Shiretoko - The Edge of the World

Shiretoko is a narrow peninsula in the northeast of Hokkaido. With its craggy volcanic mountains, deep forests filled with rare wildlife, and 100m cliffs with waterfalls plunging straight into the sea, Shiretoko is a rare chance to see primeval nature in all its pristine beauty. The peninsula is currently being considered as a candidate World heritage Site.

Pure, Pure Water

Water is one of the most important of the world's resources. Despite its heavy rainfall, Japan's steep mountains mean most of the water used to rush straight into the sea. Because of this, Japan developed into a world leader in dams and water supply engineering, technology it now shares with the world's water-scarce countries.

A Library in Your Pocket

E-book readers are now becoming popular in Japan. These devices allow you to carry the contents of up to 500 books in your pocket: they're convenient and eco-friendly, since less paper for books means we need to cut down fewer trees. Advances in electronic dictionaries have now given us devise holding 50 major reference works that can even speak to you in different languages.