HowhavetheJapaneseadaptedtolivingwithhighpopulationdensity?

Manyliveindanchisandtheroomsservemorethanonepurpose.Forexample,thekitchencan
serveasadiningroomandasalivingroom.TheJapanesealsousefutonsassleepingmats
insteadofbedssincetheydonthavetheroom.Thebathroomareasareseparatedsothatmore
thanonepersoncanuseitatthesametime,sincetheJapanesedonthaveenoughspacefor
separatebathrooms.Thehousestypicallyhaveslidingdoorstosaveroomsincedoorsthat
openandclosetakeupmoreroom.InJapan,thepeoplealsohavesmallovens,small
refrigerators,andnodishwashersordryingmachines.Therearebuildingsbuiltcloselynextto
eachotherandtheyareskinnyandtall,andmorethaneveryfloorisusedinabuildingfor
businessessometimeseventhetopofabuildingisused.Theycantwasteflatland.Also,they
donthavealotofcars,andthesidewalksevengodiagonallyfromcornertocorner.many
streetsdontallowcarsandareforpedestrianuseonly.Thecarsgointoaparkinglotina
buildinganduseelevatorsinsteadoftheramps.Thehousesdonthavelawnsandsomehouses
areinstiltssothatthepeoplecanhaveadrivewayandalawn.Also,insteadoffull,gianthotels,
therearecapsulehotels.Theyusebikesandrailways.

Japanisanarchipelago,orachainofislandsinasea.

sunorigin
Nippon=Japan,LandoftheRisingSun

Japanhasmanmadeislands.
Landfill:makingnewflatislandswheretherewaswater.
TheJapanesecarvedintothemountainforricefarming.
TerracedFarming:makingnewflatlandwheretherewerehills.
HowhavetheJapaneseadaptedtolivingonanarchipelago?
(separationonislands,problemswithtrade,transportation,communication)
JapanbuiltatunnelfromHonshutoHokkaido,asuspensionbridgefromHonshutoShikoku,and
abridgeunderwaterfromHonshutoKyushu.Japanhasanextensivenetworkofferries.Despite
thefactthattheJapaneseliveonanarchipelago,theyhaveusedtheirskillsofengineeringto
unitethecountry.

RingofFire:anarrowzoneofactivevolcanoesthatnearlyencirclesthePacificOcean.
TheJapaneseIslandswereformedbyvolcanoes.Japanconsistsofaseriesofvolcanic
mountainsthatthrustfromthePacificOceanmillionsofyearsago,andcontinuetoreshapethe
land.
Mt.Fujiisreallyanactivevolcano.
About4perdaydoesJapanexperiencesomekindofearthquake.
JapanispartoftheRingofFire.Also,itsitsneartheintersectionoffourtectonicplatesandhas
manyfaultlines.ThefourtectonicplateswerethePhillipineSeaPlate,thePacificPlate,the
NorthAmericanPlate,andtheEurasianPlate.