JAPAN

CONTENTS 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 Flag ABOUT JAPAN

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

GEOGRAPHY 145,902 square miles Area (small) 127,288,419 (2008 est) Population (high density ): Area (small)

JAPANESE STYLE Clothing 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 MANNERS 8 Greeting: bowing

JAPANESE MANNERS 9 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 MANNERS Rules 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.

FOODS 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 SPORTS Sumo Baseball - 野球 Martial Arts Kendo 剣道 Judo 柔道 Karate 空手

Using chopsticks Eat senbei Coloring ACTIVITY