Land Of The Rising Sun: Which country is the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ and what you need to know before visiting there
People all over the globe know Japan as the “Land of the Rising Sun,” but that nickname is much more than a geographical fact. It actually stems from the country’s native name, Nippon or Nihon. Written out, those characters literally translate to “sun” and “origin”, or, put simply, “where the sun rises.” According to Shinto…