Japan!

By Sarah Commons

Facts about Japan!

• The capital city of Japan is Tokyo.

• The population of Japan is 127,368,088.

• The Prime Minster of Japan is Shinzo Abe.

• He was elected in December 2012.

• Japan is located in the North Pacific.

Popular Food!

• The most popular foods in Japan are rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork and fish.

• People drink a lot of coffee to keep them a wake.

• In the picture there is a popular dish.

The Flag!

• The flag of Japan is red and white.

• It has a white background and red circle in the middle.

• The red circle represents the sun and the white represents peace.

• It is known as the land of the rising sun.

Facts 2

• The tallest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji.

• The national sport is sumo wrestling but baseball is also very popular.

• The official language is Japanese but English is also very popular.

Are we there yet??

Types of Writing

• In Japan there are four different types of writing.

• They are called Romaji, Katakana, Hiragana and Kanji.

Disneyland

• Disneyland is located in Tokyo.

• It was opened on April 15th 1983.

• You can meet all the Disney figures .

I'm Mickey Mouse

Tokyo Tower!

• The Tokyo tower is the tallest self supporting steel tower in the world.

• It is 333 metres high.• It took a year to build.• It was opened on

December 23rd 1958.

Cars!

• The Toyota car is made in Japan.

• The first car was sold on August 28th 1937.

• Nissan is also made in Japan.

Kinkakiu-ji.

• Kinkakiu-ji is a temple.• It is located in Kyoto.• It was opened in the

year 1955.• The official name of the

temple is Rokuon-ji.

The Atomic Bomb!

• In world war two the atomic bomb had not been invented.

• Scientists discovered that it could blow up a city.

• Two bombs were set off in Japan and two cities were blown up.

• This caused Japan to surrender in the seconed world war.

Landmarks!

• Kinkakiu-ji.• Mount Fuji.• Tokyo tower.• Disneyland.• Nijo Castle.

Nijo Castle

• Nijo Castle is located in Kyoto.

• It is a flatland castle.• It was opened in 1629.• It took 25 years to build.

The Earthquake!

• In 1995 there was a big earthquake.

• Afterword's engineers built a church out of paper.

• It was only meant to be there for a while but it is now still standing in a different town.

Credits!

• Typer-Sarah Commons!• Proof Reader- Sarah Commons and Mr

Commons.• Illustrator- Google• Published- www.facefieldns.scoilnet.ie.• Special Thanks- Mr Commons!