Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Sumo Wrestling

Sumo Wrestling is an ancient sport, and is still done in Japan today.
Sumo Wrestling is where two fat people come out and fight eacthother, wearing a piece to cover themselves, except with only one piece a bit like what some girls wear with the strap that runs down the middle of your bum.

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Japanese New Year

JAPANESE NEW YEAR

For the Japanese New Year festival every shop is shut down.
The day before The Japanese New Year are always busy.
Japanese New Year's eve is called in Japanese is Omisoka.
Japanese New Year was celebrated from 1873 every year on January 1st.

Bonenkai

Bonenkai is where a group of office colleages which represent and mean 'to forget the passing year and welcome the new one with a fresh and open mind.'

Oseibo

Oseibo is where the Japanese give an end of year gift.

Otoshidama

Otoshidama is where the Japanese give special allowances to their children, nephews and nieces.

Nengajo

Nengajo is where the Japanese send greeting cards to their relatives, friends, buisness acquintances and customers.

Hatsumoude

Hatsumoude is where all the Japanese go to shrine to pray for safety, happiness and a long life.

Monday, 20 February 2012

What Japan grows

Japan grows Wasabi, Tea Leaves and Rice.

The biggest mountain in Japan

The biggest mountain in Japan is Mount Sinai.

Natural Disasters that happen in Japan

Typhoons, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes and Floods.

Products that are made in Japan

TVs, Irons, camera's, cars, paper, textiles, steel and technology.

Currency of Japan

The currency they use in Japan is yen.

Population of Japan in July 2011

Population of Japan July 2011 - 126, 475, 664 million people.

Japanese in Japanese

To write Japanese in Japanese English, you write Nihongo.

Name of Japan in Japanese

Nihon or Nippon.

What Japan mainly exports

Main Exports:
Cars, Electronic Devices such as camera's, TVs, Ipod's etc. and computers.

What Japan mainly imports

Main Imports:
Wheat (raw materials) , oil, some foods, wood, machinery and equipment.

Is the land in Japan flat or mainly mountainous?

The land in Japan is mainly mountainous, because 65% of Japan is mountainous.

What is mined in Japan

The resourses that are mined in Japan are:

Coal, Oil, Silica Sand, Dolomite, Limestone, Pyrophite Clay, Copper, Gold, and Iron Pyrite.