NAME OF PLACE: JAPAN

THE MOST POPULAR PLACE IN JAPAN

 LANDMARK OF JAPAN: MOUNT FUJI
MOUNT FUJI IS LOCATED AT YAMANASHI AND SHIZUOKA KEN
(PREFECTURES) OF CENTRAL HONSHU, JAPAN. MOUNT FUJI IS 3,776
METRE HEIGHT AND IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN JAPAN.
 MAIN OCCUPATION IN JAPAN: PHARMACEUTICALS

PHARMACEUTICALS ARE USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, OR

PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND FOR RESTORING, CORRECTING, OR
MODIFYING ORGANIC FUNCTIONS. PHARMACEUTICALS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF A
VAST ARRAY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
 JAPAN FESTIVALS: GION MATSURI
THE GION MATSURI BEGAN IN 869 AS A WAY TO APPEASE THE GODS
DURING AN EPIDEMIC. EVERY YEAR, AS PER TRADITION, A LOCAL
BOY IS CHOSEN AS A SACRED MESSENGER TO THE GODS. FROM JULY
13 UNTIL THE FIRST PARADE ENDS ON JULY 17, HE SITS ON E OF THE
MANY ELABORATE FLOATS AND HIS FEET NEVER TOUCH THE
GROUND.
 CLOTHES IN JAPAN: KIMONOS
THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF JAPAN IS THE KIMONO.KIMONOS, WHICH
ARE GENERALLY MADE OF SILK, HAVE LARGE SLEEVES AND REACH
FROM THE SHOULDERS DOWN TO THE HEELS. THEY ARE TIED WITH A
WIDE BELT CALLED AN OBI.
 ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN: FOREST
BATHING
THE DEPTH PRACTICE OF FOREST BATHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO LOWER BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART RATE, AND LEVELS OF HARMFUL HORMONES THAT YOUR BODY
PRODUCES WHEN IT’S STRESSED. THIS CAN HELP PUT YOU IN A MORE CALM AND
RELAXED STATE.
 THE FOUR SEASONS IN JAPAN
IN JAPAN, ONE YEAR IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PERIODS. THE PERIOD FROM MARCH
TO MAY IS SPRING, JUNE TO AUGUST IS SUMMER, SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER IS
AUTUMN AND DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY IS WINTER. DEPENDING ON THE SEASON,
THE TEMPERATURE AND CLIMATE VARY SIGNIFICANTLY.