Japan

Japan
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance	Golf: Japan Course (1987)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) (List of games by date#2022
Greater location	Asia
Capital	Tokyo
Inhabitants	Humans

Japan (Japanese: 日本; Rōmaji: Nihon or Nippon; Ainu: ニホン; Engrish: ジャパン) is an island country on the Asian continent of Earth. Japan's first debut in the Super Mario franchise was in Golf: Japan Course, however, it is only seen from how it is seen on a map. Japan's first physical appearance was in NES Open Tournament Golf as one of the playable countries; other real world countries, including the United States of America and the United Kingdom, likewise debuted in the Mario universe the same game. Japan's capital, Tokyo, has been featured in several Mario games, including in Mario is Missing! as one of the locations Luigi visits, as the Tokyo Blur race course in Mario Kart Tour and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and as the host city in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and its arcade port.

Outside of the Mario universe, Japan's city of Kyoto is the headquarters of Nintendo. As such, many of the Mario games are developed there.

Gallery

Hole 13 of the Japan course in NES Open Tournament Golf

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	日本^[?] Nihon Nippon	Japan
Chinese	日本^[?] Rìběn	Japan
French	Japon^[?]	Japan
German	Japan^[?]	Japan
Italian	Giappone^[?]	Japan
Korean	일본^[?] Ilbon	Japan
Portuguese	Japão^[?]	Japan
Romanian	Japonia^[?]	Japan
Russian	Япония^[?] Yaponiya	Japan
Spanish	Japón^[?]	Japan

Trivia

The pun

In Super Mario Bros. 3 in Water Land, on the island where the castle is, the island is shaped like Japan. Also, the castle is located right where the Nintendo of Japan Headquarters in Kyoto would be if the island were really Japan.
In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Question 3 in the 66th Trivia Quiz-Off has the choices "４本" (4 feet), "６本" (6 feet), "８本" (8 feet), and "日本," where "日本" looks similar to the previous choices that make sense but means Japan. Its English version is "4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet, Defeat."

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