By Rose Munsey-Kano

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Japan

• By Rose Munsey-Kano

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Japanese Street Life

• Japanese city streets are very much like any
  American city streets. Busy, bustling, chaotic,
  and full of unique sights and sounds.

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Japanese Tea Fields

• The Japanese love tea. They drink it with almost
  every meal. Here is an example of one of their
  tea fields. This is where they grow the tea
  plant. Look at how expansive the fields are.

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The Imperial Palace

• The imperial palace is located in the center of
  Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The palace was
  destroyed during World War II, but built up again
  afterwards in the same style.

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Bamboo Forests

• This bamboo forest is a magnificently big forest
  made entirely up of, yes, bamboo. It is a big
  tourist attraction. Bamboo itself is just a fast
  growing grass that has woody stems. They're just
  very tall grasses.

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Japanese Gardens

• Gardens are very popular in Japan. Japanese
  garden designers use the essential elements in
  their designs water, stone, and plants. Water is
  believed to be the life-giving force stone to be
  the bones of the landscape plants to be the
  tapestry of the four seasons.

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Mount Fuji

• Mount Fuji is the largest mountain in the
  Japanese Alps and all of Japan. Mount Fuji is
  3776 meters. What most people dont know is that
  Mount Fuji is actually a volcano. Its last
  eruption occurred November 7, 1707. The highest
  temperature the top of Mount Fuji ever reaches is
  about 43oF in the late summer months. Usually the
  temperature is around 18-20oF.

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Japanese Silk Screening

• Silk screen paintings are a very popular form of
  artwork in Japan. Its a very detailed art form.
  A lot of the time, when Japanese people have
  folding screens (dividers to separate rooms) in
  their home, they are silk screened. Its a
  practical use of the beautiful art.

• Made by Chiho Aoshima, 2004

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Japanese Architecture

• Japanese architecture is very stylized.
  Architects always think about pattern, design,
  surface texture, scale, proportion, and
  hierarchy. Most buildings in Japan, like the one
  to the right, are very grand and beautiful. A
  well-known Japanese architect trait are the
  sloped off roofs.

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Japanese Writing

• Japanese writing is very complex, and very
  beautiful. During the 4th century AD they
  developed their writing system, partially from
  their Chinese neighbors. Modern Japanese usually
  uses hiragana and katakana, but some kanji, too.

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Sumo Wrestling

• Sumo wrestling is a very popular Japanese sport.
  It takes place on a dohyo, an elevated ring.
  Originally sumo wrestling was created to
  entertain the Shinto gods. The rules are this
  the first wrestler to touch the ground with
  anything but the bottoms of his feet or exits the
  ring before his opponent loses.

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Japanese Cities

• This is a photograph of the cityscape of Tokyo,
  Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its
  population is estimated to be over 12 million.
  Thats 10 of Japans population! Japan has many
  crowded, busy cities like Tokyo.

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Sushi

• Fish and rice are the two main ingredients in
  most Japanese diets. Japanese people have rice
  with practically every meal. Sushi is made with
  specially made rice, fish, and vegetables, and
  then rolled up in a seaweed wrap. Delicious!

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Mochi

• Another example of the Japanese diet. Mochi is a
  chewy patty that is entirely made up of rice!

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