The Japanese Language

• Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, mainly in Japan.
• It has a complex writing system that includes kanji (Chinese characters) and two syllabaries: hiragana and katakana.
• Japanese has a rich cultural heritage, with traditional arts like haiku poetry and tea ceremonies being world-renowned.

About Kiandra

Kiandra Coordinates: 35°53′S 148°30′E / 35.883°S 148.500°E / -35.883; 148.500 is an abandoned gold mining town and the birthplace of Australian skiing. The town is situated in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire inside the Kosciuszko National Park. Its name is a corruption of Aboriginal 'Gianderra' for 'sharp stones for knives'. It was earlier called Gibson's Plains, named after Dr. Gibson, a settler in the district in 1839. For a century (until the establishment of Cabramurra), Kiandra was Australia's highest town.

Kiandra lies approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) north-west of Cooma on the Snowy Mountains Highway between Adaminaby and Talbingo. It sits at 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level and is situated on a high, treeless ridge, on the banks of the Eucumbene River, which is snow-covered during winter and is subject to high winds. Following decades of decline, between 2009-2012, restoration work on the historic Kiandra Courthouse Chalet and Wolgal Lodge fishing cottage was conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and volunteers, enabling occasional amenities and limited accommodation at Kiandra.

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