Please complete the following tasks and record your answers in your travel journal.
Task #1: Visit the following sites to see a map of Japan.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan/regions.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/north_east_asia/japan/japan.htm
a) What are the regions of Japan? __________________________
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b) What bodies of water surround Japan? ______________________
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c) What is the capital of Japan? ________________________________
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d) What is Japan’s population? _________________________________
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Task #2: Visit the following site to read a brief overview of Japan.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/glance/glance1.html
a) What does the Japanese flag look like? _________________________
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b) What does the flag depict? _________________________
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c) What is the largest coin currency? _________________________
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d) What are the 3 major religions of Japan? _________________________
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e) What is the capitol of Japan? _________________________
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f) What is the name of the emperor of Japan? ______________________
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g) What are some of the main industries of Japan? ____________________
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Task #3: Visit the following site to read about Japan‘s climate:
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/japan/WhentoTravel.shtml
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/japan/japan_climate.htm
a) Briefly describe Japan's climate.
Task #4: What time of year will you travel? __________________________
Task #5: Briefly desribe the clothes you will need to pack:
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Task #6: Visit the following site to read a timeline of Japan’s history
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan/history.html
a) What is described in the left hand column of this webpage?
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b) What is described in the right hand column of this
webpage?________________________
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c) What happenned in Japan during the 4th and the 5th
centuries?________________________________________________
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d) Around the time that Christopher Columbus was discovering America, what was
happening in Japan? ____________________________________________
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e) What happened in Japan in 1945? _______________________________
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Task #7: Visit the following site to read about how much it will cost to travel to
Japan.
united.com
departing city: St. Louis
to: Narita Airport, Japan
a) how much will is cost in yen and US dollars?
yen ___________ * US $ _____________
Hint: (100 yen * $1)
Task #8: Visit the following site to read about how much it will cost to purchase a
national JR pass in order to move about Japan.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357.html
a) How much will it cost to purchase a 7 day pass in yen and US dollars?
yen ___________ * US $ _____________
Hint: (100 yen * $1)
Task #9: Visit the following site to learn about the bullet trains that are operated by
the JR (Japan Railways).
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan/economy/q6.html
a) How fast can the bullet trains travel?? ___________________________
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b) How is the safety of the parengers ensured? _______________________
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Task #10: Time to start visiting some cities. First lets stop at Okinawa. Visit the
following sites to learn more about the city.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_02.html
a) What is the capitol of Okinawa?
b) As a result of Okinawa's unique location, what occured in the 14th to 16th
centuries?
http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1247.html
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_04.html
c) What is Okinawa's climate like?
d) If you visited Okinawa and the weather was bad, what might you encounter?
e) What would you likely do in Okinawa if you were there?
f) What happened in Okinawa towards the end of WW II?
g) Looking at the graphs on http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/
basic_04.html, on average does Naha get more monthly rainfall than Tokyo or less
monthly rainfall than Tokyo?
h) Looking at the graphs on http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/
basic_04.html, on average does Naha have higher temperatures or lower
temperatures than Tokyo?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_05.html
i) On average how long do people in Okinawa live?
j) How many centurians per 100,000 people does Okinawa have?
k) Based on Okinawa's population of 1,318,218, approximately how many centurians
will there be?
l) Look at the bar graph on the site above and order the life expectancy of men and
women in G8 countries from highest to lowest.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_08.html
http://www.okinawa.com/eisa.html
m) describe the folk arts of Okinawa (7 sentences minimum)
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_10.html
n) what well known martial art technique was developed in Okinawa?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_11.html
http://www.ocvb.or.jp/card/en/0400012012.html
o) what festivals are celebrated in Okinawa?
p) if you had a choice, which festival would you want to attend and why?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/odyssey/primer/basic/basic_12.html
http://www.virtualokinawa.com/about_okinawa/food/
q) Name three or four dishes enjoyed by those living in Okinawa that you have never
eaten before.
Task #11 - Time to visit the region on Hokkaido! Check out the following sites and
answer the following questions.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan/regions/hokkaido.html
a) What is the largest city in the region of Hokkaido?
b) In this city what can you enjoy in the summer and winter?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/wckids/venue/vq-sapporo.html
c) What happened in 1972 in Sapporo?
http://www.seimen.co.jp/wonderland/gotouchi/sapporo_e.html
d) What food is Sapporo known for most?
e) Where did this dish originate?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/wckids/venue/vq-sapporo.html
f) Name two famous sites found in Sapporo.
g) If you visited Sapporo in Februrary, what would you see at the Sapporo Snow
Festival?
h) If you visited Sapporo in May, what would you see at the festival held at this time of
year?
http://www.snowfes.com/english/useinfo/history_e.html
i) About how many people visit the Sapporo Snow festival every year?
j) How did the festival begin?
http://www.snowfes.com/english/daie/index.html
k) What are your four steps to building a snow sculpture?
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sapporo/2955010008.html
Take a walking tour of Sapporo...
l) What were your two favorite stops on your walking tour of Sapporo?
m) List two or three things you learned from your walking tour.
Task #12......Time to visit Mt. fuji!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.mt-fuji.co.jp/index-e.html
a) Select 'Info Mt. Fuji' from the menu. How long ago did Mt. Fuji appear in its present
form?
b) About how many people climb Mt. Fuji a year?
c) When it the volcano's climbing season?
d) If you were in Japan during this time, would you climb Mt. Fuji? Why or why not?
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/mt_fuji.htm
e) How many times has Mt. Fuji erupted since 781 AD?
f) Mt. Fuji is famous for what two reasons?
http://www.mt-fuji.co.jp/Photo/Photo.html
g) Check out some pictures of Mt. Fuji. Which one was your favorite?
http://vrd.askvrd.org/default.aspx?id=4265&cat=1528
h) Why is Mt. Fuiji worshipped by Buddhists?
Task 13: Pick one the following topics, research the topic, and write an article for our
'Journey
to Japan' newspaper which will be distributed to the student body.
Introduction and overview of Japan
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan.html
History of Japan
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan.html
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e641.html
Tokyo:
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
-http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/
Shintoism
-http://www.bridgewater.edu/~dhuffman/soc306/I98grp3/
-http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/shintoism.htm
Buddhism
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html
-http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/japan/buddhism/buddhism.html
-http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/cgono/
Mt Fuji
-http://www.mt-fuji.co.jp/index-e.html
-http://www.mt-fuji.co.jp/Photo/Photo.html
-http://vrd.askvrd.org/default.aspx?id=4265&cat=1528
Samurais
-http://www.samurai-archives.com/
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/japan/history/q3.html
-http://www.judoinfo.com/samurai.htm
Holidays
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html
-http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/holidays/index.shtml
Festivals
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2063.html
-http://www.2camels.com/japanese_festivals/
Tea Ceremony
-http://www.holymtn.com/tea/Japanesetea.htm
-http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/japanese_tea_ceremony.html
Origami
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/origami/origami.html
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/origami2/index.html
Ikebana
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/ikebana/ikebana.html
Japanese Houses - history, architecture, and manners
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/house/index.html
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2001.html
Shodo
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/shodo/shodo.html
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2095.html
Japanese language
-http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/say.html
Japanese gardens
-http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2099.html
-http://www.explorejapan.com/jgardens.htm
