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There are several important international airports in Japan. Narita is the major international airport in the Tokyo area. Kansai International Airport serves as the main airport for Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Chūbu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya is the newest of the three. Haneda Airport is close to central Tokyo and is the largest domestic airport in the country. Camping fans loved the Mazda Bongo Owners Group stand, where no less than 21 Bongo Friendee campers were lined up, with their elevating roofs raised and awnings extended. Another eye-catching machine was a first-generation Honda Insight ZE1 petrol-electric hybrid, which contrasted with many of the performance-orientated cars it was parked up with. Over 10 cities have more than a million people in them. The biggest city in Japan is Tokyo, which is the capital.

Beaulieu Abbey was largely destroyed by Henry VIII – but the conserved ruins show the scale of this formerly vast complex. An ancient Abbey building houses a fascinating exhibition on Monastic Life.

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World Economic Outlook Database, April 2017 – Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". International Monetary Fund (IMF) . Retrieved April 21, 2016. With more than 35 car clubs showcasing their members’ vehicles, ranging from the Micra Sports Club and International MR2 Owners’ Club to the Celica Club and Dorset Japanese Car Club, the rally’s remarkable line-up brought together a diverse range of Japanese autos. Club members’ cars ranged from sports cars, coupes and family saloons, to 4x4s and even motorhomes, while individual Japanese car owners also took part. Explore the magnificent Palace House - Lord Montagu’s family home since 1538 – and discover the history of the house and its former residents. Meet the Butler, Cook and Housemaids and gain an insight into the workings of a Victorian country house. World Factbook: Gini Index". CIA. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007 . Retrieved May 11, 2011.

It invaded and annexed Ryukyu Kingdom, Taiwan, and Korea. It had wars with China and Russia: the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and Siberian Intervention. All participants have the opportunity to be chosen as the winner of the People’s Choice Award, selected by public vote. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runners-up.Glorious summer sunshine greeted the scores of participants and visitors for this colossal celebration of cars from the Land of the Rising Sun, with Nissans, Mitsubishis, Hondas and Subarus filling the attraction grounds and events fields on Sunday 31 st July. It is a condition of booking with Explore that you have adequate valid travel insurance. It is your responsibility to arrange appropriate travel insurance and ensure you have read and understood the full terms and conditions of your travel insurance policy to ensure that you are covered for all activities you intend to undertake whilst on the tour, including all optional activities. Your Insurance Policy must fully cover you for medical expenses and emergency repatriation to your home country. Please ensure your policy includes medical emergency helicopter evacuation in the event of illness or injury and covers the entire duration of your holiday. If you are trekking at altitude please ensure that there is no upper altitude limit which may limit or exclude cover for your trip. The cost of many of our Polar Voyages will exceed the capped amount covered by standard insurance premiums and you will be required to pay an additional premium to cover the full value of your trip. Please ensure that you are covered for the full amount of your holiday cost, as insufficient cover could invalidate a claim under the policy. Medical and repatriation insurance cover is not mandatory for UK residents who are travelling on trips within the United Kingdom. Cherry blossom also known as Japanese cherry and Sakura is thought to be the national flower of Japan. The earliest records on Japan are from Chinese documents. One of those records said there were many small countries (in Japan) which had wars between them and later a country, ruled by a queen, became the strongest, unified others, and brought peace. Japan is a group of islands in the Western Pacific, off the coast of China. The four biggest islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and there are about 6,000 smaller islands there. Japan is separated from the Asian continent by the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Honshu, which means 'Mainland' in the Japanese language, is the biggest island. Hokkaido is the island north of Honshu. Kyushu is the island west of Honshu. Shikoku is the island to the south-west of Honshu. [15]

Visitors were also able to browse a selection of trade stands, while admission included all of the features of the Beaulieu attraction.Official Names of Member States (UNTERM)" (PDF). UN Protocol and Liaison Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2020 . Retrieved May 21, 2020. Tokyo is a fabulous city for total cultural immersion: you may spend the morning strolling along the banks of the Sumida River or museum hopping, and in the afternoon spotting sumo wrestlers and shopping for swords and every flavour of chocolate bar under the sun. At night the city comes alive – after dark is when you’ll discover just how busy and cosmopolitan the city is. More than 25% of Japan’s total population lives within 50km of Tokyo’s centre. However, dig a little deeper on our Shogun Trailtour and you’ll get to experience the ancient history of this teeming metropolis. Pay a visit to Tokyo’s oldest temple, Senso-ji, the Hamarikyu Gardens – a great place for viewing the cherry blossoms in spring – and the Meiji Shrine, for your first sighting of a traditional torii gate. Dentsu Communication Institute, Japan Research Center: Sixty Countries' Values Databook (世界60カ国価値観データブック) (2000). Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp.905–907. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.