Japan uses the yen as currency, represented by the symbol ¥. Yen bills come in denominations of ¥500, ¥1,000, ¥5,000, and ¥10,000. Japan drives on the left side of the road like England. Most people commute over an hour to work in large cities where traffic moves slowly. Martial arts originated from sumo wrestling training, and Japan takes sports like baseball and golf seriously. Golden Week includes holidays like Environment Day and Constitution Day that have celebrations and festivals. Japanese education includes subjects like art, and students wear yellow caps to warn drivers. Traditional Japanese music is part of the culture. Landmarks include Mount Fuji and the Tokyo Tower.

1. JapanBy: Celia, Elise Seabrook, Savannah, Campbell, Malcolm , Legare , & Lucas

2. Life in Japan

3. Japan’s money is called yen.

4. Japan’s money sign is written like this:¥.

5. Yen bills are ¥ 500,¥ 1,000, ¥ 5,000,& ¥ 10,000!

6. Japan is like England because they drive on the left side of the road.

7. Japan is a very lawful country with lots of Police.

8. Most people have to travel an hour or more to get to work.

9. Most people live in large cities.So traffic moves very slowly.

10. Did you know that in Japan, eleven cities equals more than 1,000,000 people in each!

11. JAPAN’s SPORTS

12. Martial arts started as a way for sumo wrestlers to keep in training.

13. Japan takes sports seriously.

14. It takes a lot of money to build a golf course .

15. Baseball is one of their favorite sports.

16. Golden Week

17. This is what they would eat in Golden week

18. Environment DayEnvironment Day is in Golden week.

19. Constitution Day is also in Golden week .

20. Constitution Day has some celebrations!

21. These are some festivals in Japan.

22. Japanese Education

23. Japanese kids wear yellow caps to warn drivers where they are walking.

24. Japanese learn many subjects such as art.

25. Traditional Music

26. Japanese people walk to school.

27. Japanese people have a different schedule than we do.

28. Japanese Landmarks

29. Torii Gate is a symbol of the Shinto Shrines

30. Mount Fuji is a volcano that people climb in the summer.

31. IMG is at the Torii Gate

32. This is the Tokyo Tower.

33. Japanese Style

34. GetaA shoe that the olden time people wore because the streets were muddy.

35. Western ClothesJapanese people began wearing them 100 years ago

36. KimonoKimonos are made of cotton or linen.

37. FuroshikiFuroshiki is a square of cloth used for carrying things in a bundle.

38. YukataIs a cotton kimono with a blue pattern.

39. The end

40. We got these pictures from Google images.We got music from Freeplay Musicwww.freeplaymusic.com