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Japan
By
Morgan T.
Culture
• Japan has a rich
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culture.
There are 4 traditional
performing arts in
Japan.
Noh is the oldest
traditional performing
art.
Bunraku became
popular in the 16th
century and is a kind
of puppet show.
Government
• The three branches
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of the Japan
government are
Legislative,
Executive, and
Judicial.
Citizens can vote at
the age of 20.
The Japanese
people don’t elect a
president directly.
Education
• Japanese children go
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to school from
elementary to
university.
They are supposed to
go to school for 16
years.
97% of the kids go to
high school.
They have to take
exams to enter a high
school.
Clothing
• The traditional dress is a
kimono.
• Kimonos are only worn on
special occasions like
festivals, weddings, and
graduations.
• Children wear kimonos that
are called yukatas.
• On a regular day, they wear
t-shirts, jeans, and sweat
suits.
Foods
• The word for meal in
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Japan is gohan.
They usually have white
rice, fish, vegetables,
and soup.
Japanese people now
eat foods from around
the world.
They use chopsticks to
eat their food.
Geography
• Japan is surrounded by
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the sea.
It can go from 90 degrees
Fahrenheit to 104
degrees Fahrenheit.
Japan has an area of
378,000 square
kilometers.
The capital is Tokyo.
The Tokyo population is
estimated to about
12,000,000 people.
Geography
• Japan has the tenth
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highest population in
the world.
70% of Japan is
mountain area.
The highest
mountain in Japan is
Mt. Fuji which rises
to about 3,000
meters high.
Geography
Map of Japan
Flag of Japan
Sports
• Baseball is one of the
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most popular sports in
Japan.
Japan also has a soccer
team.
Japanese fencing is called
kendo and they use
bamboo sticks to fence.
A sumo wrestler is called
a Rikishi.
Houses
• Traditional Japan
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houses are made out
of wood.
Now some Japan
houses are made out
of steel.
Some houses in Japan
have solar panels.
The Japanese also live
in apartments.
More and more
Japanese people are
living in urban areas.
Money
• There are 4 kinds of
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bills and 6 kinds of
coins.
Some businesses
don’t accept
American money.
You can stay in some
hotels for a small
amount of American
money.
Language
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Hi means sun.
Hito means person.
Ki means tree.
Japan has many
different dialects called
hogen.
History
• In the Stone Age people
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lived by gathering and
hunting.
In the Jomon period,
permanent settlements
started to be built.
The Yayoi period was the
beginning of utensils .
In 1639, Japan was not
doing business with any
other part of the world.
From 1894-1895 the war
between Japan and China
was going on.
Tokyo Tower
• Tokyo Tower is 333
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meters high.
It was made in 1958.
Visitors can go up the
tower 250 meters
high.
It costs 1,500 yen per
adult.
An aquarium can be
found on the ground
floors of the tower.
Festivals and Celebrations
• March 3 is the celebration for
the growth of girls.
• March 14 is White Day which
is the day that women give
special men boxes of
chocolate.
• March 20 or 21 is the day
where the sun crosses the
equator and day and night
are the same length.
• The Bon Festival is the
festival where people pray
for their ancestors’ souls.
Bibliography
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http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/calendar/march/hinamatsuri.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/calendar/march/whiteday.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/culture.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/history.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/sports.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/regions.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/nature.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/housing.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/schools.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/language.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/national.html
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/japan/government.html
http://www.stat.go.jp/English/data/handbook/c02cont.htm