Japan
Day 1- Choose a destination
The world is a very big and very cool place. There are currently 196 countries and approximately 7.1 billion people living on earth. For this project we are going to focus on just 10 countries across 6 continents – Canada (North America), Mexico (Central America), Chile (South America), England (Europe), Germany (Europe), South Africa (Africa), United Arab Emirates (Middle East), Japan (Asia), Malaysia (South-East Asia), and Australia (Australasia).
Please click on the ‘World Map’ tab on the main menu. It will bring you to a big map. One by one click on the names of the countries and ready the ‘Quick Facts’ about each place.
Activity 1
After you have read the quick facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to ‘visit.’ On your blog post the name of the country and tell us why you have chosen to visit it. Please give, at least, two reasons for choosing the country.
The Reason why I choose Japan because it has lots of hidden story behind Japan and that I why I prefer Japan. Also because I want to learn really hard and I want to see lots of information of Japan.
Activity 2
On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country. They must be facts that weren’t already provided on the World Map.
Japan facts
Location- Japan is a country in the pacific ocean made up of 6852 Islands. The four largest islands are called: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Japan is located to the east of Russia, China and Korea.
Population size- 127.1 million People
Main Cities- Tokyo (Capital) Kyoto, Hiroshima, Sendai, Osaka
Climate- The Climate in Japan is mostly temperature however, it does vary from north to south with colder temperature (Including snow) found in the north.
Public holidays- There are 16 national holidays in Japan. The National Foundation (birthday) Day is celebrated on 11 February.
Languages- There is one official languages in Japan - Japanese
Ethnica mix-Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Brazilian, Vietnamese, Other
Money (Currency)- Yen (JPY)
National sports- Sumo wrestling, baseball, football (soccer), judo, karate, kendo
National Icons- 1. The cherry blossom tree, 2. The koi fish, 3. The red-crowned crane (bird), 4. The lychee fruit
Bonus Activity
Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Feel free to invite them to join you, if you’d like!
Mum and Grandma I would love to say I am going to Japan Because it is a very nice relaxing country, Japan have lots of people over there which I would love to visit and talk to them to experience more. I am going to Japan for 1 month and a half so I can be comfortable.
