The Geography of Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Question # 1 Describe what you think the geography of Japan is like? (i.e. is it desert-like, mountainous, flat, cold, etc.)

Topography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun” The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan and the United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Regions The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Prefectures The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Topography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Bodies of Water Ishikari R. Sea of Japan Shinano R. Tone R. Korean Straits The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Pacific Ocean Inland Sea

Mountains And Peaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Mt. Fuji Kyushu Mts.

Plains Ishikari Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Nobi Plain Osaka Plain

Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka Nagasaki

Final Map Russia Kitani Mts. Ishikari R. China Hokkaido Sapporo N. Korea Ishikari Plain Sea of Japan Kitakami Mts. Honshu S. Korea Shinano R. Kanto Plain Tone R. Kyoto Mikuni Mts. Korean Straits Tokyo Kobe Chugoku Mts. Yokohama The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Hiroshima Nagoya Mt. Fuji Kyushu Mts. Osaka Pacific Ocean Shikuku Nobi Plain Osaka Plain Nagasaki Inland Sea Kyushu Okinawa

Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen: Bullet Train The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Bullet Train National Lines

Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Hells Lake Pool in Beppu The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Mt. Fuji The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan by Satellite The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Shiranesan Caldera The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the “Fire Rim of the Pacific” The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Sub-Oceanic Trenches The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. 7.2 Richter scale 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Climate The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan and the United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Oceanic Currents The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Precipitation The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Average January Temperature The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Average July Temperature The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Fall Winter

Vegetation The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Terrace Farming of Rice The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The Japanese Farm the Sea The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Tokyo Fish Market

Raw Materials and Resources The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Natural Resources The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Raw Materials The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

World Contributions to Global Warming The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Demographics The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Population Density The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Population Trends The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Population Comparisons The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years 15.8% 63.3% 60 and over years 20.9% The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

THE FIRST SETTLERS OF JAPAN

The First Settlers of Japan The Yayoi 300 B.C. The Yayoi appeared. Organized into clans or group of families related by blood and marriage. Introduced farming and metalworking.

The Yamato 500 A.D. a clan called the Yamato became strong enough to rule most of Japan. Claimed to be descendents of the sun goddess and therefore had the right to rule. The Yamato leader Jimmu took the title “emperor of heaven” and founded a line of rulers in Japan that has never been broken.

Yamato Period: 300-710 “Great Kings” era Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture: Confucianism. Language (kanji characters). Buddhist sects. Chinese art & architecture. Government structure. “Great Kings” era

Prince Shotoku: 573-621 Adopted Chinese culture and Confucianism. Buddhist sects allowed to develop. Created a new government structure: 17 Article Constitution in 604. 

Prince Shotuku’s Reforms 600 A.D. a Yamato prince name Shotoku took charge of Japan on behalf of his aunt, the empress Suiko. Wanted a strong government like China. Created a constitution that gave all the power to the emperor. Sent officials to China to learn from their brilliant civilization. Brought back art, medicine, and philosophy-much of which had been brought through Korea. Brought Buddhism to Japan.

Yamato began the Taika or Great Change. He divided Japan into provinces. Shotoku’s reforms created Japan’s first strong central government.

Horyuji Japan’s Oldest temple and the world’s oldest surviving wooden building.

SAYONARA The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.