WE ARE FROM JAPAN!

YUKI ITO

TableofContentsIntroduction .................................................................................................................................................3ComeHere! ...................................................................................................................................................3FunThingsFunGames ............................................................................................................................3Zoom!...............................................................................................................................................................4That’sDelicious...........................................................................................................................................4HappyHolidays! .........................................................................................................................................4GoFestivals! .................................................................................................................................................5BestClothes ..................................................................................................................................................5HighHighAbove!........................................................................................................................................5TalkToMe.....................................................................................................................................................5Glossary..........................................................................................................................................................7Index ................................................................................................................................................................8

IntroductionDoyouknowaboutJapan?Ifnotthisisthebookforyou.BereadybecauseIwillteachyouallaboutamazingclothing,foodandyouwillevenlearnabouttheamazingactivitiesyoudoinJapan.Iwilltalkaboutholidays,trains,festivalsandlotsmore.YouwilllearnhowtospeakJapanese.Whenyoufinishreadingthisbook,youwillbeanexpertinJapan.

ComeHere!CanItellyouaboutJapan?Wellifyousaidyes,readthis!JapanisinthecontinentofAsia.Itisaveryskinnycountry.ThemaincitiesareTokyo,Osaka,Nagoya,SapporoandKioto.Mostpeoplelivethere.IfyouevercometoJapan,cometo1ofthecitiesbecausepeopleareverynice.DoyouknowthemostcommonweatherinJapan?Wellthesearesomethings.Japanishotinsummer,snowyinwinter,rainyinfallandsunnyinspring.Whentherearethunderstormsitisstrong.Evenanearthquakeisverystrong.Beawarebecausethereareearthquakesabout36timesayear,butdon’tbeafraidjusthideunderatableandstaythereforabout3minutes.You’llbefine.

FunThingsFunGames“Ohhi”Iwasjustplayinggames.Doyouwanttoplayfabulousgameswithme?TherearelotsofthingstodoinJapan.Herearesomeveryfamousthings:yoyo,andfishing.Youwillfishgoldfishinfestivals.YouwillseelotsofpeopledoingJudoinJapan.Comeanddothesethings,I’msureyou’llwanttodomoretodomore.

Zoom!Zoom!Didyouhearthat?Whatdoyouthinkitis?Ifyousaidatrain,youareright.TrainsinJapanarecalledShinkansens.Shinkansensaresuperfast.Thereare3kindsofShinkansens,Nozomi,Hikari,andKodama.ThefastestisNozomiandtheslowestisKodama,buttheirallextremelyfast.ANozomicango6milesin1hour.ComeandrideaShinkansenandI’llbetyouwillloveit.

That’sDelicious“Quickquick”“IwanttoeatallthefoodfromJapan.”Japanhaslotsofvalueblefood.SushiisreallyfamousinJapan.Itisriceandfishontop.ThefishontopiscalledSashimibutwhenitisonriceitiscalledSushi.YoueatSashimiwithsoysauce.Thesnacksareverygood.Thereisyokan,kasutera,anninndofu,andlotsmoreitisendless.Whenyoufinisheverythingyou’llgetmoreandneverstop.

HappyHolidays!Doyoulikeholidays?WellIsuredo!InJapan,Newyearsisreallyfamous.OnNewyearsday,youwillgotoatemple,pray,wearfancyYukatasandeatspecialfood.OnChristmaskidswritetheirnamesonpaperbagsandputtheminthelivingroomsotheycangetpresents.Gotothespecialholidays!

GoFestivals!Haveyoueverwenttoafestival?Anywayyou’lllovetheJapanesefestival.InJapan,thereare4festivals.Summerfestival,Winterfestivals,FallfestivalandSpringfestival.InallthefestivalsyouwillwearaYukataorKimono.WedoadancecalledBonodori.Youwillalsodoyoyoandfishing.Comeandplayinfestivals,andplayalot.

BestClothes“Hi”DoyouknowwhatbeautifulclothesthereisinJapan?Ifnot,youwillbesurprisedwhenyoureadthis.KimonosaremadeoutofsilkandareforWinter.You’llonlywearthemonspecialdays.YukatasarethesamebutareforSummer.Besuretowearthemontherightoccasions.DoyouknowhowtoputonYukatasorKimonos?Wellifnot,youbetterlearnhowto.Whenyouwearone,youcan’tmessupbecausethey’llgetbad.Firstyouputiton,thenyoutietheropearoundyourwaistafterthatyouputtheObion.Domeafavor,pleasedon’tmessup.

HighHighAbove!Haveyoueverclimbedamountain?You’llloveFujimountain.InJapanthereisaveryhighmountaincalledFujimountain.Ifyouclimbityouwillbeintheclouds!You’llbewetandcold.Itisavolcanoandithasn’teruptedformanyyears.Youcantclimbtothetop.ItisthehighestmountaininJapan.Neverfallof.

TalkToMe“Ohayagazaimas!”Doyouknowwhatthatmeans?Thatmeansgoodmorning.InJapanwespeakJapanese.Youwillhearlotsofthefollowingwords:Ohayogozaimas=GoodmorningKonnichiwa=helloArigato=ThankyouIchi,Ni,Sann,Shi,Go,Rock,Shichi,Hachi,Que,Jue=Numbersfrom1to10.Nowyoucansaylotsofwords!

“Konnichiwa!”“Nihow!”Doesn’tthatsoundthesame?Well,KonnichiwaisJapaneseandNihowisChinese.Somepeoplesaytheirthesamebutifyoulistenclosely,thereisabigdifference.MostpeoplesayJapaneseismorecomplicatedthanChinesebut,itisaboutthesame.Domeafavordon’tgetmixedup.

GlossaryAnnindofu:AdessertthatlookslikeTofu.Bonnodori:Adancethatyoudoinfestivals.Earthquake:Abigshakeontheground.Japan:AbeautifulcountryinAsia.Kastera:Acakethatisyellowandbrown.Kimonos:Abeautifuldressmadeoutofsilk.MountFuji:ThehighestmountaininJapan.NewYears:AholidaythatyoucelebrateonJanuaryfirst.Shinkansen:AveryfasttraininJapan.Yukata:Abeautifuldressmadeoutofsilk.

Indexactivities,3Chinese,6clothes,5clothing,,3festival,4festivals,3,4,7food,3,4games,3holidays,3,4Japanese,3,4,6

Kimonos,5,7mountain,5,7Newyears,4Numbers,6Talk,5train,4,7trains,3weather,3words,6Yukatas,4,5