Godzilla, a huge monster resembling a dinosaur, made his film debut in 1954 in Japan. 🗼#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

🎊Il Giappone festeggia l'inizio di una delle sue stagioni festive più amate: la #GoldenWeek! E sarà proprio in questo periodo straordinario, il prossimo anno, che #Expo2025 #Osaka aprirà le porte a 30 milioni di visitatori! 🌸🏮🎎 #JapanFacts 📷 @jrailpass

These facts are making us hungry now… 🥺🤤 Tune into #Vh1Anination everyday on #Vh1 for all things Anime!🥢 #Vh1India #GetWithIt #Anination #Anime #JapanFacts

Kumamoto was the original target of the atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. Air Force on Hiroshima, Japan. 🎏#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

On the day of the flight in April 1945, Kumamoto was covered in clouds, and the bomber passed it by, dropping the bomb on Hiroshima instead. 🌸#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

The first Japanese emperor, Jimmu Tennō, ruled about the time of Christ with Japan monarchs descending from an unbroken lineage. 🎎#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

In 1993, Japanese author Yume-Hotaru wrote the world’s first novel written entirely on a cell phone: Maho No I-rando (Magic Island). 📱#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

To this day, Japan is the only country to ever have a nuclear bomb detonated on its soil. 🗾#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

The imperial family of Japan descends from an unbroken lineage of nearly 2,000 years. 🎎#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

A statue of Hachikō now stands outside the station as a tribute to his loyalty. 🐶#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

Japan’s Akita breed was developed in the 1600s and was once called the royal dog because the emperors kept Akitas as pets. 🐶#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

The most famous of all Akitas was Hachikō. Legend has it he waited 10 years at the Shibuya train station in Tokyo for his master who had died while at work. 🐶#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

The Japanese word for a dog’s barking sound is wan-wan instead of “bow-wow.” 🐶#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

Does your mind wander to Japan from time to time? Because ours surely does! 🌸 Catch all things anime on #Vh1Anination, everyday. 🌀 #Vh1India #GetWithIt #Anination #JapanFacts #Anime #AnimeLovers

According to Bushidō, the code of the warrior, a samurai facing defeat was supposed to save his honor by committing seppuku rather than surrendering to his enemy. 🥷#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

The proper term for suicide performed by cutting one’s abdomen open with a knife is seppuku. 🥷#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo

Who knew right? 💤 They consider this to indicate how hard working an employee is, that he needs a nap, rather than assuming he’s lazy.😴 For all things anime, tune in to #Vh1Anination everyday🌸 #Vh1India #GetWithIt #Anination #Anime #JapanFacts

The term harakiri may be familiar to Westerners as a gruesome Japanese method of suicide which literally means “cutting the belly.” 🥷#japanfacts #japan #studyjapanese #studyintokyo