15. Writing
• Japan first used Chinese’s writing system.
• Buddhism from China.
• Mixed with Local religion : Shinto
• Today people practice Shinto and Buddhism
20. Main Islands
• Hokkaido is in the northeast and the home
of the island's capital city of Sapporo.
• Honshu is the largest island and the
Japanese core area which includes Tokyo
and Osaka-Kyoto.
• Honshu is the world's seventh largest
island.
• Shikoku and Kyushu are in the south
24. Objectives
• Understand how Japan’s geography
influenced its early development.
• Describe the effects of Shinto religion on
the politics of Japan.
• Evaluate the effects of Chinese culture on
Japanese culture.
25. Vocabulary
• Isolation- being separated from a group
• Shinto - a Japanese religion.
• All things natural have divine spirits.
26. The Islands of Japan
• Volcanic mountains pushing out of the sea.
• Four main islands.
• Very unstable part of the earth’s surface.
• 1,500 earthquakes every year.
• 60 of the island’s 150 volcanoes are
active.
• Typhoons
27.
28. Island Life
• Ocean provides food and transportation
• It has also isolated the island from other
lands.