Japan’s Ways
Hannah C.
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 )
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.
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)
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.
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)
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:
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.
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.
Population
• The population of Japan is about 127,417,244
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.
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.
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.
Bibliography
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