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Web Japan: Regions of Japan
Here is a map showing the nine regions of Japan followed by a brief discussion of the regions and their cultures.
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Kids Web Japan: Culture Corner
Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this comprehensive site explains traditional Japanese arts, crafts, and culture in a way that's very friendly to younger students. Traditional arts covered include drumming, the tea...
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Web Japan: A Japanese Cookbook for Kids
This introduction--suitable for younger students--to Japanese food features a lesson in using chopsticks and surveys popular dishes among school children in Japan.
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Web Japan: Japan Atlas
Learn about Japan's historic sites, natural beauty, culture and contemporary society. Search by topic or by region in Japan. You can watch slide shows about major Japanese cities or take virtual tours of historic sites like the Shurijo...
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Web Japan: Japan Fact Sheet
This site actually provides a number of "fact sheets" on a range of topics related to Japan's geography, government, economy, culture, society, and sports. Read online or download handy PDF documents for classroom use. The site has...
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Web Japan: Housing, Food, and Clothes
In this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs you can read about traditional Japanese houses, clothing, and food, but also find out how modern Japanese people live.
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Web Japan: Schools
Would you like to know what a 6th grader in Japan studies? Who cleans the classrooms in your school? Read this article to find out all about the school life of Japanese children. Then take the little quiz at the end.
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Web Japan: Culture
Japanese traditional culture and modern culture are explored in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Learn about the many traditional ceremonies and arts that are a part of Japanese culture.
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Web Japan: Sports
Sports are important in Japan, as they are in many countries. Read about Japan's traditional sports as well as the more modern ones in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Web Japan: Government
Explore both the national and prefectural governments of Japan and learn the responsibilities of each in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Web Japan: Language
Examine the some of the thousands of characters that make up the Japanese written language. A simple explanation of the different kinds of characters and their uses helps you figure out how the Japanese language works.
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Kids Web Japan: Japanese Economy & Industry
A short description of Japanese economy and industry which details on what the Japanese manufacture, what their specialties are and more.
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Web Japan: Cities: Map
By clicking on the city names on this map of Japan, you can read a little about each city and see a picture.
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Web Japan: Economy and Industry
Read about the economy of Japan, which is based mainly on manufacturing. You can also find out about their agriculture and transportation systems from this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Web Japan: Map of Japan
A clear map of Japan naming the five main islands and showing the mountains in relief. An inset shows Japan in relation to a map of the world.
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Kids Web Japan: Housing, Food & Clothes in Japan
A nice description of life in Japan focusing in Japanese house, food and clothes. There are also a number of questions at the bottom of the page such as why Japanese take off their shoes before entering a house and more.
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Tokyo: The Anime Capital of Japan
A short essay on the history of cartooning and animation in Japan. Discusses the importance of anime (also known as Japanimation) as an industry to Japan and its global reach. Nice samples of anime characters and styles frame the site.
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Kids Web Japan: High Tech Japan
At this site sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, high tech aspects of modern Japan are explained by products, such as cellular phone, game machine, bullet train, high tech eco products and dog language translator. The...
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Web Japan: Nature and Climate
Would you like to find out how Japan's climate compares to where you live? Read about the climate, topography, and natural disasters. There are many pictures and a quiz at the end.
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Web Japan: Basic Facts About Japan
Here is a place to find some quick facts about Japan, including pictures of their coins, a map, and their flag. Hyperlinks to articles with more detailed information.
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Kids Web Japan: Japanese Schools
A nice description of the school systems in Japan from the earliest grades to the university. It also explores what children learn.
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Web Japan: Exploring Japan: Nature and Climate
A great description of Japan's nature and typical climate. Beautiful pictures and graphs accompany the text.
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Kids Web Japan: Let's Try Origami
Animated step-by-step instructions show how to make a paper airplane. Colorful graphics make it easy for even very young learners to follow along with this fun paper-folding activity.
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Web Japan: History
Check out this chart detailing the major historic events in Japan from its Stone Age beginnings to 2005. There is a column on the chart that shows major world events also for comparison.