Welcome to Japan

A Project by Mrs. Miciotta's 2nd Grade

Class

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Geography • Japan is located in East Asia.• It consists of four major islands:

– Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku Kyushu.

Audrey & Mohammed

Mt. Fuji

Janelle & Samantha

• Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan.

• It is a volcano.

Climate

JAPAN’S CLIMATE IS COMPARED TO THE EAST OF NORTH AMERICA COAST. JAPAN HAS 4 SEASONS: SUMMER WINTER SPRING AND AUTUMN. IN WINTER IT SNOWS AND IN SUMMER IT IS HOT.

JADEN AND KWAMESHA

Food

• Since Japan is made up of islands, fish is a major part of the Japanese diet.• Sushi is dried fish that’s boiled, cut up & then eaten. • There are all kinds of sushi.

Thin sheets are used to make rolled sushi. One type is rolled up sushi.

• Everybody in Japan eats sushi.

Barrington & Kayla

Traditional Clothing

• The traditional clothing of Japan are the Kimonos. • They are made of silk and come in many different

colors. They are worn by men and women. • Today, kimonos are worn on special occasions.

Heinrik and Joshua

TECHNOLOGY

• Japan leads the world in Technology.

• Next autumn Japan’s new humanoid

robot is going to be released.

Kyle & Ashley

Transportation

Japanese rail services are among the best in the world. They are fast, frequent, clean and have cars with tables. The rail services range from small local lines to the bullet

trains. Japanese transportation is similar to ours

Cars, buses, bicycles, airplanes, & more

Shakira

Holidays

• New Years is the most important holiday in Japan.

• In Japan, women give chocolate to men on Valentines day.

• Christmas is celebrated in Japan, too.

David and Brianna

Major Holidays

• January 1st is a National holiday.

• This is the most important holiday in Japan.

• This holiday is known as the New Year.

• Many businesses remain closed on this holiday.

Tenae & Adonis

Online Resources• http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/hitech/index.html• http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/nature/q1.html• http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/asia/jahol.html• http://www.askkids.com/web?q=Facts+about+Japan&qsrc=6&o=0&l=dir, • http://www.geishablog.com/2006/03/• http://www.askkids.com/web?qsrc=167&o=0&l=dir&aflt=&q=japanese• http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/archives/index.html• +climate&search=search• http://www.photius.com/countries/japan/climate/japan_climate_clima

te.html• http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/housing/index.html• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/transport/getting-around_train.ht

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More Online Resources Image of Mt. Fuji• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FujiSunriseKawaguchiko2025WP.jpgImage of Japanese Flag• http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00861/countryprograms.htmImage of baseball diamond• http://kitakami-photoblog.blogspot.com/Image of Bullet Train• http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/09/japan_develops_even_fasterImage of Rain in Japan• http://www.lesterho.com/blog/? Image of Tokyo• http://picdit.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/8-beautiful-cities-at-night/p=366Image of Map of Japan• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_of_Japan_Map.pngMusic • http://www.opsound.org/artist/supersole0/