Japan: A worthy destination

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Details Signs/Symbols of Japan

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Interesting Places to Visit Kinkakuji, Kyoto

Mt. Fuji

A land of rich history and many interesting tourist sites. Japan is a small country of only 364, 500 square kilometers (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/land-area-sq-km-wb-data.html), but has a population of 127.6 million as of 2013 (http://www.statista.com/statistics/263746/total-population-in-japan/)

Japan’s current Prime Minister’s name is Shinzo Abe and the current emperor is Akihito (https://www.google.ca/search?q=japan&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl)

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Some Interesting Points of Comparison

• BC has a land area of 944,735 square km

• BC has a population of 4.61 million (http://www.gov.bc.ca/bcfacts/)

• That means compared to Japan, BC has 3 times the land it has only 4% of the population that Japan has!

• Japan’s National Flower is either the chrysanthemum or the cherry blossom.

• BC’s provincial flower is the dogwood, and cherry blossoms were imported to our province from Japan after World War I.

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British Columbia—very similar to Japan

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Bridge Skeena River Salmon

RunThe rivers of British Columbia can turn blood-like red when the salmon return to their beds to spawn. It’s a sight to see!