Japan’s environment has had numerous effects on Japanese society. Japan’s environment has had an effect on Japan’s religious, social, economical, and political institutions. Although it may have had positive affects on Japanese society the negative effect caused many to believe the environment was a curse to Japan’s society.
There were many topographic and climate characteristics of the Japanese island. About 4,000 islands make up the Japanese archipelago. All of the Japanese islands are mountainous, but there are still some flat-bottomed river valleys, and some fertile plain areas. ... There were a few disadvantages of an island setting to the Japanese. ... Some advantages to the Japanese of an island setting were that the islands extended for a very long area. ...
The Japanese have overcome their problems of little agriculture and little trade by depending more on foreign trade, and importing a lot more goods with present communication systems. ...
Japan’s sensitivity to the pride in its environment has been reflected in its culture especially painting and poetry (Doc. ... The Japanese people followed the Shinto religion so they had an incredible respect for nature. ...
Shinto was a product of Japanese environment because it was based on respect for the forces of nature. Over the years the Japanese developed a respect for all the mountains, rivers, and natural disasters that occurred.
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