japan slide showcomp.ppt

;;;;;Japan has many mountains and volcanoes. Some of the volcanoes erupt. They have about 1,500 earthquakes each year.;Japan is a very long country. The island in the north can have snow while the islands in the south are still warm. All of the islands have typhoons (hurricane).;;The snow-capped peak of Mount Fuji is reflected in a still lake on a beautiful winter morning in Japan.;JAPAN;FUJIYAMA or Mount Fuji;;Forest on Mount Fuji;It is the lifetime ambition of many Japanese people to climb Mount Fuji, but only once- to climb it twice is considered foolish. ;A Beautiful Scene of Momijidani Park at Miyajima in Autumn;;Hiroshima广岛 ;City Hall of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb.;A Bomb Dome ;Peace Memorial Park;Monument of A-Bomb in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima;;Shinto shrines can be seen all over Japan. Shinto 日本神道教is one of the religions practiced by the Japanese people.;;The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is the home of Japan’s Emperor.;;;;Most people live in apartment complexes. Old houses are made of wood. The walls inside are made of paper. People sit on mats or cushions on the floor.;They roll out their beds at night onto the tatami mats. Their beds are called “futons.” ;;; Japanese people eat a lot of fish and seafood; here it is served in Japanese style.;At home, the Japanese sit on the floor and eat from low, wooden tables. The Japanese use chopsticks to eat their food. Rice and hot tea are served at every meat.;;;;;; Rice is often grown on hillsides in terraces like these in Tokushima 德岛.;Huge strawberries are one of the variety of fruits grown in hothouses.;Satsumas无核小蜜桔, a kind of orange, are the most important fruit crop in Japan.;;;Oyster farms are a common sight in the Japanese islands.;;This is the “Bullet Train.” It is the fastest train in Japan. Many people travel by train because the roads are so crowded. ;Many people travel to work by train or subway. Passengers are pushed onto the trains by workers! Airports and roads link all the