i think im traveling to japan for my next trip, i know that it is a sovereign island nation in east asia
That is going to be a good trip.  What cities do you think you'll visit?
i really haventl even gotten that far yet! but i know it is in the pacific oean, and it lies off the eastern coast of the asia mainland
Isn't Tokyo a big city in Japan?
yea that might be fun as tokyo is the most populous metropolitan area in the world
It's hard to believe that the most populous metro area in the world is on such a tiny island.  Isn't Tokyo super expensive?
it should be as it is the seat of the emperor of japan and the japanese government!
Does Japan still have an Emperor?
the emporer was in power until the Meiji restoration and in 1947 there was a consitution for modern japan
I see, so there is no modern Emperor.