Web Japan: Housing, Food, and Clothes

What better way is there to teach about human rights than by seeing them firsthand? Introduce your class or club to the spirit of service through a myriad of service project ideas. First in a series of human rights instructional...

Study the three writing systems of Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Your middle schoolers will practice writing Kanji and write a mini story in English which uses at least 10 of the Kanji in the place of the English words....

A nice description of life in Japan focusing in Japanese house, food and clothes. There are also a number of questions at the bottom of the page such as why Japanese take off their shoes before entering a house and more.

This introduction--suitable for younger students--to Japanese food features a lesson in using chopsticks and surveys popular dishes among school children in Japan.

Here is a map showing the nine regions of Japan followed by a brief discussion of the regions and their cultures.

Examine the some of the thousands of characters that make up the Japanese written language. A simple explanation of the different kinds of characters and their uses helps you figure out how the Japanese language works.

Explore both the national and prefectural governments of Japan and learn the responsibilities of each in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Japanese traditional culture and modern culture are explored in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Learn about the many traditional ceremonies and arts that are a part of Japanese culture.

A clear map of Japan naming the five main islands and showing the mountains in relief. An inset shows Japan in relation to a map of the world.

By clicking on the city names on this map of Japan, you can read a little about each city and see a picture.