The country and culture I've chosen to study is Japan. I think the Japanese culture is very interesting because they have such great pride and have a meaning behind everything they do. So to begin, Japan is a chain of islands made up of about 3,000 islands. About twothirds of the land is too mountainous for development, so almost all the people live in cities, most of which were built on the country's flat land, plains area. The country sometimes experiences natural disasters, such as typhoons and earthquakes. Some mountainous areas have been terraced to allow farmers to grow rice and other crops. The climate is good for farming, with rice being the chief crop. About half of Japan's arable land is devoted to growing rice. From the 1970s to the 1990s, the production of Japan's livestock farmers doubled. Japan also accounts for about 8 percent of all the fish caught in the world. Japanese people consume large amounts of fish. Each person in Japan eats more than 150 pounds of fish per year, or around three pounds of fish per week.
I agree with what you said about the pride and meaning behind their cooking! I think it's really unique that their food portrays all aspects of their culture. I was surprised that Japan is made up of about 3,000 islands. I never realized how large it was.
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