This document provides an overview of Japan, including summaries of food, famous people, transportation, and culture in different regions. It discusses common Japanese foods like sushi, bento, mochi, and taiyaki. It profiles the famous people Master Shoichi and Tokugawa Ieyasu from Shizuoka. Transportation details covered include the shinkansen bullet train, ferries, and airports. The document also tells the folktale of Momotaro from Okayama and provides a glossary and references.

1. By Alex Henry SFW
Country: Japan
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2. Country Flag
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3. Contents
 Country Flag
 Map
 Tokyo: Food
 Tokyo: Food Pictures
 Shizuoka Provenience Flag
 Shizuoka City: Famous People
 Photos of Famous People
 Nagoya Transport
 Photos 1
 Photos 2
 Osaka Prefecture Flag
 Osaka
 Glossary
 References
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Tokyo Food
 Question: Find Out The Main Foods Of Japan and how
they are made?
 Sushi: Japanese sushi can feature rice, seaweed and raw
fish or tuna.
 Bento: Bento is little boxes with assorted foods. For
example, it could feature: Rice, fish or meat and with some
pickled vegies.
 Mochi: Can be Confectionary, Ice Cream or Soup. It is made
with pounded sticky rice. mochi ice cream Can be in flavours
of chocolate, mango, coconut, green tea, coffee, red
bean, vanilla, and strawberry
 Taiyaki: Otherwise called Baked Sea Bream often filled with
Bean Paste or Custard ,Chocolate Or Cheese
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Food Pictures Contents
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8. Shizuoka Provenience
Flag
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10. Shizuoka City: Famous
People
 Research Question: Find and research about the famous people of
Shizuoka City?
 Master Shoichi (1202 ～ 1280) When he returned to Japan on
official duty from Sung (China), Master Shoichi brought back tea
nuts and thousands of Buddhist scrolls. It is said that the tea nuts
were planted in Suruga-Ashikubo (Ashikubo of Shizuoka City
today), near his hometown. He is considered to be the Father of
Shizuoka Tea.
 Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542～1616) Carrying on the quest of Oda
Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unite the nation, Ieyasu
established the Edo Bakufu feudal government, of which he was
the first shogun. Despite having transferred the title of shogun to his
son Hidetada after only two years and retiring to Sumpu (current-
day Shizuoka), Ieyasu continued to wield political power as a de
facto "shadow " shogun from this base.
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11. Photos of the Famous
People
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Master Shoichi
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13. Nagoya Transport
 Focus Question: Find and give in detail about the transportation
of Japan?
 Shinkansen(新幹線)(Bullet train): The Bullet train runs at a
speed of 300km. The Tokaido Shinkansen (which is that one
that stops at Nagoya) that is the oldest and most popular
transportation.
 Also there is a Toyota Automobile Museum.
 Ferries Connect the Japanese islands. Most domestic ferries
transport people, vehicles and cargo. While shorter routes are
served by small ships, able to carry a couple of cars and a few
dozens of passengers, large liners are employed on longer
routes.
 Air transport is booming as well with Haneda airport being in the
top 5 airports in Asia. Osaka International Airport, New Chitose
Airport outside Sapporo, and Fukuoka Airport.
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14. Nagoya Transport Photos
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15. Nagoya Transport Photos
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17. Osaka Prefecture Flag
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18. Osaka Clothing
 Research Question: What are the
different type of clothing in Osaka?
 着物(Kimono)
 下駄(Geta)
 浴衣(Yukata)
 帯ベルト(Refer To Quiz)
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19. What is the name of the belt?
Obi
Yukata
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23. Okayama Culture
 There is A story They told About a little
boy called momotaro
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24.  Once upon a time there lived an old man an old woman in the country of Okayama. The
old man went everyday into the mountains to cut wood, while his wife would go to the
river to wash clothes. One day, while the old woman was down at the river washing
clothes, a big peach came floating down the river! It looked so delicious, she decided to
take it home for her and her husband to eat. When the old man came back to their
home, the old woman cut the peach open, and to their surprise, there was a small boy
inside! They decided to call him Momotaro, which means 'peach boy'.
 The old couple raised Momotaro to be big and strong. One day, he decided to go and
defeat the ogres living on Ogre Island that were pillaging the land. The old woman fixed
him some delicious millet dumplings, known as kibi-dango, for his long journey to the
island. On the way, a monkey, a dog, and a pheasant joined him, giving them a
dumpling each in return for their help in fighting the ogres.
 Upon reaching the Ogre Island, Momotaro and his companions found that the gate was
locked to the Ogre's fort. The pheasant flew inside, and grabbed a key to let the others
in. Once inside, they fought the evil ogres. The pheasant pecked their eyes, the dog bit
their legs and the monkey jumped on their backs, clawing at the beasts. Finally, the
ogres cried for mercy! They gave the strong Momotaro all of their treasure, and he
returned to his village triumphantly. Momotaro and the old couple lived happily ever
after.
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25. Glossary
新幹線:Shinkansen(Bullet Train)
Shogun: is the title applied to the chief
military commanders from about the 8th
century.
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26. References
 Wikipedia
 Planettokyo
 http://www.shizuoka-guide.com/english/history/index.html
 http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his10.html
 http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3302.html
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27. Thanks For Watching
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