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There are two competing hypotheses that try to explain the lineage of the Japanese people. [3] [4]The first hypothesis proposes a dual-structure model, in which Japanese populations are descendants of the indigenous Jōmon people and later arrivals of people from the East Eurasian continent, known as the Yayoi people.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. This is a container category ... Category: Geography of Japan by region.
The Kantō Plain, Osaka Plain, and Nōbi Plain are the most important economic, political, and cultural areas of Japan. These plains had the largest agricultural production and large bays with ports for fishing and trade. This made them the largest population centers. Kyoto and Nara are the ancient capitals and cultural heart of Japan.
Fudoki (風土記) are ancient reports on provincial culture, geography, and oral tradition presented to the reigning monarchs of Japan, also known as local gazetteers.They contain agricultural, geographical, and historical records as well as mythology and folklore. [1]
A Cultural Landscape (文化的景観, bunkateki keikan) is a government-designated [1] landscape in Japan, which has evolved together with the way of life and geocultural features of a region, and which is indispensable for understanding the lifestyle of the Japanese people.
In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional business or trade union confederations), regions are used that deviate from the above-mentioned common geographical 8-region division that is sometimes referred to as "the" regions of Japan in the English Wikipedia and some other English-language publications. Examples of ...
Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large stratovolcanic archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. The country is north-northeast of China and Taiwan (separated by the East China Sea) and slightly east of Korea (separated by the Sea of Japan). Its primary islands are Hokkaidō, Honshū (the "mainland"), Shikoku and ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Japan geography-related lists (7 C, 2 P) A. Ainu geography (3 ...