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Japan is an island country in Eastern Asia. Its official language is Japanese.
Wizarding world
Government
Wizarding Japan is governed by its own Ministry of Magic.[1]
Education
Japanese witches and wizards attend the wizarding school Mahoutokoro.[1] At this institution, wands made of cherry wood are especially prized, and those who own them hold a position of special honour.[2]
Magical creatures
Native to Japan
![Kappa[3]](/wiki/File:Kappa_FBCOG.png "Kappa FBCOG.png (1.07 MB)")
Others
The following creatures are found throughout the regions below, where Japan is a part of.
- Pacific Ocean
- Worldwide
The following creatures were all found worldwide:
Games and sports
Quidditch originally introduced to Japan by a few foolhardy students from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that were blown off course after attempting to circumnavigate the globe on inadequate broomsticks.[1] Japan has become one of the few Asian countries where Quidditch has achieved great popularity, growing especially over the last century.[4]
Japan has a National Quidditch team that competed at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup,[5] around this time, the team has a special move known as The Tsunami, which involves a lot of spinning and has a bit of a Karate theme.[6] The team, with a different roster, also competed in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, beating Poland and Nigeria,[7][8] but lost to Bulgaria in the Semi-finals.[9] They ultimately defeated the United States winning third place overall.[10]
Other history
Vernon Dursley once made a joke about Japanese golfers in an attempt to impress a possible buyer and his wife for his drill company named Mr Mason. He got very upset when his nephew Harry Potter and the house-elf Dobby interrupted it by making too much noise upstairs.[11]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned in the word Japanese)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Mentioned in the word Japanese)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
- Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Mentioned in the word Japanese)
- Pottermore (Mentioned and appears on a map)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Mahoutokoro" at Pottermore
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Woods" at Pottermore
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- ↑ JAPAN VERSUS POLAND (Archived)
- ↑ JAPAN VERSUS NIGERIA(Archived)
- ↑ BULGARIA VERSUS JAPAN (Archived)
- ↑ PLAY-OFF FOR THIRD PLACE (Archived)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 (Dobby's Warning)
