Japan Culture

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Japan Culture
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Mt. Fuji- highest point
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Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
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Tokyo ?
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Tokyo is the capital
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Fast Travel Throughout Japan
ShinkansenBullet Train
Bullet Train National Lines
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Japans History and Government

• Japanese trace their ancestry to clans, or groups
  of related families.
• Developed close ties with China. Ruled by
  emperors and modeled its society on the Chinese
  way of life.
• 1860s, Japan ruled by shoguns, or military
  leaders and samurai, land-owning warriors.

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Shoguns Samurai
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Japans History

• Late 1800s Japanese leaders began to use Western
  ideas to modernize the country, improve
  education, and set up industries.

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Pearl Harbor

• 1941 Japanese forces attacked the American naval
  base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
• Caused U.S. to enter WWII.

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• Japan surrendered when U.S. dropped atomic bombs
  on cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• With help of U.S. Japan became a democracy and
  rebuilt its economy.

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Japans Government

• Japan is a democracy in the form of a
  constitutional monarchy.
• The emperor (Akihito) is official head of state,
  but elected officials run the government.
• Voters elect representatives to the national
  legislature.
• Political party with most members chooses a prime
  minister to lead the government.

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Japans Cities

• About the size of California, Japans population
  is 127.5 million people.
• Many people live in urban areas.
• The four large cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya,
  and Osaka form a megalopolis, huge urban area
  made of several large cities.
• Cities have tall office buildings.
• Homes and apartments are small and close to one
  another. ?

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Cities
Sapporo
Kyoto
Tokyo
Kobe
Hiroshima
Osaka
Nagasaki
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Japan
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Architecture
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Traditions

• Greet each other by bowing. Person with lower
  social status usually bows first.
• ?Geo beats
• List 2 others that you saw.

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Traditional dressIt is common to see a person
dressed in a traditional garment called a kimono.

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Fashion Trend

• Harajuku is the name of a place in Tokyo where
  teens gather on Sunday. They dress up in
  various, crazy styles.
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Religion unique to Japan

• Shinto
• Shinto recognizes no all-powerful deity.
• Has a diverse set of traditional rituals and
  ceremonies.
• No collection of writings like the Bible or
  Quran.
• Focuses on
• Tradition and Family
• Respect for nature (the Kami),
• Cleanliness and good manners
• The kami are the powers of nature like animals,
  trees, mountains, springs, boulders, and the sun.

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• Buddhism is also popular in Japan.

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Entertainment

• Haiku is a well known type of Japanese poetry.
• Wood block printing
• The Tale of Genji , famous Japanese novel.
• Many paintings show the beauty of nature.

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Hokusai

• The Great Wave of Kanagawa

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Entertainment

• Kabuki theater, actors wear beautiful colored
  costumes and perform on colorful stages.

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Modern Pastimes

• Listen to rock music, wear modern fashions,
  watch television and movies.

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Sumo
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Judo
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Baseball
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Anime Manga
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Pop Culture
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