Japan (Japanese: にほんこく; English: Japan), referred to as "Japan", is an island country in East Asia. Its territory consists of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and more than 6,800 small islands, with a total area of 378,000 square kilometers. The main ethnic group is the Japanese-speaking Yamato ethnic group, with a total population of about 1.26 billion. The three major metropolitan areas in Japan are Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Osaka Metropolitan Area and Nagoya Metropolitan Area. ?
Japan is an island country on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is separated from China, North Korea and South Korea by the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, the Korean Strait and the Sea of Japan. It belongs to temperate maritime monsoon climate, which is mild and humid all year round. It is rainy in June and typhoons in summer and autumn.
Nara era
Nara era is an era with Nara (Heichengjing) as its capital. From 7 10 (the third year of copper), Pingcheng well was its capital, and it was moved to Changgangjing in 784 (the third year of extension) for 74 years. It is the heyday of the legal society, which is manifested in the political and economic system, class relations, culture and foreign relations. ?
During the reign of Ren Guang and Emperor Kanmu, the imperial court tried to rectify the chaotic political situation, reduce financial expenditure, reform the military system, expand its territory to the northeast, seek plastic surgery and re-strengthen the legal system. Japan's earliest history book, Ancient Japanese Stories and Records, was also compiled at this time, thus entering the historical era of Japan.