Nippon, Nihon

There are two pronunciations of Japan in Japanese: Nippon and Nihon. Both Nippon and Nihon are correct. Japanese polyphonic words can be found everywhere. I think Japanese is more difficult to learn than English. Flower and nose are homophones in Japanese. Today I want to talk about the fascinating country of Japan. Japan is a country made up of many islands. It includes four main islands and 4,000 smaller islands. Most of Japan is covered with mountains. The highest mountain is Mount Fuji. In fact, it is a volcano. Japan has about 200 volcanoes. Among them, Sixty are active. Many earthquakes hit Japan every year. Japan is famous for its cherry blossom sakura. It is a Japanese symbolic flower. Thousands of people have picnics under sakura trees when they blossom. There are many cute animals in Japan. Like the sika deer, rabbits and snow monkeys.