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Japan

This unique 12-month program offers friendly, outgoing, hospitality-oriented individuals from Japan the opportunity to represent the cultures and traditions of their country while interacting with Guests from all over the world. Participants hired as Cultural Representatives will work at the Japan Pavilion or one of the Walt Disney World® Guest Relations areas.

Epcot® opened at the Walt Disney World® Resort on October 1, 1982. As part of Epcot®, World Showcase has become "a community of nations; the only permanent international exposition of its kind, focusing on the culture, traditions, tourism and accomplishments of people around the world." This community of nations is represented by the United Kingdom, France, Morocco, Japan, Italy, Germany, China, Norway, Mexico, the United States and Canada.

The entrance to Japan is dominated by a giant red torii, proclaiming "Good Luck" to all who pass by. This torii is modeled after a gate at the ancient Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Bay. In the background, loom the towers of a feudal castle that houses a cultural center with rotating displays of Japanese art and cultural items. A pagoda with five stories representing earth, water, fire, wind and sky rises 83 feet from the World Showcase Promenade. From the koi pond filled with multicolored fish, to the neatly sculpted shrubbery and cascading waterfall, this landscape is a picture of energy and repose in harmony. A delicate wooden bridge leads from the gardens to a building intricately designed to resemble the Katsura palace, which is the site of the Yakitori House, a quick-service restaurant where Guests may sample a variety of Japanese delectables.

On the opposite side of the Japan Pavilion is the great Shishinden Hall, which houses the large Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi, synonymous with "serving with sincerity" since 1672, presents the very finest in Japanese arts and crafts. On the second floor of the Hall, Guests experience another type of dining adventure in the Mitsukoshi Restaurant, which features a delicious tempura bar and five teppanyaki dining rooms. Within these rooms, Japanese master chefs create their culinary masterpieces in a spellbinding tableside presentation. Outside, Guests enjoy live entertainment such as Japanese drummers.

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