why did japan called land of sun rise?

Answer 1

Both Nippon and Nihon literally mean "the sun's origin", that is, where the sun originates, and are often translated as the "Land of the Rising Sun". This nomenclature comes from imperial correspondence with China and refers to Japan's eastward position relative to China. Before Japan had relations with China, it was known as Yamato and Hi-no-moto, which means "source of the sun"[1]. Wa (倭) was a name early China used to refer to Japan, around the time of the Three Kingdoms Period. Although originally pejorative–the character used means "dwarf"–a different character 和, which has more positive connotations, came to be used. Retroactively, this character was adopted in Japan to refer to the country itself, often combined with the character 大, literally meaning "Great", to give the name "Yamato" (大和). When hi-no-moto was written in kanji, it was given the characters 日本. In time, these characters began to be read using pseudo-Chinese readings, first Nippon and later Nihon.

Nihon and Nippon are the two names used in Japanese to refer to Japan. The latter is usually prefered in formal situations, probably because it can be pronounced with more forcefulness. The kanji characters used are "nichi" meaning sun, and "hon" meaning origin, The combination is usually translated as "the land of the rising sun". This phrase can be traced back to the 7th-century ruler Prince Shotoku, who used it in a letter to China.

Answer 2

The major influence in the region was China, with the most sophisticated social structure, written language and culture. Much of this migrated to Japan over time and eventually became a unique culture. The written kanji used in Japan are more or less the same as those used in China, though in many cases the meaning has changed.

But in China, the islands to the east were referred to as "The Land of the Rising Sun."

Answer 3

The myth from Shinto Kami is that the Japanese had a local woman who met and fell in love with the Prince of the Land of the Sun. Before their first born he was informed of strife in his homeland and he left promising to return although he was never heard of since. She then hid herself in a cave during pregnancy fearing rejection from her clan but the people were impressed dispite the fact that she had turned quite pale. Taking this as an omen, so began the Royal Family of Japan.

Given it's Imperialist ambitions during the past century and because of it's location on the Pacific Rem this became the popular symbol

Answer 4

That was on their flag. A sun rising with rays coming out. maybe some Japanese people know the original reason for land of the rising sun.

Answer 5

cause it is the most easter country physically. So when a new day begins- The first country that has the sunrice is Japan
The huge white dot on white background -is their flag and the red dot symbolises the rising sun

Answer 6

this is because of the fact the solar rises in Japan, heavily Japan is the furthest East u . s . a . and the solar rises in the East. i think you may desire to call l. a. the land of the putting solar, he he.

Answer 7

I didn't know it was!

But it is called that due to the fact that it is the "farthest" country to the East, or so we thought back in the day. And the sun rises in the East.

Answer 8

"Japan" is our garbling of the Chinese name, "Ji-pun-kuo", which means "sunrise kingdom". ("kuo" is the word for "realm," or "kingdom".) They called it that because Japan is to the east of China, and there's nothing but miles and miles of Pacific Ocean beyond it, so "Japan" is the "Land of the Rising Sun".