Japans Ways

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Japans Ways

• Hannah C.

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Where Japan is located

• The capital of Japan is Tokyo. Japan is located
  in Asia near by the Pacific Ocean.
  
• Asia is one of 7 continents in the world.
• ( Map on next page )

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Clothing in Japan

• In Japan there is traditional clothing. One of
  them is called a kimono. A kimono is usually
  made of silk and cotton.
  
• The silk kimono is one of the most expensive
  ones, but the cotton kimono would cost less.

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The education in Japan

• In Japan elementary students stay for 6 years,
  middle school students stay for 3 years, high
  school students stay for 3 years, and college
  students stay for 4 years.
• As you see, they have the same amount of years to
  stay in school just like us in the U.S.

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The art of Dance

• In Japan they do traditional performances such as
  kabuki, noh, kyogen, and bunraku.
  
• All four different kinds of traditional
  performing arts have their own special ways of
  doing things
  
• Kabuki is a form of classical theater, and noh is
  one of the oldest forms of theatre. It is not
  just performed through dialogue, but also by
  singing.
• Those are just a couple examples to show that
  there are different ways to do traditional
  performing arts in Japan.

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Government

• Japan's Constitution, that came into force in
  1947, is based on three principles sovereignty
  of the people, respect for fundamental human
  rights, and renunciation of war. The three
  branches of government are legislative (the
  Diet), executive (the cabinet), and judicial (the
  courts).

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Geography

• The highest peak is Mt. Fuji, an active volcano
  that is 3,776 meters above sea level that spans
  the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka
  Prefectures.
• The biggest lake is Lake Biwa.
• The longest river is the Shinano River.
• Average monthly temperature and rainfall for 3
  cities

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Sports

• Baseball is one of the most popular sports in
  Japan, there are 12 professional teams, 6 in the
  central league, and 6 in the pacific league.
  
• Every year more and more Japanese baseball
  players come to the United States to play in a
  major baseball league.
  
• Traditional martial arts in Japan are judo,
  kendo, karate-do, and aikido.

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School Cleanup

• Every time after school no matter how old or
  young you are you have to clean up the school.
  
• Nobody will be allowed to leave the school until
  they clean up, although nobody thinks they will
  try to leave because it seems that the children
  dont mind.

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Population

• The population of Japan is about 127,417,244

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Money (yen)

• In Japan they call their money yen instead of
  dollars and cents.
  
• In Japan there are 4 different types of bills
  10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen.
  There are also 6 kinds of coins 500 yen, 100 yen,
  10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen.

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Japan Houses

• As cities grew in both size and population, more
  people came from their apartments or houses in
  the suburbs to their own workplaces in central
  areas. A traditional Japanese household now
  consists of three or more generations of the same
  family living under one roof.

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Writing System

• Although Japanese is a completely different
  language from Chinese, the characters used to
  write Japanese originally came from ancient
  China, where they are said to have been created
  thousands of years ago.

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Bibliography

• http//web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html
• http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/
  ja.html
  
• http//www.japan-guide.com/list/e1000.html
• http//gojapan.about.com/cs/japantravelhelp/a/japa
  nesemoney.htm
  
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