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| The Japanese call their country Nippon (or Nihon) 日本 which is usually translated as "land of the rising sun". The rising sun is symbolized by a red disc on the Japanese national flag (Figure 1). | ||
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| A red disc symbolizing the rising sun also appears in Japanese art. In Japanese flower-and-bird art it is typically in the background as in the examples below, chosen from the Reader Collection of Japanese Flower-and-Bird Art. | ||
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| Japan is also a land of mountains, occupying almost two-thirds of the landscape. One of the most famous of these mountains is the volcano called Mount Fuji 富士山 (Figure 2). It is also Japan's highest mountain (i.e., 3776 m). | ||
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| Mount Fuji appears often in Japanese art, including flower-and-bird art. Two examples are shown below, chosen from the Reader Collection of Japanese Flower-and-Bird Art. | ||
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To see more rising sun and mountain pictures from the Reader Collection click here. |
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