JAPANJAPAN
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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
ACTIVITYACTIVITY