Japan

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General Information
CIA World Fact Book - Japan  - Annual update & summary of data collected by CIA.

Japan - Nat Geo Kids

Japan Fact Sheets

Japan's Ranking in the world - World Almanac ranks Japan's standing in the world in many different fields.

The Japan Atlas  - from the Web Japan; includes a virtual tour & slide show.

Kids Web Japan  -  from Web Japan; Quick Queries give a comprehensive question & answer section.

Rising Sun - A Cultural Portrait of Japan -  Thinkquest 2000 site which looks at Japan's history, politics, language, entertainment, and lifestyles.

Contemporary Japan - small amount of information & lots of videos on aspects of modern Japanese life.

Where is Japan?

 

 

 

 

A kid's life in Japan

Cultures for Kids - select Japan

The Japan Forum - this site assists the teaching of the Japanese Language & an understanding of the culture. There are excellent sections about daily life, Japanese culture and food; and the lives of Japanese high school students. Look under Education; also Materials & lesson plans - available in HTML & PDF formats.

Beginner's Guide to Japanese

Easy Reading
Zoom School - Japan - Questions & Answers about Japan (in Culture); print & label a map (in Map); simple origami (in Crafts Corner); what is/how do you write Haiku?; folktales (in Storytime); learn some Japanese words (in Japanese language frame). Japan for 6-10 year olds - John Donaldson has developed this site about the lives of Japanese children. A collection of photos with simple text about Food, clothing & geography, compiled in association with several Japanese schools & advisors.

KidCyber - select the link for People & Places  then Japan for easy to read information.

School in Japan -  a US student goes to a Japanese school and compares them

Transport in Japan - [In English] Discusses different modes of travel throughout Japan, from cars and trains to boats and planes. Includes transport related games and mini quizzes.

For Teachers
Japanese Holiday - NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 2 HSIE

Moving to Japan - NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 3 HSIE

Japan - clickable worksheet

Japan -Where the Sun Rises - clickable worksheet for Stage 1

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - This site from Japan Online has a link to A Sadako webquest.

This page updated on 04/01/2010