Japan

**//  The currency in the country is yen and 76 yen is one Australian dollar. //**  **//   Japan has the oldest surviving monarchy which happens to be the oldest continuous hereditary in the world. //**    **//  The government consists of a Prime Minister called Tara Aso and an emperor called Akihito. //**   **// Japan //****// has many interesting mountains and other landforms but mainly mountains. One very noticeable is Mt.Fuji. It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707-08. //**   **//  Some of their most notable fauna are Japanese monkeys, Tokyo crows and Japanese deer. Japan's only indigenous primate is the macaque, a small monkey found in the north. //**  **// Japan //****// has many different types of flora. There are //****//sakura, Ume, momiji, Matsu and take just to name a few. //**    **// Japan //****// has many special features. One of Japan’s most noticeable temple is kinkaku- ji. The temple was originally built in 1397 to be a retirement villa for shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. //** **// Shintoisam and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions. They have been co-existing for several centuries and have even complemented //**** //each other to a certain degree. Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, Shintoist or both.// ** **// Primary secondary schools and universities were introduced into Japan in 1872 as a result of restoration. //**  **//  Did you know that it is quit rude to blow your nose in public? //**
 * // Japan //****// is located in East Asia. The capital of Japan is Tokyo. Tokyo was originally a small fishing village called Edo. But is now one of the busiest cities in the world. //**