Japan Geography of travel tourism Mariia Shatalova

Japan Geography of travel & tourism Mariia Shatalova

Japan island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Capital Tokyo Size Japan is an archipelago of 6, 852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area http: //www. japan-guide. com/e/e 2270. html

Climate Time Zone Japan is (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT +9 hours, ie. 9 hours ahead of Greenwich, England. http: //gojapan. about. com/cs/weather/a/climateinjapan. htm http: //wiki. answers. com/Q/What_time_zone_is_Japan

Flag The Japanese flag is called Hinomaru (circle of the sun). The red circle on the white background symbolizes the sun. It means also "Land of the Rising Sun" http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Japan

Government Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the power of the Emperor is very limited. As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by the constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people". Power is held chiefly by the Prime Minister of Japan and other elected members of the Diet, while sovereignty is vested in the Japanese people. Akihito is the current Emperor of Japan Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan, stands as next in line to the throne. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Japan

• Population 2011 estimate 127, 960, 000 One of ten most populazed countries • Ethnic divisions The most dominant native ethnic group is the Yamato people; primary minority groups include the indigenous Ainu and Ryukyuan peoples, as well as social minority groups like the burakumin. • Life expectancy female 76, male 82

Language More than 99 percent of the population speaks Japanese as their first language. http: //photo. i. ua/user/410749/186510/4692871

Religion 84– 96 percent of the Japanese population subscribe to Buddhism or Shinto, including a large number of followers of a syncretism of both religions. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Japan

Currency GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan. 1 Eur=110 yens - http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Japanese_yen Total $4. 396 trillion Per capita $34, 362 http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Japan

Principal airlines: Japan Air Lines (JL) Gateways: The main point of entry by air is Tokyo International Airport at Narita (NRT), a 90 -minute drive from Tokyo (TYO). Osaka International Airport (OSA) is another gateway. http: //www. air-ticket. us/airports/japan-airport-code. php

Peak tourist season April -Oriental cherry flowering, June-July-summer season and October -golden autumn. International Tourism Arrivals 70 % of arrivals from the countries of Asia (South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, China), also come tourists from the USA, Australia, the European countries. tourists from the Asian countries and the USA visit Japan for the purpose of carrying out holiday, and Europeans generally make business travel. http: //www. destinations 2 go. com/japan. htm

The most influential travel agencies in Japan are In total in Japan exists more than 500 travel agencies having the license of the Ministry of transport, and more than 2000 organizations of internal tourism. http: //www. zadachi. org. ru/? n=22315

Fukushima-I Mar 09, 2012 Japan's Fukushima Prefecture is set to welcome the first group of Chinese mainland tourists organized by a travel agency since last March's quake and tsunami, as Japan's travel business strives to recover from the disasters. After the quake last March, all tours that were previously booked were canceled. Officials in the quake-stricken prefectures said that the pace of recovery of Japan's tourism industry remains slow. Damaged infrastructure: hotel business and transport services Only 11, 5 % foreign tourists stayed in hotels in Iwate in the second quarter of last year, that came in the same period in 2010, according to Iwate Prefecture government. According to statistics from the Japan Tourism Agency, Chinese travelers accounted for the largest number of foreign tourists staying in the country's hotels in the fourth quarter of 2011. chinadaily. com. cn

Characteristics helped & hindered touristic development Helping: variety of recreational resources; variety of cultural and historical sights; sides of the area are washed by the seas and oceans; government attention to tourism development; fast rates of Japan economic growth and activization business tourism here ; unique combination of an ekzotic and modern technical achievements Hindering: - damage of natural environment - Japanese is very specific and doesn't enter into one of language families. - Earthquakes & tsunamies (e. g. Fukushima-l)

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