The best country of the world

Isabella Sanchez
Rosa Maria de la
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Aimer A. Cruz
Jose Luis
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 Location
Japan is an island country of East Asia in the
northwest Pacific Ocean.
The borders of the country are:
 West: the Sea of Japan, China, South
Korea, North Korea and Russia.
 North: the Sea of Okhotsk.
 South: the East China Sea and Taiwan.
 East: the Pacific Ocean
 Geographical Area

• Japan is an archipelago with 6,852 islands, it has 377 975

km² of surface of which 13 430 km² are water. Made up of
6,852 islands that extend along the east Asian coast of the
Pacific Ocean and in the Ryukyu archipelagos, Izu and
Ogasawara. About 73% of the country is mountainous, each
island has its own mountain range. In Japan there are many
hills and slopes that are used for cultivation. As it is located
in an area with a lot of volcanic activity, frequent
earthquakes of small magnitude and occasional volcanic
activity result. Destructive earthquakes occur several times
every century, often resulting in tsunamis.
 Natural Features
• Japan is an island country, located in the
Pacific Ocean with a lot of mountains and
trees, one of the most important natural
features , is the volcano ¨Fuji¨, located to a
height to 3776 metters, is the tallest place in
the country. It is said that Mount Fuji
appeared 600,000 years ago and is an active
volcano, but its last eruption was since
1707. This is a sacred mountain since the
VII century.
 Natural Features
• Kitadake is a mountain, the second highest in Japan
after Mount Fuji. It is known as the "leader of the
Southern Alps".
• It is situated within the Akaishi Mountains (or
"Southern Alps") range in Yamanashi Prefecture. It rises
to 3,193 meters above sea level. It has a 600-meter
rocky slope and is located to the east of the mountain.
• With regard to the vegetation, the alpine flora grows
abundantly.
• In this mountain, people practice mountaineering.
Food
Onigirii dates from the Yayoi era
(300 BC to 300 AD)

65g cooked Japanese rice

Ingredients 1/4 sheet nori seaweed
pinch of salt
shiso perilla leaf (optional)
sesame seeds (optional)

possible fillings:
cooked chicken
cooked salmon
tuna mayo
pickled plums
tsukemono Japanese pickles
 How to prepare
1.Begin by cooking the Japanese rice according to your favorite method.

2.With a small amount of salt sprinkled on your hands, mold the rice into small balls
or triangles approximately 8cm wide.

3.Create a small well in the center of the rice and put in your choice of ingredients.
Then mold the rice with your hands around the well to cover your filling completely.

4.Using a sheet of nori seaweed, wrap up your ball of rice.

5.Sprinkle some sesame seeds or cut up shiso leaves to put on the rice for a little
extra flavor (optional). Enjoy for a snack or during lunch.
 During the Edo period from

Dango 1603 to 1868, this is when

these sweet balls spread
throughout Japan.

Ingredients

160g joshinko non-glutinous rice flour

40g shiratamako glutinous rice flour
60g sugar
200ml hot water
1 tsp matcha green tea powder
red food coloring
 How To Prepare
• Mix together the joshinko non-glutinous rice flour, shiratamako glutinous rice flour and sugar. Add
the hot water little by little, mixing well until the mixture takes on the consistency of an earlobe.
This is the traditional way to describe the perfect texture for your dango mixture.
• Cover the bowl you mixed your dango mixture in and microwave for 3 minutes. Using damp hands
or alternatively a dampened pestle from a suribachi, knead the dough.
• Divide the dough into thirds.  Add the food coloring to one third and the matcha to another third.
The last one will be left as is. If the matcha powder is too hard to combine, add a little water to the
matcha powder to make a paste before mixing in.
• Dampen your hands again and roll the dough into 6 evenly sized balls for each color. Thread one of
each color onto a bamboo skewer and serve as a sweet treat.
Festivals and celebrations
 Chichibu Yomatsuri Festival

This festival is celébrate between the 1 and 6 of

December, in the city of Saitama. Its tradition goes
back about 300 years, when the prosperity achieved
by the silk market built in the Chichibu sanctuary
enclosure led to the annual celebration of this
festival mainly this is a festival where floats parade
with beautiful arrangements, people dancing and
there is an incredible variety of fireworks that
illuminate the sky throughout the night.
Sapporo Ice and Snow Festival 

Its celebrated in Sapporo (the fifth largest city in

Japan) and its the capital city of Hokkaido
prefecture. The Sapporo Snow Festival was started
in 1950, when high school students built a few
snow statues in Odori Park. It has since developed
into a large, commercialized event, featuring
spectacular snow and ice sculptures and attracting
more than two million visitors from Japan and
across the world, even teams from all over the
world have ever participated in the International
Snow Sculpture Contest that has been held there.
ARIGATO GOZAIMASU
(Thank you)