Introduction

What do Japanese people do? What is school like? What are their hobbies? What do they eat? How do they travel? What are their customs and traditions?

Do this Knowledge Hunt to find out! 

Questions

1. What are the floor coverings in a Japanese house called? True or False? A kimono is an outfit that Japanese women wear everyday.
2. Why do you think the two people are wearing masks to cover their faces?
3. What does Hina Matsuri mean? Write in your own words why carp were chosen as the symbol of Children's Day.
4. Name 3 differences between your school and Japanese schools.
5. What is the Japanese word for 'Bullet Train'? If you could name one of the Bullet Trains, what would you call it?
6. Chopsticks is the answer. What is the question?
7. If you could ask a Japanese person one question about sushi, what would you ask?
8. What is the best known origami? When did origami begin?
9. Which is your favourite ikebana? Heika, moribana or hanaisho?
10. What does shodo mean? Look at the picture of the shodo. What is different about the way it is written to the way you write in Australia?
11. How is the koto played?
12. Describe what a bonsai looks like. When and where is the next bonsai convention?

Web Resources Links

1. Inside a Japanese House
2. Daily Life Pictures
3. Children's Day
4. A Typical School Day
5. Transport in Japan
6. Japanese Food
7. Sushi
8. Origami
9. Ikebana
10. Shodo
11. Koto
12. Bonsai

The Big Question

If you had to live in Japan for one day, how would you travel? What would you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? What activities would you do at school? What hobbies would you try?

Conclusion

Everyday, Japanese people live their lives differently to you. Have you learned something you didn't know before about living in Japan? I hope so!

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