect the body. The grade of judo players is expressed by the color of their belts (primary: white/advanced: black). Judo is the development of boxing in China, which originated from Shaolin. Chen Yuanzan, a martial arts expert from China in the late Ming Dynasty, introduced China traditional martial arts into Fusang (modern edition) and became the forerunner of modern judo in the world. Kendo refers to Japanese swordsmanship, which originated from samurai's important martial arts fencing. According to strict rules, the contestants wear special protective equipment and stab each other's head, body and fingertips with bamboo knives. Karate is a combination of ancient fighting techniques 500 years ago and boxing techniques introduced from China. Karate does not use any weapons, only fists and feet. Compared with other fighting sports, karate is a practical form of sports. Calligraphy, when it comes to calligraphy, I believe many people will think it is a unique art in China. In fact, calligraphy is not only popular in Japan, but also one of the ways people cultivate their temperament. In ancient Japan, calligraphy was called "Tathagata" or "calligraphy", and the word "calligraphy" did not appear until the Edo period (17th century). In Japan, the popularity of writing Chinese characters with a brush should be after the introduction of Buddhism. Monks and Buddhists copied scriptures with a brush, imitating China. Noko is a traditional Japanese drama and one of the oldest extant dramas in the world. Nengju originated from ancient dance drama forms and various festival dramas held in Japanese shrines and monasteries in the12nd century or13rd century. "Neng" means talent or skill. Actors hint at the essence of the story through facial expressions and body movements, rather than showing it. Now this kind of drama still has tenacious vitality in Japan. Aikido is a Japanese martial art that wins by skill.
Japanese economy
Japan has a highly developed economy and a high standard of living. In terms of GDP, in 2009, according to the international exchange rate, Japanese GDP was US$ 5.068 trillion, ranking second in the world (China's GDP was US$ 4.98 trillion in 2009). Per capita GDP is 39731USD, ranking 17 in the world. If calculated by purchasing power parity, GDP ranks third in the world (second only to the United States and China; [Fourth place: India]), the per capita GDP is 23rd in the world. At the end of 2004, Japan's overseas net assets reached $65,438 +0.8 trillion, which is also the largest in the world. The government supports industries and enterprises with funds, a strong labor force, high-tech development and a low military budget ratio (1% of GDP), which helps Japan's economy develop at a high speed and become a scientific and technological power after the United States and the third largest economic system in the world. Japan's economy is characterized by close integration of manufacturers, suppliers and distributors, strong enterprise alliances and close teamwork, seniority system and lifelong employment system. Japan's service industry, especially banking, finance, shipping, insurance and business services, accounts for the largest proportion of GDP and is in a leading position in the world. Tokyo, the capital, is not only the largest city and economic center in China, but also one of the best financial, shipping and service centers in the world. Since World War II, Japan's manufacturing industry has developed rapidly, especially the electronics industry and automobile manufacturing industry. Japan's Mitsubishi is the world's super-enterprise chaebol, second only to America's GM. In 2007, there were only 1 1 of Mitsubishi's Fortune 500 companies. Japan's famous electronics industry and high-tech manufacturers include Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Sharp, Toshiba and Hitachi. In the automobile industry, Japanese companies have surpassed the United States and Germany in automobile production and become the largest automobile producer in the world. Among them, Toyota, Mazda, Honda and Nissan all produce cars for the global market. Japan has the largest bank in the world-Postal Savings Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, which play an important role in the world financial community. From11960 s to11980 s, the Japanese economy maintained high growth for more than 20 years, which was regarded as a miracle: in11960 s, Ikeda Hayato's cabinet put forward the "income multiplication plan", and the economy showed an average growth of 10%; In the early days of 1970, despite the oil crisis, it increased by 5% on average. 1980s, with an average growth rate of 4%. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Japan's economy tended to be in a downturn, mainly due to the asset expansion caused by excessive investment in the 1960s and the "bubble" in the securities and real estate markets. Finally, the bubble economy collapsed due to the high surplus rate and the continuous appreciation of the yen. The government's efforts to reform the economy did not achieve immediate results. Since February 2002, Japan's prosperity has been expanding, setting a record for the longest post-war recovery period, and many enterprises have created the best performance in history.
(Baidu Encyclopedia)
The other is my opinion:
No matter how much China people hate Japan, you have to admit that Japan is better than China. Moreover, you said that he copied his culture, but the problem was that he also knew the culture at that time. What about us? Don't know your own culture.
They have a strong sense of national identity and will not fight with each other, unlike China.
It is worth noting that Japan is one of the few countries that have developed on the basis of no resources.
I hate the attitude of some Japanese towards China and history. However, you said that whether they pay homage or do anything, it is for the national interest. The Yasukuni Shrine is equivalent to the Memorial Hall of the Anti-Japanese Heroes in China, but how many Japanese people have been there? !
Japan has been advocating the cultivation of noble cultural heritage and quality, and strives to make Japanese citizens have noble moral character and good quality from an early age. You can tell by watching anime. In Japanese anime, China culture will be introduced subtly, and small details that garbage should be classified and thrown away will be displayed.
I don't want to say how good Japan must be, and I don't want to say my feelings for the Japanese. I just want to say to the people of China: Don't fantasize about how strong China is and how bad Japan is, but try to beat Japan and improve your own ability, otherwise everything will be nonsense! ! ! With Japanese things, you can only imagine. Can such a national defeat Japan? Japan is better than China, you have to admit. According to this trend, Japan will surpass China more sooner or later.
I only represent myself, not others. Evaluate objectively, don't say how I am.
Ps: If it is a geographical topic, it should be based on geography.