1. East Asia: Japan
Unit 3

2. Japan

3. Climate/Geography Chain of Islands in Pacific Ocean
Honshu is largest Island (80% of the population)
Warm summers, cold winters in the North (rain: 27 inches)
Hot summers, cool winters in
the south (rain: 50 inches)
13% Arable land/mainly mountainous
Japan is part of the “Ring of Fire”
-170 volcanoes & 75 are active
Earthquakes are very common

6. Government/Economy Capital: Tokyo Ranked #3 in GDP in the World
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Chief of State: Emperor
Head of Govrnment: Prime Minister
Industries: cars, electronics, machinery, steel, ships, textiles
Currency: Yen
1 USD =  Japanese Yen

7. Tokyo

8. Demography/Culture Population: 127.4+ million
Religion: Shinto & Buddhism (84%)
National Holiday: Emperor’s birthday (12/23)
Literacy Rate: 99%
Life expectancy: 79 (M) 86 (F)
Language: Japanese
Sports: Sumo, baseball, golf
martial arts

9. Brief History
Japan started to imperialize Manchuria & China in the 1930’s
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA on December 7, 1941
Lost to the U.S. in WWII after Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Aug. 1945)
Killing approx. 225,000 people
Occupied by the U.S. from
Until democratic reforms were made

10. Tourism
Tōdai-ji Temple
Mount Fuji
Osaka Castle
Tokyo Disneyland

11. Interesting Facts Japan suffers 1,500 earthquakes every year.
Japan has more than 50,000 people who are over 100 years old.
Square Watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and stores.
In Japan, teachers and students come together to clean the classrooms and cafeteria.

12. Weird Vending Machines
-Due to high population density, busy schedules, and low rate of crime- people can get what they need
Hot Ramen, toilet paper, underwear (new), alcohol, beetles, eggs, flowers, fortunes, hotdogs/hamburgers, phones, rice, popcorn, fishing equipment, batteries, vegetables, dry ice

13. Food
Tempura
Sushi
Kake soba
Yakitori