Interesting Facts About Japan By Alan Utharntharm Y4R

Interesting Facts
About Japan
By Alan Utharntharm
Y4R
March 2008
(A) General Facts
Japanese Flag
The red circle in the middle of the flag
represents the sun.
The white background of the flag
symbolises purity and honesty.
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Interesting Facts About Japan
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Map of Japan
There are four main islands that form
Japan.
They are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
and Kyushu.
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.
Japan is surrounded by the Pacific
Ocean and the sea of Japan.
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Interesting Facts About Japan
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Japanese Language
It is originated from the Chinese
characters and it is called “Kanji”.
It evolves into its own language with
its own characters and it is called
“Hiragana".
With globalisation, it also has to
incorporate foreign words into it and
it is called “Katakana”.
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Interesting Facts About Japan
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Japanese Food
The most popular Japanese food are sushi,
tempura, sashimi and miso soup.
It is very healthy because it is made of seafood
and rice.
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Interesting Facts About Japan
(B) Tourist Attractions
Fuji San
It is the tallest mountain in Japan,
3,776m tall.
It has been a dormant volcano
since 1707, that was the last time
it erupted.
It means “everlasting life” in
Japanese language.
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(B) Tourist Attractions
Sakura
It is cherry blossom which is the national
flower of Japan.
The Japanese celebrate each spring with
“ohanami” which means flowers viewing
parties with picnics, drinking and singing.
It lasts in its full blossom in only a few
days.
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Interesting Facts About Japan
(B) Tourist Attractions
The Shinkansen
It is the Japanese bullet train.
It is one of the fastest trains in the world, traveling
up to 300 kilometres per hour.
It connects the major cities north and south of
Tokyo.
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(B) Tourist Attractions
The Tokyo Tower
It is 333m tall, the world’s tallest self-supporting
iron tower.
It was built in 1958 and since then it became
famous. People around the world visited it
everyday.
It symbolises that Tokyo is a modern and
international city.
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ARIGATO!
Interesting Facts About Japan