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Japan’s Culture

Japan’s Culture. By Shanyce F. Government in Japan. Japan’s constitution was made in 1947. The government has three branches: the legislative (which in Japan is called the diet), executive (the cabinet) ,and the judicial (the courts). The lower house of representatives contains 480 seats.

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Japan’s Culture

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  1. Japan’s Culture By Shanyce F.

  2. Government in Japan • Japan’s constitution was made in 1947. • The government has three branches: the legislative (which in Japan is called the diet), executive (the cabinet) ,and the judicial (the courts). • The lower house of representatives contains 480 seats. • The higher house of representatives contains 242 seats. • To vote in Japan you have to be 20 years old. • Japan has a system like Canada and Britain. • Japan does not quickly elect a president. • There are 47 Governments in Japan. Government The Diet

  3. Japanese Culture • Japan has a mixture of Asian and westerninfluenced culture. • In Japan the arts are kabuki ,noh, kyogen, and bunraku. • Kabuki is a classical theatre about the seventeenth century. • Flamboyant makeup (is called kumadori in Japan.) It describes the characteristics and moods of a character. • The actors who appear to be women in kabuki are men! • Noh is the oldest art in a musical theatre. • Noh is told in utai, (or singing) hayashi, (musical accompaniment) and dance.

  4. Culture in Japan • The lead actor wears colorful silk and a wooden mask. • The mask looks like an old man, a young or old woman, a divine figure ,a ghost, and a young boy. • Kyogen is a classical comic theatre that is preformed with highly stylized actions and lines. • Bunraku (became popular at the end of the sixteenth century) is a puppet theatre. • Sado or Chado is a way of preparing tea.

  5. Education in Japan • In Japan elementary school is six years,Middle school is three years, High school isthree years, and University is four years. • 97% of students go to High school in Japan. • The Japanese start Elementary school after April on their sixth birthday. • There are 30 to 40 students in each class. • The students learn: Japanese, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Music, Crafts, Physical Education (PE), Home Economics, and English. • They also have access to the Internet. • They learn arts such as: Shodo (Calligraphy), and Haiku (Poetry). • Shodo is dipping your brush in ink and writing kanji in an artistic way. (Characters in Asian countries that have their own meaning.) • The students clean their classrooms, halls, and yard. Kanji

  6. Clothing in Japan • The traditional clothes inJapan are Kimonos. • The kimonos take more time to get into properly than western clothes. • A kimono in Japan is called a yukata. • A kimono is worn for festivals, firework displays, and for other occasional things. Girls wearingkimonos

  7. Money in Japan • Money in Japan iscalled yen. yen

  8. Location to and (in) Japan • Eastern Asia: islandchain between NorthPacific Ocean and sea of Japan, East of Korean peninsula. map

  9. Population in Japan • The population was 127,417,244 on July2005. • The growth of Japan was 5%. • The birth rate is about 9.47. • The death rate is about 8.95.

  10. Festivals and celebrations in Japan • For celebrations inJapan the people wear kimonos. Some foods in Japan

  11. Sports in Japan • In Japan baseball andsoccer is popular. • Judo and kendo are popular in Japan. • In sumo wrestling (Rikishi) is called sumo wrestlers. • The ring is called the (dohyo). Children practicing judo Children practicing kendo

  12. Food in Japan • The word for food inJapanese is (gohan). • In Japan you must have rice on your plate, next meat or fish, vegetables, and soup. • You eat with chopsticks.

  13. Japan’s Music and Art • Japan has their ownnational anthem.

  14. The Tokyo Tower • The Tokyo tower is 333meters tall. • It is 13 meters taller than the Eiffel tower. • It’s a tourists attraction. • It was completed in 1958. • The main observatory is reached at 150 meters tall and the special observatory is reached at 250 meters high. Tokyo tower

  15. Historical Places In Japan • Mount Fuji: is 3777meters tall and is Japan’s highest mountain. It is worshiped as a sacred mountain. It erupted in 1708 it is a volcano. • Zojoji temple: it was built in 1393. It’s the main temple of Buddhist.

  16. Bibliography • http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html • http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html • http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1000.html • http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japantravelhelp/a/japanesemoney.htm • http://www.xe.net/ucc/ • http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/japan11c.htm

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