Japan

We are going to be studying two major religions in Japan: Shintoism and Buddhism. Explore Japanese Culture We will also be studying feudal Japan. Our Japanese Connection The Sign of the Chrysanthemum media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Japan&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.28862,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Japan&ll=36.204824,138.252924&spn=31.644786,79.013672&t=k&z=4&output=embed" width="425" height="350" Scroll around the Google map. Change the setting to **Ter.** Pay close attention to the number of mountains in Japan.

Explore Japan using **Google Earth.** 1. Open Google Earth. 2. Click on Gallery. Then on Travel and Tourism. 3. Click off everything except Japan Tourism and Kyoto Tourism and 360Cities 4. Some places to look at: Bepu Usasingung,

To help you for your quiz, Japan Map at National Geographic. To play games with the countries and geographic features of Asia, go to this site. [|Play a Taiko Drum]

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