2. By Ilaria and Ellyssa WELCOME

3. contents  Fanny  Food  School  Weather  Clothing  Traditions and Festivals  Volcanos and Earthquakes  Transport

4. FRANNY Franny is moving to Japan. She is nine years old. She has a sister called Dana and a dog called Knox. It is up to us to help her to know about Japan. She has to know as much as we can tell her. We hope she has a brilliant time.

5. FOOD Japanese people eat a large variety of food. Many traditional foods are sushi and seafood. They eat grasshoppers and seafood. All types of food can be bought

6. SCHOOL In Japan students practise calligraphy. School begin at 8.30. Students clean the classrooms every day. They even clean the toilets.

7. CLOTHING Kimonos are traditional Japanese clothing. They usually have patterns about nature on them.

8. WEATHER It is hot and cold In winter it is very snowy At the end of winter all the snow melts and it can cause major floods

9. TRADITIONS and FESTIVALS Children's festivals are held several times a year Childers day is on the 5 th of May They hang carp kites

10. EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES Mt Fuji is a dormant volcano It is 3776 meters high Mt Fuji has snow and ice on the top, it is the summit Mt Fuji last erupted in 1707. It could erupt again. It takes nine hours to climb Mt Fuji

11. TRANSPORT The cities that make up the greater area of Tokyo are all linked by railway lines. Tokyo’s fastest train is the bullet train Cars are not very common in Japan

12. GOODBYE Goodbye Franny From Ilaria and Ellyssa