Sean Miller and Dakota Malensek's Japan power point This power point is about Japan

Japanese Flag The Japan flag was officially adopted on January 26, 1870. The flag is called “Nisshoki” or “Hinomaru” which means “Circle of the Sun” in Japanese. In English the Japan flag is called the “Rising Sun”. The red disc in the middle represents the rising sun. The white background represents honesty and purity.

The Torii gate The Torii gate is a famous Japanese landmark A Torii is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entrance of a Shinto Shrine where it marks the transition from the sacred to the profane.

YEN Japan uses a type of money called Yen. The word yen means “round object” in Japanese. Bills come in allotments of ¥1,000, ¥2,000, ¥5,000 and ¥10,000. Coins come in allotments of ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, and ¥500. 1000 yen in the US would be worth about $10. 2000 yen dollar is very rare in Japan just like the $2.00 bill is rare in America. YEN

Himeji Castle The Himeji Castle is called the White Egret because its elegant white structure towering above the surrounding plain supposedly resembles an egret in full flight.

Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower was built in 1958, and the 333mm high tower has been the tallest self-supporting tower in the world. The first floor is an aquarium that is home to 50,000 fish. The tower only weighs 4,000 tons compared to the 10,100 ton Eiffel Tower. The Tokyo Tower was modeled on the Eiffel Tower.

Japanese Food Japan is famous for Sashimi, Sushi, Domburimono, Tempura, Sukiyaki, Shabu- Shabu, Okonomiyaki, and Yakitori.

Movies One of Japan's famous movies is Godzilla. Godzilla's Japanese name is Gojira. Godzilla hit the big screen in 1954. There has been more than 28 Godzilla movies.

Shibuya Train Station Shibuya Station first opened on March 1, 1885 as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line. The station was later expanded to accommodate the Tamagawa Railway (1907; closed 1969), the Tōkyō Line (1927), the Teito Shibuya Line (1933; now the Inokashira Line), the Tōkyō Rapid Railway (1938; began through service with the Ginza Line in 1939 and formally merged in 1941), the Den-en-toshi Line (1977) and the Hanzōmon Line (1978).

Kiyomizu temple Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the early Heian period. The temple dates back to 798, and its present buildings were constructed in 1633, during a restoration ordered by the Tokugawa lemitsu. Not one nail is used in the whole temple. It takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu means clear water, or pure water. It was originally affiliated with the old and influential Hosso sect dating from Nara times. However, in 1965 it severed that affiliation, and its present custodians call themselves members of the "Kitahossō" sect.