Japan’s Ways

1. Japan’s Ways Hannah C.

2. 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 )

4. 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.

5. 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. (Education information on next page)

7. 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.

8. 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). (Three branches of government on next page)

10. 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:

11. 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.

12. 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 don’t mind.

13. Population • The population of Japan is about 127,417,244

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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/japanesemoney.htm • http://www.xe.net/ucc/ • http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/japan11c.htm