1. Japan By Emma Wright

2. Contents 1.Common sayings 2.Currency 3.Flag 4.Japanese Alphabet 5.Traditional Festivals 6.Family Structure 7.Itinerary 8.Photo Page

3. Common Sayings Thanks :Arigatou/Doumo I’m all right :Dajjoubou desu Do your best :Ganbatte kudasai Are you all right? :Dajjoubu desu ka Your welcome :Douitashimashile I dont understand :Wakarimasen/Wakaranai I’m sorry :Gomen nasai Cheers :Kanpai

4. Currency In Japan money is called yen. They have 4 different notes. -10,000 yen -5,000 yen -2,000 yen -1,000 yen They also have 6 coins -500 yen -100yen -50 yen -10 yen -5 yen -1 yen The notes and coins are different sizes.

5. Flag The flag is called Hinomaru. The red circle represents the sun. Anthem It is called Kimigayo. May the Emperors reign continue for a thousand, eigth thousand generations and for the eternity that it takes for small pebbles to grow into a great rock and become covered with moss.

6. Japanese Alphabet Hiragana & Katakana are the 2 kinds of alphabets in Japan. In Japan Hiranga has no Japanese characters and it is also known as Kanji. Katakna is used mainly for foreign names. There are 99 sounds in the Japanese alphabet. They have 5 vowels a,e,i,o & u. They have 14 consonants and they are k,s,t,h,m,y,r,w,g,z,d,b,p & n.

7. Traditional Festivals Japan has more festivals than anyone in the world. The most important festival is New Year Festival. On the 1 st of January, all the shops and factories close for three or four days and they get to go home. Outside everyone’s house is a piece of bamboo, pine and plum branches and also a rope of twisted straw to keep evil spirits away. On New Years Eve, local Japanese people gather at the Shrine,where there is a huge bon fire which burns all night. On the 3 rd day of the 3 rd month, it’s Girls Festival. All the families with girls set up a display with dolls which are nicely dressed in ancient costumes On May the 5 th, families with boys celebrate this day by flying brightly colour paper fish which look like a kite. On 15 th of November the 7- 5-3 festival is celebrated by all children aged 7,5,3. They dress up in their best clothes and go to their local shrine and pray for good health and long lives. Everyone enjoys many annual events. Firework displays are very big and spectacular.They always happen over water.

8. Family structure *In a traditional Japanese home, the family sits on the floor and eats their evening meal on a low table. *Japanese is a very crowded country so many Japanese people live in small high rise apartments or in houses on very small blocks of land. *Their beds are matrasses that are on the floor. They are rolled up and stored during the day. *Most families consist of mum, dad, children, grandparents and sometimes their great grandparents. The father of the house is the one that works while the mother stays at home looking after the house & children. *People always take their shoes off before they enter the house and they wear slippers or socks inside.

9. Itinerary Day 1: Arrive at Tokyo and get off the plane and check into motel. Then we will just have a relaxing day. Day 2: Get on a helicopter and go to Mount Fuji, get all our gear and stuff on, then get back on the helicopter and go to our motel. Day 3: Go to Nikko & Kegon waterfall, then check into our new motel, Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko. Day 4: Go to Disneyland and enjoy some fun rides and stay at the Disneyland Resort. Day 5: HAVE A REST AT OUR MOTEL. Day 6: Go to Oita and check into Ana Hotel Oita Oasis Tower. Go shopping at Beppu Market. Day 7: HAVE A REST AT OUR MOTEL. Day 8: Go to the Prince Hotel Asahikan and have a look around. Day 9: Pack up and get ready to go to the airport the next day. Day 10: Go to the airport, get on the plane and fly home.

10. Fact Page The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. North Pacific off the coast of Russia and the Korean peninsula is where Japan is located. There are over 127,078,679 people living in Japan. The 2 major religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. In Japan, raw horse meat is a popular food. There are around 1,500 earthquakes every year in Japan

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13. Blurb This book is about Japanese’s common sayings, currency, flag, alphabet,traditional festivals and family structure. This book of Japan has lots of interesting information in it. I hope you enjoy it!