1. By, Brandon Dylan Dylan & Jacob Jacob

2. Itsukushima Shrine 1) Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima) 2) It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 3) The shrine is dedicated to the three daughters of the Shinto deity of seas and storms Susano-o no Mikoto, brother of the great sun deity, Amaterasu (the tutelary deity of the Imperial household). 4) The first shrine buildings were erected in the 6th century, and the shrine has been destroyed many times. The present shrine dates from the mid-16th century UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

3. 1) Opened on April 15 th, 1983. 2) Many of the most popular attractions in the U.S. Disneyland are incorporated into the とおきょお version. 3) It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States. 4) It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, it’s the one of the only Disney parks not owned by The Walt Disney Company.

4. 1) Nijo Castle has belonged to the city of きょおとお since 1939. 2) The castle was built by Tokugawa leyasu in 1603. 3) At the beginning of the meiji era it was for a time the seat of government. 4) The castle is surrounded by a moat and stone walls with corner towers.

5. 1) a large park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. 2) It is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack (August 6, 1945) 3) The park was built on open field that was created by the explosion.

6. 1) Shopping in Tokyo is a fun thing to do. You can easily find Japanese traditional items and the latest goods in Tokyo. The cost of living in Tokyo can be expensive, but there are many places you can shop inexpensively. 2) In Japan, you need to pay 5% consumption tax in addition to the price. 3) Food floors in department stores are called "depachika“

7. 1) Karaoke is very popular in Japan. 2) The music is typically a well known pop song minus the lead vocals. 3) Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen. 4) There are different styles of karaoke bars such as night clubs, were it’s a younger crowed. Or restaurants, were a group of people will have dinner and sing karaoke.

8. 1) Geisha, Geiko or Geigi 2) Are traditional, female Japanese entertainers. 3) There skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. 4) They begin there training at a very young age. Some girls are put in Geisha houses as a child. 5) The Geisha wears allot of makeup. 6) Geisha always wear kimono. Apprentice geisha wear highly colorful kimono with extravagant obi. Always, the obi is brighter than the kimono.

9. 1) a competitive contact sport where a wrestler ( りきし ) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring ( ど ひょ ) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. 2) Japan is the only country were it is practiced professionally. 3) The Japanese consider sumo as a modern martial art. 4) The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the Shinto religion.

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