Read through the article and answer the following questions

1) How does the traditional housing structure compare to the urban housing structure? Draw diagrams to illustrate these.2) Why are shoes not worn inside?3) How has the food eaten by the Japanese changed and why?4) What is the traditional dress and when is it worn now?

‘The Bullet Train’

The new E6 series model has a color scheme patterned after Namahage, a red-faced ogre depicted in the folklore of the Tohoku region. (Photo courtesy of East Japan Railway Co.)

The E5 series is the fastest Shinkansen model in Japan, running at 320 km/h. (Photo courtesy of East Japan Railway Co.)

The Shinkansen

You will create a short summary on the bullet train.Key points to include:1) Why they were developed at such high speeds2) How they have adapted to the many

earthquakes3) How the models have changed over time (and

sketches)

Notes on the problems of Japan

1) Space (How do they solve this?)

2) Transport (trains)

3) Isolation- rent people?

The future?