Some Japan fun facts!

Purely for fun! Some of these facts are quite surprising.

• Japan is 70% mountains.
• The population of Japan is about 127 million.
• The population of Tokyo is over 12 million. (New York City is about 8 million)
  
• Japan is slightly smaller in area than California. (perspective: CA has a population of about 37 million)
  
• Normal Japanese kitchens do not have ovens.
• In Japan when you move into an apartment, you often have to bring your own light fixtures.
• You don't wear shoes in the house, you wear slippers.
• There are special slippers for the bathroom.
• You do not wear any slippers in a tatami mat room.
  
• The head of the Japanese state is the Emperor. Not to be confused with the head of government, the Prime Minister.
• In Japan, you drive on the left side of the road, and roads are very narrow.