Japan
Jazz Mcvey
fast facts
continent: Asia
Capital: Tokyo
population: around 126,919,659
main languages: Japanese
Area: 145,914 square miles
main religions: Shintoism
distance from Washington D.C: 6815.99
1st area of culture
food
the food people usually eat in japan is rice, sushi (which is cooked or raw fish and rice)
bento(which is a box lunch)
and finally Takoyaki(which is cooked octopus balls with onions and batter.
2nd area of culture
holidays
in japan people have large parades they dress in costumes and sometimes budhist monks ring the bells 108 times to ward off evil.
3rd area of culture
sports
Baseball is a Japanese passion and martial arts such as kendo, judo, and others began in japan.
4th area of culture
schools
kids are under a lot of pressure in school to get good grades
many kids in japan attend juko special private lessons in school
5th area of culture
life as a kid
many kids in japan usually have 2 siblings and usually share rooms because the apartments are to small.
things I may like to do in this country
I would like to see the capital and the flag waving .
I would like to try the bugs the fugu fish and the octopus and some other types of candy and food.
takoyaki
a japanese garden
a shinto shrine
paper lanterns
Paper Lanterns. 2009. Photograph. Collection of CultureGrams. ProQuest, 2015. Web. 13 Nov 2015.