Just underneath Komovi mountain on 940masl, and 13 kilometers away from Andrijevica, there is a village of unusual name - Japan. How did the village got its name we can only guess, and there are many tales and legends:

- According to tradition, the village was named after a quarrel of villagers about the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. One part of the population supported the Russians, however, other part of the village were indifferent to the war, so they named them Japan.

- Another legend is based on a story from the time of the Kingdom of Montenegro. Village wiseman and flag-bearer (barjaktar) Samilo Fatić, was a prominent fighter in the war against Austro-Hungarian Empire. Afterwards on a ceremony where he was awarded with medal from King Nikola, King asked him does he have a special wish. He responded that his greatest wish would be to bring water to the village from the source Biruljak. When the king asked him where this village is, he said - "Far away in the unseen, far away as the Japan."

- Resident of the village Čedo Babovic tells his version, which he considers the most accurate. Toponym name Japan "iapanus" which means the mayor (local: krajišnik), or guardian of the borderland. This version dates back from the 13th century.

One thing is certain, as soon as the sun comes above mountain Komovo, first light shines on village Japan, and during the spring cherries blossom just like the land of the rising sun.