Japan The Land of the Rising Sun Rogers Herr Middle School Mr. Fields Mrs. Ross.
Japan Nippon: Land of the Rising Sun Mrs. White
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JapanNippon: Land of the Rising
SunMrs. White
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GeographyArchipelago-
with over 3000 islands.
4 main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu & Shikoku
9 regions & 47 prefectures
Only 20% of the land is suitable for farming.
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Misawa gets about 12 feet of snow yearly. Low temperatures: Nov- MarchMild temperatures: April-June
Hot/humid: July-October
January 2010
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Exports & Imports-Biggest export: cars & electronics
-Import: food, oil, & wood
-Resources: zinc, copper, & coal,
-Rice farmers use trench farming
-My prefecture’s main export:
Apples!
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JAPANESE CULTURE
Value teamwork & unityFamily/tradition comes
firstAnti-confrontational They ALL recycle! Very financially
responsibleRespect for elders
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RELIGION:Main religions are Buddhism and Shinto.
Shinto: Ancient religion based on ancestral worship, 2
deities, & animism Buddhism: 18 deities, follow
Eightfold Path
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Cherry Blossoms (Sakura)
*Hamani- Cherry Blossom Viewings
*Symbol of life, death, and rebirth.*Animism- part of Shinto belief; idea
that ALL living things have a spirit
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Hirosaki Castle- built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan.Protection: moat, walls, and fences
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Education Learn to write Japanese characters. Attend school Monday-Friday & some
Saturdays. Wear Uniforms & a strict schedule More academically competitive than other
countries 198 days of school- 6 weeks of summer breakBelow is the “juku”
school where I taught English.
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Restrooms- Western-style on the left & the traditional Japanese toilet on the right
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Vending Machines
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Japanese Food… not like I expected!
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Bullet Train- The Shinkansen
-Travels approx. 122 MPH-Each train carries over
1500 people.-Trains are never LATE.
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quakes yearly.
Occur often because Japan is located on the Ring of
Fire
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Tohoku Earthquake- 3/11/119.0 quake- caused flooding, landslides, fires, infrastructure damage, & nuclear incidents. Shifted the main island of Japan eight feet. Largest recorded quake in Japanese history & 7th biggest quake ever in the world. Tsunami waves that followed: 6-23 feet http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375389/Massive-tsunami-hits-Japan-after-earthquake.html Over 15,000 dead
Over 6,000 injuredOver 3,000 missing (probably dead)
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Our home in Misawa was 190 miles away from epicenter of quake. After the initial quake: 31 earthquakes > 6.0 in 3 days. On 4/7- a 7.1 earthquake hit in almost the same spot. http://www.japanquakemap.com/
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Resilient people- emotionally prepared for quake damage. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/8377303/Waiting-for-disaster-is-a-way-of-life-in-Japan.html