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Japan is situated in northeastern Asia
between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is
377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland
combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four
major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands.
Tokyo is not only the political and
economical center of Japan, it has also emerged as a center of the
world economy and culture. There are a number of attractions in Tokyo
that should not be missed. There are large-scale downtown areas,
including Ginza where famous shops from around the world stand side by
side, the sleepless Shinjuku that has become the "new city center of
Tokyo," Asakusa which is reminiscent of the traditional Edo (the former
name of Tokyo), and Shibuya that starts the trends for the young
people. Other unique areas include the computer town Akihabara, a dense
retail area where numerous electronic shops compete against each other,
attracting many shoppers from Japan and overseas, and Tsukiji, an
open-air wholesale food market catering to shops and consumers
everywhere in Japan.
For more information, please go the official website of the Japan National Tourist Organization.
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