Fantastic Japan
By Sydney Holubow
For my country, I did Japan. Japan is in Asia. It is located off the west coast of Asia. It is a good sized island that is a great place to visit. Their are so many people that come to see the wonderful things in japan, like Architecture, temples, shrines, food, towns, and other things. Over 1.82 million tourists have visited japan as of 2015. 63.8% increase from 2014. it is not that popular compared to all of Asia. it is the 7th most popular country visited in Asia. tokyo is #1tourist spot in japan. all other towns lack the luxury or space. Tokyo is a big city with lots of things to explore. Although tokyo is a more modern city, it has some old cultural things to see and go visit. Another great town to visit is Kyoto, Kyoto was the old capital of Japan. Now less people live there so it is not as modern. Kyoto is a great place to find little tea houses or ancient temples. Japan overall is a phenomenal place to visit. One very important thing about Japan is its government. Shinzo Abe is the prime minister of Japan and was reelected for another term on 9/1/15. He comes from a high-profile political family and works very hard. He is a proud democratic.s The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan. They must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office. Government plays a big role in japan’s lifestyle. it keeps Japan in balance. There are many laws to keep the people safe and make things fair. Japanese also belong to a religion so they can believe in something. Shinto is one of the 2 religions in Japan. It is defined as an action-centered religion, focused on ritual practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past. There are many shinto shrines around Japan. You pray to the shrines and gods to bring good luck. There are many rituals like saying a prayer, ringing a bell, or leaving a candle all shinto shrines have a bowl where you throw in your offerings; usually yen(money). Buddhism is another religion. Buddhism is 2,500 years old and began in India. Buddhist beliefs and practices are based on the teachings of the Buddha. They pray to buddhas to bring good luck upon themselves and family and friends. You leave offerings at the buddha like money, food, candles, and other stuff. some wealthy people offer gold and gems as their offering. This religion is popular in Japan and China. Japan is a great place to visit and I would totally recommend for you to visit.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog. I hope that in your presentation you are able to really highlight the tourist spots-particularly in Tokyo. I think it's interesting to see the different belief systems that make up Japan as well. They are so different from the monotheistic religions we know here-and you will learn a great deal about them this year!
ReplyDeleteYou did really good. You really knew your information and it's cool how you can reflect to the temple part. I really learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your presentation. You could tell that you really practiced. Our countries both have tourists come except mine had not as many travelers because of Greece's money issues.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your presentation!!! Our countries are different because Egypt doesn't have nearly as many tourists as Japan. Egypt also doesn't have a Prime Minister.
ReplyDeletei really liked your pintrest. I could really tell you knew your information and knew what you were doing. Our country have nothing in common, AT ALL. I still thought you did a really nice job though!
ReplyDeleteYou did really well. I think you had a lot of information and experience since you went to Japan before.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your country's information! I thought you did fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your country's information! I thought you did fantastic.
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