Japan’s GPS coordinates express the fact that Japan is located in both the northern and the eastern hemispheres. As part of the northern hemisphere, Japan is located above the equatorial plane.

northern hemisphere

38th parallel north

Japan is called “Nihon” by the locals which can be literally translated into “The Land of the Rising Sun”. Due to many phonological changes, Nihon is written as Nippon.

Nippon-koku

The origin of the name Japan is not certain, but researchers say it probably came from the Malayan ″Japung″ or the Chinese ″Riben,″ meaning roughly land of the rising sun. Historians say the Japanese called their country Yamato in its early history, and they began using Nippon around the seventh century.

The Sleeping Giant

It’s a long-established tradition Until the mid-1900s in China, a person usually had three names besides his or her surname: ming, zi and hao. Chinese people began to give themselves English names after the Reform and Opening Up in the late 1970s, when they were exposed increasingly to western cultures.

Under the Ming, China was the ‘Great Ming,’ under the Qing, China was the ‘Great Qing,’ and so on. Yet on unofficial documents, the name ‘Zhongguo’ lived on. The full given name of China today is ‘Zhonghua Renmin Gong He Guo,’ or People’s Republic of China.

Nicknames of Indian Cities – Complete List

Pochampally ikat

List of Nicknames of Indian Cities

Delhi

Salem in Tamil Nadu state, India.

Udaipur

Jaisalmer

DEHRADUN

Kolkata

Surat

Nagpur

When planning to travel to Rajasthan, Bikaner may not be the first city that comes to mind but it has nothing to envy in comparison to Rajasthan’s famous cities. If Jaipur is the pink city and Jodhpur is the blue city, Bikaner’s color is a vibrant purple.

Nashik

Visakhapatnam, which is also known as Vizag, is called The city of Destiny, The Jewel of the East Coast, and Goa of the East because of the picturesque amphitheater of the hills present in the city.

Baku