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[[File:Japan hole.jpg|right|thumb|191px|Hole 13 of the Japan course in ''Mario Open Golf'']]
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'''{{wp|Japan}}''' (Japanese: '''日本'''; Rōmaji: ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''; Ainu: '''ニホン'''; Engrish: '''ジャパン''') is an island country in Asia on [[Earth]]. This (specifically, Kyoto) is where [[Nintendo]] of Japan is located and where many ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games are developed. Japan also made an appearance in ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' as one of the playable countries along with the [[United States of America]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It also appeared in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' where [[Luigi]] had to go here, more specifically [[Tokyo]].
|image=[[File:MKT Tokyo Blur Scene.jpg|250px]]<br>Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in ''Mario Kart Tour''
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|first_appearance=''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'') (2022)
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'''{{wp|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)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] 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 [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]] race course in  ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and as the host city in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' and its [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition|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==
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NOTP JP Hole 13.png|Hole 13 of the Japan course in ''NES Open Tournament Golf''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png|thumb|250px|The pun]]
[[File:PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png|thumb|250px|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 was in fact really Japan.
*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 Annual Quirk Quiz]] 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 which make sense, but means Japan. Its English version is "4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet, Defeat".
*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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Latest revision as of 02:20, June 14, 2024

Japan
Tokyo Blur in Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance NES Open Tournament Golf (1991)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) (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 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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

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[edit]

Mario and Yoshi participating in the 66th Annual Quirk Quiz in the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This image illustrates a pun: "4本", "6本", "8本" means "four feet", "six feet", "eight feet" while "日本" means Japan.
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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