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Where is Japan Located?? Where is Japan Located??
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Four Islands of JapanFour Islands of Japan
• Archipelago: A large group of islands
• Surrounded by water on all sides
• Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
• Jih-pen—means “source of sun”
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Land of the Rising SunLand of the Rising Sun
• Mt. Fuji—is Japan’s tallest mountain
• Japan made from underwater volcanoes and earthquakes…
• Today, there are over 3,000 volcanic islands around Japan
• Only 12% of Japan’s land can be used to grow food.
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Land of Rising SunLand of Rising Sun
• Earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean can create giant waves called a Tsunami in the Summer time…
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Two Major Beliefs of JapanTwo Major Beliefs of Japan
• Shinto—a religion that worships ancestors and spirits in nature
• Buddhism—Traveled to Japan from Korea.
• Prince Shotoku- was a Buddhist and wanted to spread Buddhism throughout his country
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Present Day JapanPresent Day Japan
• 128,000,000 million people live in Japan making Japan the 9th largest country in the world.
• 77% of all Japan’s population live on the coast. • Tokyo, Japan---12 million people… 10 percent of
Japan’s total population. • 343 people per one street block in Japan• 300,000,000 million people live in the United States
making the USA the 3rd largest country in the world.• California: 32 million, Encinitas population: 55,000
• http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
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How does Japan’s Population How does Japan’s Population affect housing??? affect housing???
Japan:• Houses and lots are small and compact.• Median price: Tokyo, Japan $652K• Small house 1,000 sq. ft, with 3 rooms…
450KEncinitas • Median Price: Encinitas, 760K • Small home 1,000 sq. ft., 350K
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Downtown JapanDowntown Japan