Good morning colleagues, today I am going to talk to you about Japan, a very striking country.

Japan is a country that comes from the Asian continent.

The capital of Japan is Tokyo, with its fourteen million inhabitants it is confirmed to be the most
populous metropolis in the country and one of the largest cities in the world.
When people think of Japanese food, they usually only think of sushi or ramen. However, Tokyo has
more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world: as special dishes we have
TEMPURA, SOBA, UDON and TAKOYAKI
Japan's history has been shaped largely by its isolation as an island nation and its proximity to the
colossal continent of Asia (and in particular, its neighbors Korea and China). In times of openness it
has been permeable to the diverse ideas and cultures that have reached its shores; In closed-minded
ones, he has dedicated himself to incubating his particular way of doing things. Like most stories,
Japan's is full of conflict, growth, and rivers of blood.
important dates:
-Ancient Japan
First settlers
-The rise of the Yamato clan
-The era of the courtiers
Creation of the capital
-The era of warriors
The first shogun
The Mongol invasions
-Reunification
-The era of stability
-Modernization
-Stage
world
-World War II
-The contemporary period.
O-shogatsu. It is the Japanese New Year, the most important day of the year and is similar to
Christmas, since the day before they celebrate a family dinner where a plate of soba, thin noodles
that symbolize long life, is served and, the next morning, children receive gifts.