The document provides information about Japanese culture and history. It discusses Japanese superstitious beliefs such as the numbers 4 and 9 being considered unlucky. It also describes characteristics of Japanese culture like valuing privacy and avoiding conflict. The document outlines Japan's ancient periods and influential figures like Izanagi and Izanami who are credited with creating Japan. It shares details about Japan's influential clans and periods of rule over the centuries.

1. The Ancient Civilizations

2. VIEWING AND ANALYSIS OF VIDEO
• Watch the short video clip from Japan. Be able to define some of the characteristics of
Japanese based on this.

3. ANALYSIS OF VIDEO
• What are your perceptions about the Japanese after watching the short video clip?
• The Ring ( リ ン グ Ringu?) is a 1998
Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata,
adapted from the novel Ring by Koji
Suzuki, which in turn draws on the
Japanese folk tale Banchi Sarayashiki.
• In a way, it gives us ideas about the
Japanese culture.
• The movie shows that the Japanese have
various superstitious beliefs.

4. JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
• "4" is pronounced as shi in Japanese, which
is same to the word "death."
• "9" is pronounced as ku in Japanese, which
is same to the word "pain." So the two are
considered as unlucky numbers.
• Hospitals usually have neither 4th or 9th
floors.
source: http://oaproject.tripod.com/superstition.html#day

5. JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
• In Japanese tradition, a person attending a
funeral should not enter his home without
throwing salt over him.
• The throwing of salt is believed to be a
purification action.

6. JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
• sleeping with your head in the northern direction could mean
that you will have a short life

7. JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
• Sticking chopsticks into the rice is
inauspicious in Japan.
• Chopsticks are not usually stick into
food, especially rice.
• It is only at funerals that chopsticks are
stuck into food and placed at the altar

8. THE JAPANESE CULTURE
• What are the characteristics of Japanese culture?
• Uchi-soto mentality (“Us and Them”)
• Nihongo Wa Jouzu Desu Neh! (“Your Japanese is so
good:Insult and praise you at the same time)
• The Gaijin Complex (Gaijin means “foreigner” or “white
people”)
• Honne and Tatemae (truth and white lies: to avoid conflict)
• Osekkai (“Mind your own business”: value privacy, doing
things in your own way)
source: http://www.thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Primer.html

11. THE THREE JAPANESE DEITIES

12. IZANAGI AND IZANAMI

13. LET’S MAKE A STORY WEB
JAPAN
IZANAGI AND
IZANAMI
THE ORIGIN OF JAPAN
AND HER PEOPLE
from Kojiki
UNGROWN PART OF
IZANAMI
TRANSFER THE EXCESS
PART OF IZANAGI TO
IZANAMI

15. JAPAN: GEOGRAPHY

16. JAPAN: GEOGRAPHY

17. JAPAN: GEOGRAPHY

19. STORY WEB MAKING & PRESENTATION
• The class will be divided into 10 by counting 1 to 10.
• Students with the same number will work together as a group.
• The task of the group is to create and present a story web of their assigned topic. The next slide
presents the format for the story web. For the grade nine, use Keynotes or Popplet for the
presentation. For the grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape for the
presentation.
• The topics are as follows:
GROUPS
1 and 6
2 and 7
3 and 8
4 and 9
5 and 10
TOPIC
The Yamato and Nara Periods
The Fujiwara or Hejan Period
The Minamoto or Kamakura Period
The Ashikaga or Muromachi Period
The Tokugawa Shogunate

20. EMERGENCE
FALL
CONTRIBUTIONS/EVENTS

21. THE YAMATO AND NARA PERIODS
(300 TO 720 C.E.)

22. THE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIOD
(794 TO 1185 C.E.)
EMBLEM OF THE
FUJIWARA CLAN

23. THE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIOD
(794 TO 1185 C.E.)
TALE OF GENJI

24. THE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIOD
(794 TO 1185 C.E.)
BUSHI

25. THE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIOD
(794 TO 1185 C.E.)
SHOGUN

26. THE MINAMOTO OR KAMAKURA PERIOD
(1185 TO 1333 C.E.)
MINAMOTO CLAN SYMBOL

27. THE ASHIKAGA OR MUROMACHI PERIOD
(1333 TO 1568 C.E.)
ASHIKAGA CLAN SYMBOL

28. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
ODA NOBUNAGA

29. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI

30. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
TOKUGAWA IEYASU

31. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
FUDAI DAIMYO

32. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
SAKOKU

33. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)
SHIMPAN DAIMYO

34. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE
(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)

35. KABUKI

37. SOCIAL CLASSES

40. GROUP WORK
Form a group with five members. Copy and answer the following questions about Japan.
For grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape. For grade nine, use Keynotes.
Nos.
Questions
1
Who were the original inhabitants of Japan? How did the present inhabitants of Japan reach the country?
2
What were some of the importance events or turning points in the history of Japan?
3
What were some of the Japanese contributions that are still evident now?
4
How did Shintoism influence the life of the Japanese?
5
What are some of Asian characteristics influence by the Japanese?

41. GROUP WORK
Form a group with three members. Compare and contrast China, Korea and Japan. For
grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape. For grade nine, use Keynotes
or Popplet app.
CHINA
CHINA
AND
KOREA
CHINA
AND
JAPAN
CHINA,
KOREA,
JAPAN
JAPAN
AND
KOREA
KOREA
JAPAN

42. THINK OUT LOUD
1-5.
6-10.