Grade 4

I have found some interesting thing about the Japanese handkerchief is called "FUROSHIKI". Furoshiki is used by Japanese from long time ago, maybe from Edo period?? The way to use it is very simple, just put the thing in the middle and tie up the 1 corner to another, and then same to others.

It is very convenient and beautiful.

     

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Japanese_FUROSHIKI.zip (864 KB)

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Traditionally, Yokohama port was open to Westerners. Today, Yokohama
reflects that situation with the house style and decorations like this
tile from a sidewalk.

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While at a train station, we discovered this machine going up and down the
stairs. The delivery men weren't straining their bodies. Technology was
doing the hardest work.

   

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Technology_at_Work.zip (3725 KB)

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Yakitori means grilled bird, because originally the Japanese used sparrows.
But today they use jidori chickens (free range) that are from near Mount Fuji.

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This is the special charcoal they use for Yakitori. It iscalled Binchotan
and is made of Japanese Holm Oak from Wakayama Prefecture.

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A long time ago people usually didn`t wear shoes but only some people did.
Those people were high ranking.
The oldest geta found in history was from AD200 period.
This oldest geta was used for farming.
Because Japanese usualy put a lot of water into rice field, the
geta was made out of wood and the bottom of geta is higher than other
shoes.

     

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GETA.zip (1780 KB)

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1 - Beautiful Otedama: It's a toy that kids, especially girls, played with many years ago. Color is so bright.
2 - Carp: Fishes found in many Japanese temples.
3 - Hanayome: We saw this newlywed couple at Kamakura this spring. I thought it's interesting that they were riding in a Jinricksha.
4 - Hibachi: Hibachi is a traditional small room heater. It even can warm up rice.
5- Hikeshi Hanten: It looks like a Japanese big jacket but it's used for putting out fires.

         

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Japanese_Traditions-Part_2.zip (2282 KB)

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The first soy sauce was created in China. Today, there are many kinds of
soy sauce. People use soy sauce for cooking and can eat it with sushi. Some soy sauces are made from the left overs of Miso.

   

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Types_of_Soy_Sauce.zip (47 KB)

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Here are some special desserts from Japan. Ohagi is oval. It contains
red bean and rice mix. Some may have sesame seeds on them. The white
oval is Daihuku-Mochi. It has red beans on the surface of mochi. Manju
is round and was imported from China. The last one is Monaca is crunchy
on the outside and has sweet beans on the inside. This one is a tradition
from the Edo period.

         

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Desserts_of_Japan.zip (2743 KB)

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This is a picture of a sign that tells little kids the house is safe. If
kids think strangers are following them, they can knock or ring the
doorbell for help.

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