🍣 || 本田菊

He's always horrified by the idea of ​​public nudity or intimate contact, yet he owns erotic paintings. He's an otaku, to the point of buying Shonen Jump magazines on New Year's Day and being shocked when Seychelles (in Gakuen Hetalia) asks him what manga is.

Like China, he loves food. He's very tenacious and hardworking. He's fascinated by the Italia brothers' curls because "they remind him of vegetables." He hates cockroaches so much they make him cry. He's always calm and claims it's very difficult to make him angry. He has an Akita dog named Pochi and has a weakness for fluffy and soft things (as seen in an episode where he gets a pet rabbit and guinea pig).

Despite having lost the connection it once had with its spiritual side, which allowed it to see and communicate with the mystical spirits of its territory, Japan is still very respectful of the spirits of the deceased and tries to prevent other countries from doing anything that might upset them, out of respect and fear of what an angry spirit might do.

Shy, passive, quiet, and serious, Japan doesn't know much about the outside world and always needs time to adjust to other countries' customs. He doesn't usually show his feelings easily; in fact, he always gives ambiguous answers to questions rather than his true opinion. He is curious and interested in learning about other nations. He is highly intelligent, although he isn't very good with women, and sometimes feels lonely because almost no one knows about his culture (which many find mysterious, but is normal for him). He is inexperienced with Western culture and often experiences shock when faced with unfamiliar situations. He has the demeanor of a "wise old man" and was a hikikomori for a long time (in real life, Japan remained isolated for 250 years, maintaining contact only with the Netherlands and Portugal).

He wears a white sailor-like suit (perhaps in honor of the Imperial Japanese Navy), his hair is short and black, with bangs and sideburns. He has brown eyes with a gradient effect, and his features are also serious, but not as much as Germany's, as he seems to have a bit more charisma.

He has sometimes been seen wearing a black uniform with gold details. He is also older than he looks, but he is the shortest of the Axis Powers, with Italy being taller than him and Germany the tallest of the three.