Hello Japan

HELLO JAPAN ハーロ ジャパン

a visual introduction ビジュアル イントロダクション

日本語 nihongo japanese にほんご

There are two types of alphabet:

ひらがな hiragana

mixed in the use of chinese characters:

&

漢字 kanji

カタカナ katakana

greetings

排啓はいけい

おはよございます ohayo gozaimasu

どぞよろしく dozoyoroshiku

good morning

please take care of me

こにちわ konichiwa

はじめました hajimemashite

good afternoon

こんばんわ konbanwa good evening

Nice to meet you

manners

作法さほ

Japanese people tend to bow when greeting each other.

There are different levels of bowing.

nod

えしゃく eshaku

けいれい keirei

the lower the bow the more formal

せいけいれい seikeirei

modern モダンlifestyle

traditional

トラディショナルlifestyle

the japanese mindset

日本の考え方ひほんのかんがえかた

Japanese people tend to tell white lies this is because they are considerate to the balance of harmony in the environment. They tell white lies to avoid upsetting or making a situation negative or bad for any parties involved.

Japanese people classify relationships

People in different relationship classfications are treated very differently. Someone whom is considered an outsider tends to be treated very politely and formally, such as a superior or colleage. To some degree they will also be patronised out of being polite.

Japanese people split their personality There are two types of self . Honne is of their true feelings and desires. These may be contrary of what is expected of them in Society and Socially. Tatemae is the a facade, the behavior and opinions one display in public.. It is what is expected by society and required according to one s positition and circumstance.

たてまえ tatemae

ほんえ honne

Japanese Relationship Classification 日本人の関係の分類 Honne

わたし me

うち uchi

うち-UCHI Insider, Related to Home, Group that we belong to

UCHI PEOPLE:

Honne

そと soto

そと-SOTO Outsider, Related to outside Home, Other Groups of people

SOTO PEOPLE:

Family & Best Friends

Neighbours, Colleagues, Co-Workers and Other People you don t know well.

People are more frank or honest with people in Uchi Category

People are more polite and formal with people in Soto Category

geography 日本

地理ちり SEA OF OKHOTSK

hokkaido sapporo

has 9 regions& 47 prefectures

hakodate

INFO Capital: Tokyo Currency: Yen ¥ Language: Japanese Location: Eastern Asia Area: 378000 square km Population: 127 million

SEA OF JAPAN

tohoku sendai

niigata kanazawa

chubu chugoku

EAST CHINA SEA

hiroshima

shikoku

fukuoka nagasaki kagoshima

kobe

kyoto osaka

kanto

nagoya shizuoka

kumamoto

naha

awajishima

N

okinawa

yokohama

kansai

kochi

kyushu

tokyo

PACIFIC OCEAN

Japan Geography Facts 日本の地理の事実 68% of the land are mountains while 13% are plains Temperate Climate and 4 seasons

a land of forests surrounded by the sea 自然災害しぜんさいがい Natural Disasters: Earthquakes Tsunami Winter Storms Volcanic Eruptions Typhoons Floods

consists of 6852 islands

梅雨つゆ rainy season: Mid June to Mid July 台風たいふう Typhoon Season： September

Hello my name is

Odelia