Home Sweet Home

BY Thomas

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Japanese traditional house

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Location

Outskirts of cities in Japan

JAPAN

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Place: What Is It Like There?Temperate

Hot in the summer and very cold winters Four seasons

Physical features Big island A lot of Mountains and hills Pine and deciduous trees Volcanoes Japan has over 1000 Islands!!! Japan only has 4 main islands.

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People

What jobs people have.

They can be anything now like a pilot U.N worker ect…

Sales men

Fisher men

Traditionally they were Japanese Farmers

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MaterialsClay

Wood

Thatch

Tile

Shoji (paper screen)

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The HouseDesigned by Japanese People over the years

Rooms: Living room Bathroom Bedroom/Tatami Dining Room

Energy Electricity Running water

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Special Features My houses Special Features

Shoji (paper screen)

Slanted roofs to allow rain to flow off

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Why is this house good for the environment

My house is made out of local materials

Interesting FactsShoji (paper screen) allows faint light in, since

shoji is a pale color it keeps the house cool during the summer

The Tatami room can be used for sleeping or

Living during the day

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In the past they did not use energy

Work Cited www. Japanese houses for kids .com

Our world by Millie Miller

VEIWS OF JAPAN

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