I'm currently traveling in Japan, it's an island off the eastern coast of the Pacific Ocean
I have always been intrigued by the country.  What are the big attractions there?
It has a deep history, archaeologists estimate it was inhabited in the Upper Paleolithic period
How long ago was the Paleolithic period?
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers  99% of human technological prehistory. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins  3.3 million years ago, to the end of the Pleistocene  11,650 cal BP.
The Paleolithic Age is followed in Europe by the Mesolithic Age, although the date of the transition varies geographically by several thousand years. 
During the Paleolithic
island are the highest in Japan, at .
The climate of Nishinoshima is classified as a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year.
History.
The Oki Islands have been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic era, and numerous artifacts from the Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun periods have been found by archaeologists.
Nishinoshima was used as a place of exile from the Nara period, but is well known as a place of exile