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.
When it comes to popular culture, Japan is famous for making video games. Many of the biggest
companies that make games, like Nintendo, Namco, and Sega, are Japanese. Other well-known parts
of Japanese arts are comics, called manga, and digital animation, or anime. Many people get to
know Japanese or how life in Japan is like by reading manga or watching anime on television.
Learn more about Japan here.
