Japan
Derek Nitta
Japan Is Located...
Japan is located at the eastern side of Asia and is in the Pacific Ocean and next to Korea.
Country Bird
Japan's country bird is the Kiji (Green Pheasant).
"They are sensitive to earth tremors not felt by humans."
Japanese Flag
The Japanese flag is officially called "Nisshoki." It means "Rising Sun." But is more commonly known as "Hinomaru." Which means "Sun-Disk." This is the old flag. It has red stripes. http://japanflag.facts.co/japaneseflagof/japanflag.php
Traditional Japanese Breakfast
This is a traditional japanese breakfast. It has rice, Miso soup, and a bunch of side dishes.
Japanese dessert
There are many Japanese desserts. My favorite is Mochi Ice Cream. "Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection made from mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling."
(for a full list of desserts visit this page) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_desserts_and_sweets
"Kimi Ga Yo" - Japan National Anthem Japanese & English lyrics
Japan National Anthem
Lyrics:
Until the pebbles
Grow into boulders
Lush with moss
君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ石の
巌となりて
苔の生すまで
Translated:
May your reign
Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,Until the pebbles
Grow into boulders
Lush with moss
Mount Fuji : Fun Fact series EP09 | Mocomi Kids
Mount Fuji Biography ^
Facts about Japan
"Japan has over 50,000 who are over 100 yrs old"
Das a lot of peeps
"The World's oldest company operated in Japan from 578 AD to 2006."
Woah Das old
"Japan consists of over 6,800 islands."
Das a lot of islands
"Square watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and store."
Those look cool.
Family history
My Geechan is from Hiroshima. My Grandparents are from Kumamoto. My Geechan was Working on his family farm when the bomb hit. it was 20 miles from Hiroshima. He died in 2013.
Currency
Japanese currency is called "Yen". "One Yen = 0.0083 US Dollar."
Houses
Houses look like This.
Tokyo
Tokyo is Japan's capitol. It has many things. It has Anime shops, Skyscrapers, Temples, and Cherry trees