Welcome to Japan

Date: 21st September - Mum's birthday

About Japan

Official language: Japanese

Flag:

Flag by Elena

Flag by Lara

The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”.

Japan is made up of 6,852 islands.
The highest point in Japan in Mount Fuji
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and also the largest city. Other major cities include Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo.
Japan sits along the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, so has many volcanoes and experiences many earthquakes.
Ancient warriors of Japan were known as Samurai. They were very skilled fighters and swordsmen. Their main weapon was the Katana, a sharp sword with a slight curve to it.
Japan is a world leader in robotics. Japanese engineers are known for producing a range of human-like robots such as ASIMO.
Here are five words for japan that are used in english Origami,Karaoke,Sushi,Sumo and Zen

Good morning おはようOhayō,

Hello こんにちはKonnichiwa,

Goodbye さようならSayōnara,

Thank you ありがとうArigatō ,

Please お願いしますOnegaishimas,

Cheers 乾杯 Kanpai,

Yes とHai,

No 番号iie.

Counting:

1 一Ichi,

2 ni ,

3 三 San,

4四yon,

5 五Go,

6 六Roku,

7 セブンnana,

8 Atchi,

9 九Kyū,

10 十Jū.

Here is a fun video we used to learn to count

Food: Home made Maki roll Sushi for lunch and ate some Nori Ben and Dinner for the kids was Ramen.