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Japan’s Culture
By Shanyce F.
Government in Japan
• Japan’s constitution was made in 1947.
• The government has three branches: the
legislative (which in Japan is called the
diet), executive (the cabinet) ,and the
judicial (the courts).
• The lower house of representatives
contains 480 seats.
• The higher house of representatives
contains 242 seats.
• To vote in Japan you have to be 20 years
old.
• Japan has a system like Canada and
Britain.
• Japan does not quickly elect a
president.
• There are 47 Governments in Japan.
Government
The Diet
Japanese Culture
• Japan has a mixture of Asian and western
influenced culture.
• In Japan the arts are kabuki ,noh, kyogen,
and bunraku.
• Kabuki is a classical theatre about the
seventeenth century.
• Flamboyant makeup (is called kumadori
in Japan.) It describes the characteristics
and moods of a character.
• The actors who appear to be women in
kabuki are men!
• Noh is the oldest art in a musical theatre.
• Noh is told in utai, (or singing) hayashi,
(musical accompaniment) and dance.
Culture in Japan
• The lead actor wears colorful silk
and a wooden mask.
• The mask looks like an old man, a
young or old woman, a divine figure
,a ghost, and a young boy.
• Kyogen is a classical comic theatre
that is preformed with highly
stylized actions and lines.
• Bunraku (became popular at the end
of the sixteenth century) is a puppet
theatre.
• Sado or Chado is a way of preparing
tea.
Education in Japan
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In Japan elementary school is six years,
Middle school is three years, High school is
three years, and University is four years.
97% of students go to High school in Japan.
The Japanese start Elementary school after
April on their sixth birthday.
There are 30 to 40 students in each class.
The students learn: Japanese, Mathematics,
Science, Social Studies, Music, Crafts,
Physical Education (PE), Home Economics,
and English.
They also have access to the Internet.
They learn arts such as: Shodo
(Calligraphy), and Haiku (Poetry).
Shodo is dipping your brush in ink and
writing kanji in an artistic way. (Characters
in Asian countries that have their own
meaning.)
The students clean their classrooms, halls,
and yard.
Kanji
Clothing in Japan
• The traditional clothes in
Japan are Kimonos.
• The kimonos take more
time to get into properly
than western clothes.
• A kimono in Japan is
called a yukata.
• A kimono is worn for
festivals, firework
displays, and for other
occasional things.
Girls wearing
kimonos
Money in Japan
• Money in Japan is
called yen.
yen
Location to and (in) Japan
• Eastern Asia: island
chain between North
Pacific Ocean and sea
of Japan, East of
Korean peninsula.
map
Population in Japan
• The population was 127,417,244 on July
2005.
• The growth of Japan was 5%.
• The birth rate is about 9.47.
• The death rate is about 8.95.
Festivals and celebrations in Japan
• For celebrations in
Japan the people wear
kimonos.
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Some foods in Japan
Sports in Japan
• In Japan baseball and
soccer is popular.
• Judo and kendo are
popular in Japan.
• In sumo wrestling
(Rikishi) is called
sumo wrestlers.
• The ring is called the
(dohyo).
Children practicing judo
Children practicing kendo
Food in Japan
• The word for food in
Japanese is (gohan).
• In Japan you must
have rice on your
plate, next meat or
fish, vegetables, and
soup.
• You eat with
chopsticks.
Japan’s Music and Art
• Japan has their own
national anthem.
The Tokyo Tower
• The Tokyo tower is 333
meters tall.
• It is 13 meters taller than
the Eiffel tower.
• It’s a tourists attraction.
• It was completed in 1958.
• The main observatory is
reached at 150 meters tall
and the special
observatory is reached at
250 meters high.
Tokyo tower
Historical Places In Japan
• Mount Fuji: is 3777
meters tall and is Japan’s
highest mountain. It is
worshiped as a sacred
mountain. It erupted in
1708 it is a volcano.
• Zojoji temple: it was built
in 1393. It’s the main
temple of Buddhist.
Bibliography
– http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html
– http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factb
ook/geos/ja.html
– http://www.japanguide.com/list/e1000.html
– http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japantravelh
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