As a grade level, students have been asked to take pictures of items that represent the history, geography and culture of Japan. We will be using these photos and comments to develop an understanding of how history and geography shape a culture.
Add comments or questions in English or Japanese in order to help us really develop a deeper understanding of Japan.
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Olympic Stadium
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Kyudo
There are 8 moves in Kyudo. Meditation and precision are very important. Festivals are held during the year in Kamakura and Kyoto to watch the form
of archery in action. We had a very special performance. Amy M. Byrnes
Grade 4 Teacher
Yokohama International School
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Yokohama Port
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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Technology at Work
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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Japanese Furikake
Furikake is crushed and driedfood. If you can put furikake onto rice, you
can eat delicious rice. For example, the furikake maker crushesdried
vegetable for making vegetable furikake, and crushes dried fish to
makefish furikake. It is convenient so you can take it outside of your
home.
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Monkey Park
Monkeys sitting in a hot spring (onsen) to keep warm at the Monkey Park in
Nagano.
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Yakitori
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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