Thursday, April 30, 2009

About Tokyo


Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. Located in the middle of Honshu Island's east coast. Tokyo has over 12 million people. It is political, cultural center of Japan. Living in Tokyo is very expensive.

Interesting facts about Japanese

Japanese Men 79.00years / Japanese Women 85.81years

The Average Height
Japanese Men 169.9cm / Japanese Women 157.7cm

The Average Weight
Japanese Men 61.9kg / Japanese Women 53.3kg

Japanese basic words

Basic Words
Yes: Hai
No: Iie
Thank you: Arigato
Thank you very much: Arigato gozaimasu
You're welcome: Douitashimashite
Please: Douzo
Excuse me: sumimasen, shitsurei shimasu
Hello: Kon-nichiwa
Goodbye: Sayounara
So long: jaamataashita
Good morning: O hayou gozaimasu
Good afternoon: Kon-nichiwa
Good evening: Konbanwa
Good night: Oyasuminasai

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Geography

The country is made up of a series of over 1,000 islands, with the main islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoko making the main body of the archipelago. Japan’s location at the juncture of several tectonic plates means that approximately 20% of the world’s earthquakes take place in Japan.