JAPANESE CULTURE

schooling

australia

japan

In australia primary school is usually 7-8 years including foundation (also called the kindergarten. from years 7-12 is highschool or secondary school.lessons usually start at 9:30 but school acutally starts at 8:40 and ends at 3:10. the school period usually lasts for 6 hours.

schooling

The Japanese school system consists of six elemenry school years - three years of junior highschool and three years of highschool followed by 2-3 years of college. Schools in Japan often open at or shortly after 8:00 am, with students arriving between 8:00 and 8:30 am. All levels of schools will have six periods per day, with the first period usually starting after 8:30am. STudents ussually would study after shcool just to learn more and increase grades,

SPORTS IN JAPAN

Sports in japan

Many different sports are played in Japan. Traditional martial arts like judo and kendo are popular, as are sports imported from overseas, such as baseball and soccer (football). Many Japanese go to the sea for surfing and scuba diving in the summer, while skiing and snowboarding are popular winter pursuits.

The most popular national sport in Australia is swimming,AFL and cricket in which Australians are very successful at. There are two major football codes Rugby League played predominantly in New South Wales and Queensland, and Aussie Rules popular in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.

FOOD IN JAPAN

some traditional cuisines that are served in Japan are sushi that is made up of rice, seeweed, (chicken optional) and vegitables rice and vinger. more Japanese quisine consist of rice and chicken. They also have a lot of vegitables. they also eat udon, tofu and yakitori. Udon consists of noodles. tofu is a cheessy content which is like cottage cheese. Yakitori is made up of chicken, salt, vegitables and spring onion.

food in Japan

Australia exports many agricultural products, including cattle, sheep, poultry, milk, vegetables, fruit, nuts, wheat, barley and canola. Australia also produces wine, beer and soft drinks. While fast food chains are abundant, Australia's metropolitan areas have restaurants that offer both local and international foods.

How are japanese homes?

houses in australia are pretty normal. they are made out of bricks. they ussualy have a living room, Pantry and a porch. They hosues here are not traditional and they don't really have rules about taking shoes of whilst entering tany house, alhtough some people do ask their guests to take their shoes and other respectfull things whilst going to any house.

Minka

Minka are traditional Japanese houses that are characterized by tatami mat flooring, sliding doors, and wooden engawa verandas. Another aspect that persists even in Western-style homes in Japan is the genkan, an entrance hall where people remove footwear. The japanese houses are mostly traditional.

Japanese homes

Festivals

each year there are aound 200,000 festivals celebrated every year and perhaps the best known one is the Gion Matsuri festival, and possibly the largest as well. It has a long history (dating back to the year 869) and lasts the entire month of July, culminating in a parade of floats. Children's Day is a public holiday in Japan which takes place annually on May 5 and is the final celebration in Golden Week. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. Some otehr festivals in japan are Nagasaki Lantern Festival, Yuki Matsuri (Sapporo), Kanda Matsuri (Tokyo), Tenjin Matsuri (Osaka) and many more.

Festivals

Fun facts about Japan

1. Japan is Extremely Clean

2. Tokyo is the World's Most Populated City

3. Japan's population is 98.5 percent Japanese

4. Japan Has Canned Foods Restaurants

5. Japan Has a High Life Expectancy

6. Each Year There Are Over 1,500 Earthquakes

7. Forests Cover 67 % of Japan

8. The Japanese are Extremely Attached to Nature.