JAPAN

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We are going to tell you more about
this exciting country -
JAPAN
Our team members are
Michele
Holly
Allen
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JAPAN
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About Japan

• Capital Tokyo
• Official Language Japanese
• Population 127,433,494
• Currency Yen ()
• Calling Code 81

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Major Cities
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Major Cities - Tokyo
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Major Cities - Osaka
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Major Cities - Kobe
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Major Cities - Kyoto
Osaka
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Major Cities - Sapporo
Osaka
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Japan Railways

• Japan Railways (JR)
• The best way to travel in Japan
• Shinkansen/ Bullet Train
• Japans high speed train (bullet train)
• Night Trains
• About Japanese sleeper trains

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Japan Railways Route
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Japanese Fashion

• Japanese fashion including
• Japanese street fashion
• Japanese fashion (Tokyo)
• Kogal (Japanese fashion)
• Traditional Japanese fashion (kimono)

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Harajuku

• Harajuku Tokyo is a major fashion and shopping
  region, famous for its Harajuku Girls.

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Kogal

• Kogals are known for wearing platform boots,
• a miniskirt, copious amounts of makeup, hair
• coloring (usually blonde or brown), artificial
• suntans, and designer accessories.

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Ganguro kogal

• The basic look consists of bleached hair, a
• deep tan, both black and white eyeliners,
• false eyelashes, platform shoes (usually
• sandals or boots), and brightly colored outfits.

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Kimono

• Meaning clothing in Japanese
• National costume of Japan

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Kimono

• To wear a kimono, wrap the right side of the
• kimono over the body, then overlap it with the
• left side. Right on top of the left is only used
• to dress a corpse for burial.

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Shinto shrines

• Shinto (the way of the gods) is the indigenous
• faith of the Japanese people and as old as
• Japan herself. It remains Japans religion
• besides Buddhism.

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Shinto shrines

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Main and Offering hall
Torii
Stage
Komainu
Purification through
Ema
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Cherry Blossoms

• The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial
  national
• flower. It has been celebrated for many centuries
  and takes
• a very prominent position in Japanese culture.

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Cherry Blossoms

• When do they bloom?
• The most important factor that determines the
  blooming time of cherry trees is the geographical
  location. Basically, the milder the climate, the
  earlier the blossoms open.

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Sumo Wrestling

• The Japanese consider sumo a modern
• Japanese martial art, even though the sport
• has a history spanning many centuries.

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Winning a sumo bout

• The winner of a sumo bout is mainly determined by
  two rules
• 1. The first person to touch the ground with any
  part of his body other than the soles of his feet
  loses.
• 2. The first person to be pushed out of the ring
  loses.

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Geisha

• The word Geisha means "artist" in Japanese.
• Geisha are traditional, female Japanese
• entertainers, whose skills include performing
• various Japanese arts, such as classical music
• and dance.

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Geisha

• A successful geisha must demonstrate beauty,
• grace, artistic talent, charm, impeccable
• etiquette, and refinement.

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Traditional Dishes of Japan
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Sukiyaki

• Sukiyaki is prepared right at the table by
• cooking thinly sliced beef together with
• vegetables, tofu and vermicelli.

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Sushi

• Sushi is a small piece of raw seafood placed
• on a ball of vinegared rice. The most common
• ingredients are tuna, squid and prawns.
• Cucumber, pickled radish and sweet egg
• omelet are also served.

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Tempura

• Tempura is food deep-fried in vegetable oil
• after being coated with a mixture of egg,
• water and wheat flour. Among the ingredients
• used are prawns, fish in season and
• vegetables.

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Sashimi

• Sashimi is sliced raw
• fish eaten with soy
• sauce.

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Shabu-shabu

• Shabu-shabu is tender, thin slices of beef held
  with chopsticks and swished around in a pot of
  boiling water, then dipped in sauce before being
  eaten.

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The end

• Japan is an exciting and funky country, you
• should go to visit sometime.
• Thank you for your time today!