Ohayo again First Graders!
Japan is such an interesting place. I have been getting around in Tokyo and I found out about a lot of things that you wanted to know.
Mia asked what the money looks like. It is called yen, and here are two different bills.
This one is in the water. Boats come through it on the way to shore. Other ones are on land. People walk through them to enter some buildings.
Another type of building is a pagoda. It is a religious building (like our churches) where people go to worship and pray. They are tall towers with many layers of roofs.
Japan is such an interesting place. I have been getting around in Tokyo and I found out about a lot of things that you wanted to know.
Mia asked what the money looks like. It is called yen, and here are two different bills.
The top one is a 1000 yen note. It has a picture of the Emperor. The bottom one is a 2000 yen note, and it has a picture of a torii gate.
Ziggy and Christian both asked about what kind of special buildings that I saw in Japan. A torii gate is one kind. It is not exactly a building, it's more of an entry way.
This one is in the water. Boats come through it on the way to shore. Other ones are on land. People walk through them to enter some buildings.
Another type of building is a pagoda. It is a religious building (like our churches) where people go to worship and pray. They are tall towers with many layers of roofs.
You can see guard lion statues, called Shishi, outside many buildings. They are always in pairs. One has an open mouth, and one has a closed mouth. They are supposed to keep evil away.
Xaria asked what kind of clothes people wear. Mostly, they dress just like us. They like jeans and hoodies. Girls wear a lot of Hello Kitty clothes. Boys like tee shirts with Pokémon and Picachu on them. Did you know that all 3 of those characters started in Japan?
There are some traditional clothes that people wear on special occasions. This woman is dancing onstage, and wearing a kimono. She has traditional make-up on her face to make it very white.
Another type of special clothes that children wear all the time is school uniforms. Elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools all have uniforms. I saw these boys and girls in the subway station one morning on their way to school. There are no school buses. Kids walk to school, ride bikes, come in cars with their moms, or take the subway.
The uniforms always have hats. Their backpacks are bigger than ours, and made of leather.
It is time for my to say good-bye to you. I know that your school year is almost over. Soon you will start summer break, so this will be my last post. I hope that you have enjoyed learning a little bit about some far away places in our world. Always stay curious and keep learning.
Sayonara!
Your friend,
Flat Stanley
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