At least for Japanese, marine nutrients found in seaweed and ocean animals are essential to maintain our health and maximize longevity. .... of Japanese food and culture, but I'd guess it has to be because Japan is a group of islands with a long coastline and the land is generally fairly mountainous and not easy to farm. read more
Japan faces the Pacific Ocean along the entire eastern and southern coastline. To the north and west are the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, and the East China Sea. The Korean peninsula is the closest point on the Asian mainland. Japanese life has always been oriented toward the ocean. read more
The sea and ships have been depicted in art ranging from simple drawings on the walls of huts in Lamu to seascapes by Joseph Turner and Dutch Golden Age painting. The Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai created colour prints of the moods of the sea, including The Great Wave off Kanagawa. read more