First Children's Encyclopedia by Dorling Kindersley - page 52

How many people live in Tokyo?
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Japan is made up of four large islands and
several thousand small ones. Most of the
country is mountainous. The biggest cities
are near the coast, where the land is flat.
Snow and ice festival
An ice festival takes place every
February in the town of Sapporo.
People carve towers of ice into
temples, sculptures, or replicas
of famous buildings.
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