1. JAPAN By Amy Lachlan Stephanie

2. GENERAL FACTS  the Japanese name for Japan is Nihon or Nippon which means sun origin  Japan is made up of 6,852 islands  Japan hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo and will again in 2020. They also hosted the 1972 and 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo and Nagano.

3. LOCATION IN ASIA  Japan is close to South Korea, China, North Korea but far away from Mexico, Brazil

4. LANGUAGE  Mum / Oksana Stephanie/Sutefant  Dad/Otosan  Children / kodomo-tachi  School/Gakko  Lachlan/ Rakuran  Amy/Emit

5. TOURIST  Tourist go to Tokyo to Mount Himeji, Mount Fuji.

6. TRADITIONAL CLOTHS/FOODS  Food-Sushi, Noodles, Raw fish, kebab, cooked fish.  Clothes: A traditional dress is the Kimono. It means “something to wear”. Today they are only worn for special occasions.

7. CELEBRATIONS  Japanese New Year is the most important holiday in Japan.  1 st of January to 3 rd of January.  The family comes together to celebrate.  Homes are decorated.  Noodles are served which represent a long life.  People watch the sunrise, then the year will be full of joy and free of anger.

8. MUSIC Traditional instrument is the Koto Large wooden instrument with 13 strings You out picks on your fingers to play it.