by:

Miguel Garcia & Harold Bambaren

 THE NATIONAL FLAG OF JAPAN IS
A RECTANGULAR WHITE BANNER
BEARIN A RED DISC AT I’TS CENTER

THIS IS THE OLD STANDARD IMPERIAL

OF JAPAN.
THIS STANDARD IS PARTICULARLY
THIS FLAG IS OFFIALLY CALLED NISSHÔKI,
OFFENSIVE FOR COUNTRIES THAT
BUT IS MORE COMMONLY KNOW IN JAPAN
SUFFERED THE SCOURGE OF JAPANESE
AS HINOMARU (“THE CIRCLE OF THE SUN”)
IMPERIALISM, ESPECIALLY CHINA AND
SOUTH KOREA.
IMPORTANT CITIES OF JAPAN

T • MOST POPULATED IN THE COUNTRY

• THE CAPITAL CITY OF JAPAN
• IT HAS MORE NEON LIGHTS THAN

O ANY OTHER CITY.

K
I
O
Y • CURRENTLY IS THE JAPANESE PORT

O OF REFERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL

TRADE

K • THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN

JAPAN

O
H
A
M
A
 • THE CITY IS ONE OF THE MOST

O IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL PORTS AND

CENTERS IN JAPAN, AS WELL AS THE
CAPITAL OF OSAKA PREFECTURE.

S
A
K
A
N • IT’S THE JAPANESE CAPITAL OF

A
THE CAR INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY
BY THE TOYOTA FIRM

G
O
Y
A
K
• DURING WORLD WAR II IT WAS THE ONLY
MAJOR JAPANESE CITY THAT WAS'NT
BOMBED BY THE US AIR FORCE.

I
O
T
O
• FOR THIS REASON, TODAY IT'S STILL ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT JAPANESE CITIES, WITH A RICH
HISTORICAL, ARTISTIC AND ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE.
And what about the food?

SUSHI
RAMEN
ONIGIRI
TEMPURA
SUKIYAQUI
SAKE
TEA
AMAZAKE
CELEBRATIONS!

HINA
MATSURI

DOLL’S FESTIVAL– 3 MARCH

IT’S ESPECIALLY DEDICATED TO
GIRLS, SO IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS
THE GIRLS FESTIVAL
TENNÔ
TANJÔBI

EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY
23 DECEMBER

THE CURRENT EMPEROR,

NARUHITO, WAS BORN ON
FEBRUARY 23, 1960, SO THE
PARTY IS HELD ANNUALLY
ON THAT DAY
KENKOKU
KINEN NO HI

JAPAN FUNDATION
11 FEBRUARY

ON THIS DAY, THE

JAPANESE CELEBRATE THE
FOUNDING OF THE
NATION AND IMPERIAL
SUCCESSION BY THEIR
FIRST EMPEROR
GOLDEN
WEEK

23 APRIL – 5 MAY

THERE ARE FOUR

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
THAT TAKE PLACE IN
THE SAME WEEK.
INSTRUMENTS!

KOTO

BIWA

HICHIRIKI

also known as the moon guitar, moon zither.

TAIKO Taiko
The koto isis theannational
ancientinstrument
Japaneseof Japan.
form of
It’s
is
It’saaalute with ashort-necked
double-reed
Japanese round, hollow
aerophone wooden
of
frettedJapan.body
lute, It is
often
percussion
They have 13 using largethat
strings drums.
areThe drums
usually range
strung
which gives
associated
used in itmost
the nickname
narrative strongly moonImperial
with
storytelling. guitar. court
GEKKIN in size
over from roughly
13 movable a snare
bridges alongdrum ("shime"),
the width of theto
Itmusic
has a short fretted neck and four strings
drums as large as a car (the "o-daiko")
instrument.
tuned in courses of two
And what about the costumes? Is the traditional
Japanese undergarment
for adult males
KIMONO YUKATA FUNDOSHI

Is a traditional Japaneseisgarment,
a Japanese garment, a casual
and the national dress ofsummer
Japan. kimono usually made of
The word "kimono" literally
cotton
meansor synthetic fabric and
"thing to wear" unlined.
HAPPI It is a traditional piece of samurai HAKAMA
clothing.

The 7 folds in the hakama (5 in the

front, 2 in the back) is said to have the
following symbolic meaning:
is a traditional Japanese
• Yuki = courage, bravery
straight-sleeved coat. They
• Jin = humanity,
are usually worncharity,
only during
• Gifestivals.
= justice, integrity
• Rei = etiquette, courtesy
• Makoto = sincerity, honesty
• Chugi = loyalty, fidelity, devotion
• Meiyo = honor, credit, glory
CELEBRITIES!
KEISUKE PIKO MASASHI
HONDA TARO KISHIMOTO

FOOTBALL COMEDIAN MANGAKA

PLAYER
HIROHIKO HIROSHI
ARAKI TANAHASHI

MANGAKA WRESTLER

“Once in a Century Talent”

SHUKA
SAITO

• VOICE ACTRESS

• SINGER

• MODEL
HARUKA
KUDOU

• VOICE ACTRESS

• SINGER

• GUITARIST
JAPANESE PHRASES
EXIT