1. Japan Contrast of modernization and tradition

2. SITUATION 3. SITUATION JAPAN is located below china and russia 4. SITUATION JAPAN is located below china and russia 98.5% Japanese,0.5% Korean0.4% Chinese 0.6% other 5. Pacific RING OF FIRE 6.852 ISLANDS 6. Pacific RING OF FIRE 6.852 ISLANDS LANGUAGES: -JAPANESE -AINU -RYUKYU LANGUAGE IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARANCE KYUSHU 7. PRINCIPAL ISLANDS OF JAPAN: MODERNIZATION+ TRADITION=JAPAN 8. 9. THE AMULETS AND THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS 10. THE AMULETS SHIBUYA , a neighborhood ofTOKYO 11. 1.TRADITIONS *AMULETS IN HOMES, SHOPS AND TEMPLES 12. 1.TRADITIONS *AMULETS ENGI-MONOmeansgood luck amulet OMAMORI BELIEF: -PREVENT ACCIDENTS -IMPROVE HEALTH -HELP IN LOVE -HELPS TO PASS THE EXAMS .... 13. 1.TRADITIONS *AMULETS IN HOMES, SHOPS AND TEMPLES OFUDA A BIG OMAMORI FOR HOME. IN IT, THERE'SAPROTECTIVE INSCRIPTION WITH AREPRESENTATION OF A LUCKY GOD. 14. 1.TRADITIONS *AMULETS DARUMA REPRESENTS AN ANCIENT INDIAN BUDDHIST MONK NAMED :BODHIDHARMA People give away it to provide the opportunity for someone to be able to fulfill a wish. To make a wish, paint one eye of the doll. if this is fulfilled, as a thank you, paint the other eye. 15. 1.TRADITIONS *AMULETS MANEKI-NEKO the cat calls: -Prosperity-Happiness -Success-Money while the neck bellscares away evil spirits. 16. 2.THINGS TO VISIT: SHIBUYA 17. SHIBUYA IS INCREDIBLE: There are shops that had a lot ofCurious objects and clothes for themost freaky people! (like me) So, it's difficult to name only a fewshops tovisit. But you would not miss these.... 18. HACHIKO SQUARE: It's in front of the Metro Station. With the famous statue of theLoyal dogHACHIKO . 19. MARUARA WATANABE: A shop to buy traditional objects 20. STRANGE SHOP: RILAKKUMA STORE: a shop with specific products of that bear!RILAKKUMA:is a character created by the company the SAN-X.This bear debuted in the japanese country! 21. KIGURUMIS: Kigurumiit's a kind of pajama, with onlyone unique size. It's so big and comfortable. Some people in Japan wear it in streets (They're calledKIGURUMIN ) 22. 23. I hope you enjoy it !