7 ‘Jogan's an bland country of East Asia in the northwest Paoiic (Ocean Ammost fourths of Japan fs covered with mountans. The most Fornous mountan is Mount Fu @ cone-shaped volcano, ‘Three of the tectone plates that Form the Earth's crust meet nearby and offen move ogarst each other, cousng earthquakes More than a thousand eorthqzakes hit Japan every year: Japan ‘ako has about 200 volcanoes, 60 of which ore stil active 26 rmillen people call Japan home’ The oFPeal language Is Japanese, The Japanese Flag is made up oF a red circle, syrrbolzng the sun, aganst a white backgroundnt | \Japan 's known worldwide for its traditional arts, including tea ceremonies, calignaphy and Flower or ishome to ‘The country has a legacy of distinctive gardens, sculpture and poetry. Japan <\ nore than a dozen UNESCO World Herttoge sites and is the birthplace oF sushi