introduction to japan
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Introduction to Japan Basic features A. Land Principal Cities B. Topography C. Climate D. The Japanese People E. LAnguage F. Life in Japan G. Religion and Beliefs H. Japanese ArtsTRANSCRIPT
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JAPAN
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Official Name: Historical Title:
Japan Nihon or Nippon means “Origin of the Sun”
Japan – “Land of the Rising Sun”
BASIC FEATURES OF JAPAN
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Boundaries Four Major Islands
North: Sea of Okhotsk
South: Pacific Ocean
West: Korean Strait and Sea of Japan North: Pacific Ocean and
East China Sea
Hokkaido
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikkkoku
A. Land
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Land Use: Area:
Arable Land: 11%
Permanent Crops: 1%
Permanent Pastures: 2%
Forest & Woodland: 17%
Other: 19%
Land- 374,744 km2
Water- 3,091 km2
TOTAL: 377,835 km2
A. Land
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T O KY O - F i n a n c i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l c e n t e r ; J a p a n ’ s c a p i t a l a n d l a r g e s t c i t y .
Y O KO H A M A - L e a d i n g s e a p o r t a n d s h i p b u i l d i n g ; i n d u s t r i a l c e n t e r o f c h e m i c a l s , m a c h i n e r y, m e t a l a n d p e t r o l e u m p r o d u c t s .
O S A KA - I m p o r a n t s e a p o r t a n d a i r l i n e t e r m i n u s ; O n e o f J a p a n ’ s l a r g e s t fi n a n c i a l c e n t e r s .
N A G O YA - M a n u f a c t u r i n g c e n t e r o f l a c q u e r w a e , t e x t i l e s a n d p o e t r y.
KY O T O - H i s t o r i c a l c a p i t a l , f a m o u s m a n u f a c t u r i n g c e n t e r o f a r t g o o d s i n c l u d i n g s i l k b r o c a d e s a n d t e x t i l e s C e n t e r o f h e a v y i n d u s t r i e s .
KO B E - L e a d i n g s e a p o r t a n d s h i p b u i l d i n g .
Principal Cities
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Tokyo
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Yokohama
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Osaka
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Nagoya
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Kyoto
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Kobe
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Mountains: Water Forms:
Mt. Fuji Japan’s highest peak.
Japanese Alps One of the longest chains of mountains.
Mt. Yanga Highest elevation in the mountain Alps
Total # of Mountains = 200 Total # of active Mountains = 50
Shinano Longest river.
Ishikari Second largest.
Biwa Largest lake.
B. TOPOGRAPHY
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Mt. Fuji
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Mt. Fuji
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Japanese Alps
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Shinano River
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Ishikari River
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Ishikari River
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KantoPlain
Nobi Plain
Kinai Plain
Plains
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Kanto Plain Kanto Plain
Plains
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Nobi Plain
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CLIMATE
J apan be l ongs to a t empera te zone w i th f our d i s t i nc t seasons , bu t i t s c l imate var i e s f r om coo l t o t empera te i n the nor th to sub t rop i ca l i n the sou th .
NORTH JAPAN has warm summers bu t l ong co ld w in te r s w i th heavy snow.
CENTRAL JAPAN has ho t , humid summers and shor t w in te r s .
SOUTH WESTERN JAPAN has l ong , ho t humid summer and mi ld w in te r s .
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TWO PRIMARY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE JAPAN’S CLIMATE:
A. MONSOONSB. MAJOR OCEANIC CURRENT
The ho t te s t t empera ture eve r measured i n j apan 40 .9 c (105 .6 F ) occur red i n t a j im i ,g i fu on augus t 16 ,2007 .
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THE JAPANESE PEOPLE
Most J apanese a re c l ass ifi ed as Mongo lo ids ( l i ke Mongo l i ans ) because o f the i r phys i ca l charac te r i s t i c s .
They have a s t ra igh t b l ack ha i r and dark a lmond - shaped eyes .
They a re shor te r i n he igh t than presen t -day Wes teners .
The i r sk in co l o r r anges f r om fa i r t o ye l l ow i sh t o b rown .
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JAPANESEAre un i ted by a common spoken l anguage . Th i s has made i t eas i e r f o r the Japanese to ach i eve po l i t i ca l and cu l tu ra l un i t y more qu i ck l y than o ther As i an na t i on .
The Japanese l anguage i s ma in l y POLYSYLLABI C (mos t words a re composed o f severa l s y l l ab l e s . )
J apanese i s no t d iff i cu l t t o speak and pronounce and spe l l i ng i s s imp le r than Eng l i sh o r French .
LANGUAGE
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The mos t impor tan t aspec t i n J apan as the b l end ing o f the o ld and the new. A l though w i l l i ng to adopt be t te r ways o f do ing th ings f r om o ther cu l tu res , the Japanese re ta in much o f tha t i s t r ad i t i ona l .
Apprec i a t i on o f the beau ty and grea tness o f na tu re has been a par t o f J apanese l i f e s i nce ear l i e s t t ime .
LIFE IN JAPAN
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A. SHINTOISM-”S h i n t o ” m ea n s “ t h e w a y ”
- i s ba s ed o n t h e w o r s h i p o f n a t u r e a n d go o d s p i r i t s ca l l ed KA MI .
- t h ey h a d N O b i b l e .
- a bo u t 9 3 % o f J a pa n es e peo p l e p r a c t i ced S h i n t o i s m .
- S h i n t o r epr es en t s 3 s y m bo l s : S WO RD, S T RI N G O F J E WE L , M I RRO R.
RELIGION
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B. BUDDHISM AND ZEN BUDDHISM
- I t was b rough t to J apan by the Ch inese abou t 1500 year s ago , and spread rap id l y among nob les and the upper
c l asses .
-Zen Buddh i sm be l i eves tha t p rayer and re l i g i ous worsh ip a re a was te o f t ime . Pe r sona l charac te r and d i sc ip l i ne a re more impor tan t . Med i ta t i on ( th ink ing ) i s the ma in f o rm o f worsh ip .
RELIGION
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JAPANESE
ARTS
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TEA CEREMONY
The tea ceremony is designed to make a person one with nature, to see beauty in simplicity and economy of movement.
It is an art, not a means of offering refreshment.
JAPANESE ARTS
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IKEBANA
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BONSAI
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KABUKI
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BUNRAKU
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Manyoshu
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Kokinshu
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Suim-e
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Ukiyo-e
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Haniwa
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