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  1. The
    Geography
    of Japan
    Mr. Rey BelenPAREF Southridge Afternoon School
  2. Topography
  3. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”
  4. The Japanese Flag
    Tha national flag of Japan has a crimson disc, symbolizing the sun, in the center.
    Hinomaru – “sun disc”
    Nichiren – Buddhist priest
    Nichi – Nihon – the sun
    Ren – lotus
    Lotus is a typical symbol of Buddhism
  5. Japan and the United States
  6. Japan’s Regions
  7. Japan’s Prefectures
  8. Total land area – 145, 882 sq mi
    Population (2007 est.): 127, 467, 972
    Capital and largest city – Tokyo – 35, 327, 000 (metro area) 8, 483, 050 (city proper)
  9. Japan’s Topography
  10. BodiesofWater
    Ishikari R.
    Sea of Japan
    Shinano R.
    Tone R.
    Korean Straits
    Pacific Ocean
    Inland Sea
  11. MountainsAndPeaks
    Kitani Mts.
    Kitakami Mts.
    Mikuni Mts.
    Chugoku Mts.
    Mt. Fuji
    Kyushu Mts.
  12. Plains
    Ishikari Plain
    Kanto Plain
    Nobi Plain
    Osaka Plain
  13. Islands
    Hokkaido
    Honshu
    Shikuku
    Kyushu
    Okinawa
  14. Countries
    Russia
    China
    N. Korea
    S. Korea
  15. Cities
    Sapporo
    Kyoto
    Tokyo
    Kobe
    Yokohama
    Hiroshima
    Nagoya
    Osaka
    Nagasaki
  16. FinalMap
    Kitani Mts.
    Russia
    Ishikari R.
    China
    Hokkaido
    Sapporo
    Ishikari Plain
    N. Korea
    Sea of Japan
    Kitakami Mts.
    Honshu
    S. Korea
    Shinano R.
    Kanto Plain
    Tone R.
    Mikuni Mts.
    Kyoto
    Korean Straits
    Tokyo
    Kobe
    Chugoku Mts.
    Yokohama
    Hiroshima
    Nagoya
    Mt. Fuji
    Kyushu Mts.
    Osaka
    Pacific Ocean
    Nobi Plain
    Shikuku
    Osaka Plain
    Nagasaki
    Inland Sea
    Kyushu
    Okinawa
  17. Fast Travel Throughout Japan
    Shinkansen:Bullet Train
    Bullet Train National Lines
  18. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land
  19. Hells Lake Pool in Beppu
  20. Mt. Fuji
  21. Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power
  22. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
  23. Japan by Satellite
  24. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
  25. Shiranesan Caldera
  26. Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the “Fire Rimof the Pacific”
  27. Japan’s Sub-Oceanic Trenches
  28. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
  29. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923
    Over 100,000 dead!
  30. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
    • 7.2 Richter scale
    • 5,500 deaths
  31. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
  32. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
  33. Japan and the United States
  34. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
    Spring
    Summer
    Fall
    Winter
  35. Vegetation
  36. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain
  37. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture
  38. Terrace Farming of Rice
  39. The Japanese Farm the Sea
    TokyoFish Market
  40. Raw Materials
    and Resources
  41. Natural Resources
  42. Raw Materials
  43. World Contributions to Global Warming
  44. Japan’s Population Density
  45. Japan’s Growing Older
  46. Japanese Samurai
    The famous Samurai were warriors in pre-industrian Japan
  47. Japanese Kimono
    The kimono is a very famous traditional Japanese clothing. Threre are many different types of kimono including Yukata
  48. Japanese Torii gate
    The Orient Gate can be traced bacj to Japanese Shinto practices in which it is actually caleed “Torii Gate”. The Torii Gate is the gate which all visitors pass under when entered in any Shinto Shrine
  49. Japanese Sumo (gendai budo)
    It is acompetetive contact sport were two wrestlers (rikishi) attempt to force one another out of the circular ring (dohyo) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet.
  50. Japanese Shinto
    Shinto is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It involves the worship of Kami.
  51. Japanese Andon
    The andon is a lamp consisting of paper stretched over a frame of bamboo, wood or metal.
  52. Japanese Nihonto
    Commonly known as Katana in the English community is a type of Japanese sword or long sword . Curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by the samurai.
  53. Japanese Sushi
    Is a food made of vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish (cooked or uncokked) and vegetables.
  54. Japanese Anime
    In Japanese , the english term animation is written in katakana as “animesho”. The shortened term “anime” emerged in the 1970s. It comes from the latin word “animare” meaning “to breathe life into” thus “animated” means to be full of activity or moving picturtes.
  55. SAYONARA

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