Japan’s Culture By Shanyce F.
Government in Japan • Japan’s constitution was made in 1947. • The government has three branches: the legislative (which in Japan is called the diet), executive (the cabinet) , and the judicial (the courts). • The lower house of representatives contains 480 seats. • The higher house of representatives contains 242 seats. • To vote in Japan you have to be 20 years old. • Japan has a system like Canada and Britain. • Japan does not quickly elect a president. • There are 47 Governments in Japan. Government The Diet
Japanese Culture • Japan has a mixture of Asian and western influenced culture. • In Japan the arts are kabuki , noh, kyogen, and bunraku. • Kabuki is a classical theatre about the seventeenth century. • Flamboyant makeup (is called kumadori in Japan. ) It describes the characteristics and moods of a character. • The actors who appear to be women in kabuki are men! • Noh is the oldest art in a musical theatre. • Noh is told in utai, (or singing) hayashi, (musical accompaniment) and dance.
Culture in Japan • The lead actor wears colorful silk and a wooden mask. • The mask looks like an old man, a young or old woman, a divine figure , a ghost, and a young boy. • Kyogen is a classical comic theatre that is preformed with highly stylized actions and lines. • Bunraku (became popular at the end of the sixteenth century) is a puppet theatre. • Sado or Chado is a way of preparing tea.
Education in Japan • • • In Japan elementary school is six years, Middle school is three years, High school is three years, and University is four years. 97% of students go to High school in Japan. The Japanese start Elementary school after April on their sixth birthday. There are 30 to 40 students in each class. The students learn: Japanese, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Music, Crafts, Physical Education (PE), Home Economics, and English. They also have access to the Internet. They learn arts such as: Shodo (Calligraphy), and Haiku (Poetry). Shodo is dipping your brush in ink and writing kanji in an artistic way. (Characters in Asian countries that have their own meaning. ) The students clean their classrooms, halls, and yard. Kanji
Clothing in Japan • The traditional clothes in Japan are Kimonos. • The kimonos take more time to get into properly than western clothes. • A kimono in Japan is called a yukata. • A kimono is worn for festivals, firework displays, and for other occasional things. Girls wearing kimonos
Money in Japan • Money in Japan is called yen
Location to and (in) Japan • Eastern Asia: island chain between North Pacific Ocean and sea of Japan, East of Korean peninsula. map
Population in Japan • The population was 127, 417, 244 on July 2005. • The growth of Japan was 5%. • The birth rate is about 9. 47. • The death rate is about 8. 95.
Festivals and celebrations in Japan • For celebrations in Japan the people wear kimonos. • Some foods in Japan
Sports in Japan • In Japan baseball and soccer is popular. • Judo and kendo are popular in Japan. • In sumo wrestling (Rikishi) is called sumo wrestlers. • The ring is called the (dohyo). Children practicing judo Children practicing kendo
Food in Japan • The word for food in Japanese is (gohan). • In Japan you must have rice on your plate, next meat or fish, vegetables, and soup. • You eat with chopsticks.
Japan’s Music and Art • Japan has their own national anthem.
The Tokyo Tower • The Tokyo tower is 333 meters tall. • It is 13 meters taller than the Eiffel tower. • It’s a tourists attraction. • It was completed in 1958. • The main observatory is reached at 150 meters tall and the special observatory is reached at 250 meters high. Tokyo tower
Historical Places In Japan • Mount Fuji: is 3777 meters tall and is Japan’s highest mountain. It is worshiped as a sacred mountain. It erupted in 1708 it is a volcano. • Zojoji temple: it was built in 1393. It’s the main temple of Buddhist.
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