{"id":5449,"date":"2014-02-07T19:11:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidejapanblog.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2021-01-07T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:55:14","slug":"5-things-you-didnt-know-about-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/07\/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things you didn&#8217;t know about Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5449\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p><strong>1. Japan has over 6,000 islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Japan is made up of a whopping 6,852 islands, each with its own distinctive character. The largest, Honshu, is roughly the size of Minnesota, and it\u2019s where you\u2019ll find Tokyo and Kyoto. Next-biggest is northerly Hokkaido, known for its excellent skiing and rugged national parks. Third and fourth are Kyushu and Shikoku in the southwest, with their balmy temperatures, laid-back cities, and little-visited rural communities. That just leaves 6,848 more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29315\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-564x390.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-1200x829.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-900x622.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-720x498.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-390x270.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-780x539.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/422ec956-b655-4dc7-bee0-b69621d103ee-1-510x352.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Japan is more than 70% mountains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may be best-known for its huge, neon-lit cities, but did you know that over 70% of Japan is covered in lush green mountains? Criss-crossed with pilgrimage trails and dotted with quaint little villages, the mountains are the place to lose yourself on forest hikes, sleep in traditional Japanese inns, and discover a side of Japan away from the hubbub of city life. Amazingly, among these peaks, you\u2019ll also find a tenth of the world\u2019s active volcanoes \u2014 the most famous of which is, of course, Mount Fuji.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29318\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-564x317.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/oliver-dickerson-FJRRmgV50pg-unsplash-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>Japan has tropical beaches \u2014 and great skiing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Japan has a huge variety of contrasting landscapes and environments. The Okinawan islands in the far south are closer to Taiwan than Tokyo, and boast jewel-like isles with white sandy beaches, subtropical jungles, and amazing sites to dive and snorkel. Meanwhile, northerly Hokkaido has some of the best skiing in the world, with buckets of fluffy powder snow blown over from Siberia almost guaranteed daily during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29321\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-564x376.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/thomas-marban-EHK-EH1SRzQ-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 &#8211; Japan has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to popular belief, Japanese food isn\u2019t all about raw fish. Japanese cuisine is actually incredibly varied, which means there\u2019s something for everybody \u2014 no matter what your tastes. There are crazy, adventurous dishes you can\u2019t find anywhere else in the world, but there are a lot of things you\u2019ll recognise \u2014 from melt-in-the-mouth steaks to pizzas a Neapolitan would be proud of. And did we mention that Japan has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world? Tokyo alone has 226, which is more than the whole of Spain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033.jpg\" alt=\"Taxi\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-1200x796.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-720x478.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-1440x955.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-780x517.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/39060033-900x597.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong><strong>Japan is not (that) expensive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Japan isn\u2019t as expensive as you think. It was expensive in the 1980s during the economic boom, but these days it\u2019s far cheaper to visit than Australia, the US, and most countries in Western Europe. That\u2019s not to say you can\u2019t spend money if you want to \u2014 but there\u2019s incredibly cheap food and reasonably priced (by Western standards) accommodation, too. For example, you can buy a three-course lunch for approximately \u00a37, a plate of sushi from about 80p, or have an all-you-can-eat session at an izakaya (traditional Japanese pub) for as little as \u00a322. It might not be the cheapest country in the world, but you can&#8217;t argue with the quality of the food, the exceptional service and the value for money&#8230; and you don\u2019t even need to tip! In fact, leave one and you\u2019ll probably have your waiter running after you to give it back.<\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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