By: Mason
,Joseph, and
Brain
Yutaka’s Daily life
First Yutaka wakes up at 6:30 a.m.
He eats breakfast at 7:20 a.m. he
comes home from school at 4:20.
His friend comes over they enjoy
playing Nintendo DS. Next on
Tuesday , He goes to swimming
club. Then on Wednesday, he
helps around the house sometimes.
And finally, in his free time he plays
with mini cars and build plastic
trains.
Name: Yutaka
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Location:
Nagano, Japan
Japanese Tsunami/ Earthquake
In 2011 a earthquake hit Japan followed by a tsunami.
The waves were over 128 feet . This caused power plants
to have radiation leaks. This caused even more people to
die. More than 20,000 people died that day. Now people
think in the future a tsunami will hit Tokyo and will ruin
Japan forever.
Japanese Tsunami
• Food in US Food in Japan
VS
USA
JAPAN
chicken
soda
fries
hamburgers
fish sticks
sushi
tea
noodles
tofu
fish
FLAG
 Japan’s flag is named Hinomaru . Meaning the
rising sun. People think after the gods made
Japan it was the first land to touch the sun. This is
why there is a red dot in the middle of the flag
.The flag in Japan became the official flag in
1870.
RELIGION
Buddhism focuses on finding beauty in life by
meditate daily . Simple things such as serving tea or
arranging flowers brings joy to life. Many samuari
wariors practice Buddhism.
Japanese Clothing
Girls wear kimono’s for a regular day. Boys will were haori
witch is a shirt. They were zori for shoes.
Climate/Weather
Japan’s north and south are very different in climate. The
north has cold winters and warm summers. The south has
mild winters and hot summers.
North
South
South
Can You Say it Japanese?
USA Language
Hello
good-bye
Please
thank
yes
No
Japanese Language
Konnichi wa
Sayounara
onegaishimasu
Domo arigarto
Hai
Lie
Government
Many people don’t know this, but the Emperor has no
real power! The minster is the one that governs the
nation. The Diet is the person who makes the laws.
The Japanese President talking at a meeting.
Economy
The currency in Japan is called yen .The U.S
is Japan biggest and most important
trading partner. Japanese are famous for brand
names such as Sony, Canon, and Honda ,
Nintendo.
A Japanese 2,000 dollar bill.
Location
Japan is located in east Asia.
In the Pacific ocean and
Japan sea. It is made out of
4,ooo islands! Japans is next to
North Korea, South Korea, and
China.
Holiday and Celebrations!
There is a holiday for boys and girls! The date for the boys
holiday is May 5 and for girls is March 3. The families fly sock
shaped fish. They hope their sons will be as healthy and strong
as the fish. Festival of Dolls families set fancy dolls on Shelves
for everyone to see.
Doll Festival
Children Day
CREDITS
Culturegrams
Jillan Powell
Streissguth
Looking at Japan by
Japan by Tom
Discovery Ed
NC Wiseowl