Land of the Rising Sun
Proper noun
Meaning
the Land of the Rising Sun
(periphrasis) Japan (a country in Asia).
Synonyms
Examples
In case you’re unfamiliar with skiing in the Land of the Rising Sun, recall that the 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Nagano, in the central part of the country.
The compound means "origin of the sun" or "sunrise" (from a Chinese point of view, the sun rises from Japan); it is a source for the popular Western description of Japan as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Deciding to spend a year in the “Land of the Rising Sun”