Mr. Rey BelenPAREF Southridge Afternoon

School

Mr. Rey BelenPAREF Southridge Afternoon

School

Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

The Japanese Flag

Tha national flag of Japan has a crimson disc, symbolizing the sun, in the center.

Hinomaru – “sun disc”Nichiren – Buddhist priest

Nichi – Nihon – the sunRen – lotus

Lotus is a typical symbol of Buddhism

Japan and the United States

Japan’s Regions

Japan’s Prefectures

Total land area – 145, 882 sq miPopulation (2007 est.): 127, 467, 972Capital and largest city – Tokyo – 35,

327, 000 (metro area) 8, 483, 050 (city proper)

Japan’s Topography

Bodiesof

Water

Sea of Japan

Ishikari R.

Korean

Straits

Pacific Ocean

Inland Sea

Tone R.Shinano R.

Kitani Mts.

Kitakami Mts.

Mikuni

Mts.

Chugoku

Mts.

Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji

MountainsAnd

Peaks

Plains

Kanto Plain

Nobi Plain

Ishikari Plain

Osaka Plain

Islands

Hokkaido

Honshu

Shikuku

Kyushu

Okinawa

Countries

RussiaChina

N. Korea

S. Korea

Cities Sappor

o

Hiroshima

Kobe Tokyo

Nagasaki

Kyoto

YokohamaNagoya

Osaka

Final

MapSea of Japan

Ishikari R.

Korean

Straits

Pacific Ocean

Inland Sea

Tone R.

Shinano R.

Kitani Mts.

Kitakami Mts.

Mikuni

Mts.

Chugoku

Mts.Kyushu

Mts.Mt. Fuji

Kanto Plain

Nobi PlainOsaka

Plain

Ishikari Plain

Hokkaido

Honshu

Shikuku

Kyushu

Okinawa

RussiaChina

N. Korea

S. Korea

Sapporo

Hiroshima

Kobe Tokyo

Nagasaki

Kyoto

YokohamaNagoya

Osaka

Fast Travel Throughout Japan

Shinkansen:

Bullet Train

Bullet Train National Lines

Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

Hells Lake Pool in Beppu

Mt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

Japan by Satellite

Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

Shiranesan Caldera

Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the “Fire Rim

of the Pacific”

Japan’s Sub-Oceanic Trenches

Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo,

1923

Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

► 7.2 Richter scale

► 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

Japan and the United States

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan

Fall Winter

Spring Summer

Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:

Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

Terrace Farming of Rice

The Japanese Farm the Sea

TokyoFish Market

Natural Resources

Raw Materials

World Contributions to Global Warming

Japan’s Population Density

Japan’s Growing OlderJapan’s Age Breakdown

0-14 years 13.7% (male 8,926,439/female

8,460,629)

15-64 years 64.7% (male 41,513,061/female

40,894,057)

65 years and over 21.6% (male 11,643,845/female

15,850,388) (2008 est.)

PeopleBirth rate 7.87 births/1,000

population (2008 est.)

Death rate 9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.07 years

male: 78.73 years female: 85.59 years

(2008 est.)

Japanese SamuraiThe famous Samurai were warriors in pre-industrian Japan

Japanese KimonoThe kimono is a very famous traditional Japanese clothing. Threre are many different types of kimono including Yukata

Japanese Torii gateThe Orient Gate can be traced bacj to Japanese Shinto practices in which it is actually caleed “Torii Gate”. The Torii Gate is the gate which all visitors pass under when entered in any Shinto Shrine

Japanese Sumo (gendai budo)It is acompetetive contact sport were two wrestlers (rikishi) attempt to force one another out of the circular ring (dohyo) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet.

Japanese ShintoShinto is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It involves the worship of Kami.

Japanese AndonThe andon is a lamp consisting of paper stretched over a frame of bamboo, wood or metal.

Japanese NihontoCommonly known as Katana in the English community is a type of Japanese sword or long sword . Curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by the samurai.

Japanese SushiIs a food made of vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish (cooked or uncokked) and vegetables.

Japanese AnimeIn Japanese , the english term animation is written in katakana as “animesho”. The shortened term “anime” emerged in the 1970s. It comes from the latin word “animare” meaning “to breathe life into” thus “animated” means to be full of activity or moving picturtes.

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