Jamour Chames

 

Holmes jr. high

 

9^th Grade

 

June 25, 2003

 

 

1.      http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/japan/japan.html
Background Info                                                                                         According to the Encyclopedia Americana, Japan is an island country in Asia it’s on the eastern coast of the continent. It stretches about 2,000 from northeast to southwest. Japan has four main islands they are called Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. There is many other smaller islands. The word Japan means “ the source of the sun,” or “the land of the rising sun.” Japan is one of the oldest monarchy in the world                                                             

           

General Information

•      Country name:

•       Japan

•      Type of Government: Monarchy.=………..

•      Continent it’s located: Asia

•      Major religion

 Buddhism,Shinto

Population

•      In 2002 it was close about 127,000

•      78% were urban

•      22% were rural

Land

•      The area  145,870 miles squared

•      The highest point of Japan is Mount Fuji which is 12,388 ft. above sea level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1 Japanese flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Japanese Alphabet

http://library.thinkquest.org/~C007972/writing/syllabary.html

Last viewed: June 26, 2003