日本

Le Japon est un pays insulaire de l’Asie de l’Est. Situé entre l’océan Pacifique et la mer du Japon, à l’est de la Chine, de la Corée et de la Russie, et au nord de Taïwan. Sa capitale est Tokyo.

Catégorie principale: Japan

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Catégorie principale: Symbols of Japan

Catégories principales: Maps of Japan et Old maps of Japan

Des cartes sélectionnées figurent dans notre Atlas Wikimedia de Japan .

Catégorie principale: Nature of Japan

Goko Five Lakes (Shiretoko) (WHS)
Shirakami-Sanchi
Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Mt. Fuji rising above the clouds.
Monts Akaishi
Mont Yari
Karasawa Cirque
Kamikōchi
Dainichi Mountains from Murodo
Lake Kurobe
The Japanese have long thought of the Sakura as the flower which symbolizes the nation.
Tōjinbō
Leaf symbolizes the Japanese sense of the seasons (Kyoto)
Torokawataira Plateau
Nachi Falls (WHS)
Dunes de sable de Tottori
Chibu sekiheki (Oki Island)
Hinase Island
Kankakei (Shodoshima)
Jōmon Sugi
(Yakushima)
Okinawa is famous for the beautiful sea.
Kabira Gulf

Galeries principales: Japanese garden et Japanese rock garden.

Catégorie principale: Gardens in Japan

Catégorie principale: Prefectural capitals of Japan

Catégories principales: Architecture of Japan et Buildings in Japan

Catégorie principale: Castles in Japan

Catégories principales: Shinto shrines in Japan et Temples in Japan

Catégories principales: Culture of Japan et Kimono

Hina matsuri (March 3). This is the day on which wishes are expressed for the future happiness of girls.
Koinobori is decorated around children's day (May 5), in honor of sons and in the hope that they will grow up healthy and strong.
Chopsticks are small tapered sticks used in pairs of equal length as the traditional eating utensils.
Fusuma are vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors.
Geisha are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
Shōji is a door, window or room divider consisting of translucent paper over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo.
Tatami is a mat used to cover the floor in a Japanese room.

Catégorie principale: Religion in Japan

Torii symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Sandō is the road approaching either a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.
Chōzuya or Temizuya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as Temizu.
Komainu are statue pairs of lion-like creatures guarding shinto shrines.
Suzu means calling gods and divinized heroes.
At midnight, people listen to joyanokane, bells which ring the old year out at many Buddhist temples all over Japan.

Catégorie principale: Art of Japan

Galerie principale: Ukiyo-e.

Catégorie principale: Paintings in Japan

Catégorie principale: Theatre of Japan

Catégorie principale: Festivals of Japan by prefecture

Galerie principale: Professional sumo.

Catégorie principale: Sports in Japan

Catégorie principale: Games of Japan

Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess.
Go is an ancient board game for two players.
Hanafuda are playing cards of Japanese origin.
Karuta (Hyakunin Isshu) is a Japanese card game.