2. LocationLocation
• Japan is located in the continent of Asia,
but it’s an island located eastern most of
Asia.
3. MoneyMoney
• The Japanese people
use a type of money
called yen.
• If you brought a dollar
to Japan it would be
about a lot of yen.
4. Japan EducationJapan Education
• The basic school system in Japan is
composed of elementary school, middle
school, high school, and university.
• About 97% of the Japan students go to
high school.
• Students learn shodo and haiku in school
and we do not.
5. FoodsFoods• The word for meal in Japan is gohan.
• An average Japanese meal consists
of steamed rice along with fish or
regular meat. Also usually
vegetables for the side. Then there's
soup and pickled vegetables.
• All Japanese people eat with
chopsticks.
• Japanese even eat rice with their
chopsticks.
• Before eating their food they say
itatakimasyu which is a polite phrase
which means I receive food.
6. Festivals and CelebrationsFestivals and Celebrations
• April 8th
is when the
Buddha's birthday takes
place in Japan and this is a
celebration for Buddhists.
• April 29 is a day to give
thanks to nature and it is
called Greenery Day.
• There is a festival in
November called the festival
of the rooster.
• November 15 is Shichi-go-
san, a day of prayer for the
healthy growth of young.
7. Baseball in JapanBaseball in Japan
• Baseball is the most popular sport in
Japan.
• There are12 professional baseball teams
in Japan.
• The teams are divided in two leagues and
they are called the central league and the
Pacific league.
• Each team gets to play about 140 games
in one season.
8. Japan and VideogamesJapan and Videogames
• Now most Japanese
families with
children own at
least one videogame
counsel.
• One of the world’s
favorite video game
made by Japan was
the Gameboy
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