GT 3

Match the following

• Four holidays celebrated each spring

• Ainu

• Special shoes worn inside homes

• uwabaki

• Indigenous people from Hokkaido

• Shinto

• Theater style with fancy costumes

• Golden Week
• Japan's oldest religion

• Kabuki

An entry area in a home is a genkean.

• True

• False

12 years of school is required for all Japanese children.

• True

• False

The two most popular religions are Shinto and Buddhism.

• True

• False

Match the following.

• Letters for sounds and words

• sushi

• exercises of the mind and body

• dojo

• popular dish of fish and vegetables

• characters

• martial arts school

• martial arts

Why do many Japanese children attend juku?

• practice martial arts

• study for entrance exams

• learn traditional customs

• celebrate ancestors

Japan has a large population of immigrants--people who have moved there from other countries.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of Obon?

• To honor children

• To celebrate the cherry blossoms

• To honor ancestors

• To celebrate the New Year