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About Japan

Geography

Japanese Style

Japanese Manners

Japanese Foods

Language: Japanese

Population: 127 million (2008)

More than 99% Japanese, less than 1% Korean

Location: Far East, Asia, island nation

~10 hours plane ride to Tokyo

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ABOUTABOUT JAPANJAPAN

JAPANESE 日本語• Good morning: おはようございます

• Hello: こんにちは • Excuse me: すみません • Yes: はい • No: いいえ

• Thank you: どうもありがとう

• Goodbye: さようなら

• Titles

• san, sama • Kun• chan:• sensei: for teachers, doctors and other people with a higher education

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

145,902 square miles

Area (small)

127,288,419 (2008 est)

Population (high density):

Area (small)

JAPANESE STYLEJAPANESE STYLEClothing

Japanese people used their traditional clothing in the past, now they wear it just in special occasions.

• Yukata “for men”

• Kimono “for women”

• Zori “sandals”

Kimono

Yukata

Zori

JAPANESE MANNERSJAPANESE MANNERS

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• Greeting: bowing

JAPANESE MANNERSJAPANESE MANNERS

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Using Chopsticks – do not:• Point with chopsticks• Stab with chopsticks• Rest chopsticks on a plate• Search with chopsticks• Shovel with chopsticks• Move chopsticks around from one

dish to another

JAPANESE MANNERSJAPANESE MANNERSRules for wearing shoes:

•At a Japanese house, wear slippers provided by the host.

•In a room with tatami floor, remove slippers. Wear only socks or go in bare feet.

•When using a restroom, wear special toilet slippers. Leave the house slippers outside the door.

FOODSFOODS

Usually includes seafood, rice, soy

•Sushi / Nigiri: small rice with fish

•Noodles: udon, soba (need to slurp)

•Traditional desserts/snacks: daifuku, senbei

•Traditional drink: green tea

JAPANESE SPORTSJAPANESE SPORTSSumo

Baseball - 野球

Martial Arts

Kendo 剣道

Judo 柔道

Karate 空手

• Using chopsticks

• Eat senbei

• Coloring

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