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A community portal about Culture of Japan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: After several waves of immigration from the continent and nearby Pacific islands, followed by a heavy importation of culture from... [more]

A community portal about Culture of Japan with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: After several waves of immigration from the continent and nearby Pacific islands, followed by a heavy importation of culture from China, the inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world under the Tokugawa shogunate until the arrival of the " The Black Ships " and the Meiji era. As a result, a culture distinctively different from other Asian cultures developed, and echoes of this persist in contemporary Japan.

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The FIA Formula One World Championship remains in the Far East for round 16 of the 18-round series. The next stop on the calendar will be the Japanese Grand Prix, held at the Fuji Speedway close to Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji.  
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Following the night race in Singapore – as glamorous as the BMW Sauber F1 Team’s points haul was modest – Formula One now heads for the Japanese Alps to race at the foot of the sacred volcano of Mount Fuji. There are still three races on the agenda, including the Japanese Grand Prix on 12th...  
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The snow-capped cone of the mighty Mount Fuji volcano forms the impressive backdrop to the Japanese Grand Prix, the 16 th race of the 18-round 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.  
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Travel Japan by H.I.S has released a new package offering the opportunity to hike to the summit of famous Mount Fuji, at 3,776 metres Japan's highest peak and one of the country's best known symbols.  
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A record number of climbers scaled Japan's Mount Fuji during the summer season and deaths and injuries rose as many underestimated the trek, city officials said.Some 247,066 people climbed the mountain in July and August, beating the previous record of 220,277, set in 1987, said Kazuwa Okuwaki...  
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Nearly 250,000 climbers scaled Japan's Mt. Fuji this summer.  
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A RECORD number of climbers scaled Japan's Mount Fuji during the summer season and deaths and injuries rose as many underestimated the trek, city officials said.  
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The snow-capped cone of the mighty Mount Fuji volcano forms the impressive backdrop to the Japanese Grand Prix, the 16th race of the 18-round 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The 3,776m peak towers over the state-of-the-art Fuji International ...  
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A record number of climbers scaled Japan's Mount Fuji during the summer season and deaths and injuries rose as many underestimated the trek, city officials said.  
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When the altitude sickness set in, I decided to spend the night here in the wonderful mountain hut.  
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