Breakdown of Das Filmteam reist morgen durch ganz Japan, um die Kultur zu filmen.
morgen
tomorrow
reisen
to travel
ganz
quite, completely; whole
durch
through
um ... zu
in order to
die Kultur
the culture
das Filmteam
the film crew
filmen
to film
Japan
Japan
Questions & Answers about Das Filmteam reist morgen durch ganz Japan, um die Kultur zu filmen.
Why is it ganz Japan and not ganzes Japan, especially since durch takes the accusative case?
This is the exact exception you are learning! When the adjectives ganz (whole/all) and halb (half) are used before geographical names without an article, they do not take any adjective endings. So, even though durch normally forces an accusative ending, ganz stays completely uninflected here.
Would ganz still be uninflected if they traveled through a country that has an article, like Switzerland?
No, the exception only applies when there is no article. Because Switzerland is feminine and requires an article (die Schweiz), the adjective must be declined normally. You would say durch die ganze Schweiz.
Why does the sentence use um die Kultur zu filmen instead of just für die Kultur zu filmen?
To express "in order to do something" in German, you must use the um ... zu plus infinitive construction. You cannot use für (for) to introduce a verb phrase describing a purpose.
Could we put durch ganz Japan before morgen?
It would sound unnatural. German defaults to the "Time, Manner, Place" rule. Because morgen is a time expression and durch ganz Japan is a destination or directional expression, the time must come first.
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