The Japanese men's national basketball team has competed in several Olympic Games and has produced several NBA players, including Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe.

The Nara Park in Nara is famous for its free-roaming deer, which are considered sacred by the local people.

Yokohama is Japan's second-largest city and a major port city located south of Tokyo, with a population of over 3.7 million people.