Season in Japan

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CONTENTS

WinterSpring

SPRING SUMMER

AUTUMN WINTER

WINTER in JAPAN

• November to February

• Temperature: 3℃ - 10℃ (in Tokyo)

CHRISTMAS

NEW YEAR

CHRISTMAS IN JAPANWe Are Not All Christians

Christmas Day is NOT a bank

holiday

We go to WORK

CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN• We Spend The Day With Friends or

Boyfriend/Girlfriend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZGZOWVp924&feature=

youtu.be

CHRISTMAS IN JAPANQuestion!

Where do we go to for getting Christmas

meal?

1. KFC

2. Sushi Restaurant

3. Supermarket

4. McDonald’s

NEW YEAR’S DAY IN JAPAN

• New Year is called “shougatsu”

• Schools and businesses close for almost one weeks

• Relatives come together

To prepare for “shogatsu”,

• a general house cleaning is done.

• New Year's pine and bamboo decorations, sacred straw festoon, and round mirror-shaped rice cakes are set out.

"Osechi-ryori.“

• "Osechi ryori" is a specially prepared New Year's dish

• The food in the "Osechi-ryori" each has a special meaning such as health, longevity, fertility, and luck.

“Zoni”

• Zoni is a soup with rice cakes(mochi) and vegetables.

• The ingredients put into Zoni vary regionally.

"Hatsumode“

• Japanese people have a custom of visiting shrines on New Year's Day.

• "Hatsumode"is an event to pray for safety and peace for the year

“nengajou”

• Japanese have a custom of sending New Year's Day postcards.

• It's similar to the Western custom of sending Christmas cards.

SpringJapanese spring is very

beautiful and we love it!

Japanese traditional convention:

Hanami. (Cherry-blossom viewing)

Likethis…

Taking a walk along trees is very comfortable!!

At night…

This is “Yozakura”.

Amazing sight!

Aｔ Meguro

Question!

How many do you think there are Sakura trees along the river?

This is the Meguro-River, a famous Hanami spot.

1.About 4002.About 8003.About 1200

The answer is 2.

Summer in Japan!!

Presented by Kayo

Summer ☀ Climate

25-30 ℃Highest temperature : 37.8℃High temperature and high humidity

The reason I like summer is…

Give up

Festival：Omatsuri

・held at shrine

Purpose・Worshipping God or Buddha・Gratitude toward nature

Festival←Yukata

Forwomen

Yukata for man→

Festival Demise

Foods

Festival Demisevv

Shooting gunFishing Balloon

Omatsuri Quiz

This is called “Goldenfish scooping”We can only use this plastic flame and basin.What do you think what is used for this part?

1 Mirror2 Cling Film3 Thin paper

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