Japan and Japanese

The Japanese used ships to trade with the rest of Asia. The Japanese ships (like this one below of 1634) look similar to the Portuguese galleon, Flor de la Mar (Flower of the Sea).

Picture of Japan thanks to Moroboshi from Wikimedia Commons and Ookaboo!

The Japanese are religious people and there are about 100,000 Shinto shrines (as shown below) in Japan.


Picture of Japan thanks to :ja:user:663highland and Ookaboo!

A Japanese monk waits on in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
 

Picture of Japan thanks to Marubatsu from Wikimedia Commons and Ookaboo!

Emperor Akhito and Empress Michiko.


Picture of Japan thanks to Stefan_Kühn from Wikimedia Commons and Ookaboo!