Maggie

Vogt

Educati
on
Rate of graduates
Elementary and Middle
schools begin around 8:30
40-45 minutes in elementary
50 minutes in middle school
High school
8:30 a.m., and the last class
of the day usually finishes
around 3:00 p.m. However,
this is not the end of the
school day for most kids, who
stay at school to take part in
sport and other club
activities.

Shint
o

Shinto Temple

Shinto Temple Interior

Languages
Spoken
Yoron
Yonaguni
Yaeyama
Toku-NoShima
Okinawan,
Central
Oki-No-Erabu
Miyako
Kunigami

Korean
Kikai
Japanese Sign
Language
Japanese
AmamiOshima,
Southern
AmamiOshima,
Northern
Ainu

Currenc
y

Japanese yen

1 US Dollar equals
119.84 Japanese
Yen

1 Japanese Yen
equals
0.0083 US Dollar

Random Facts
Well organized and very traditional setting
Japanese children learn the importance of being part of
a group and working toward common objectives
Before World War II, three generations of Japanese
(grandparents, parents, and children) lived together in
extended families
any white-collar workers in todays fast-paced Japan
spend most of their waking hours in the office, leaving
little time to spend with their families (they believe work
first family after)

Food
of
Japan

Calamar
i

Miso
Soup
Green Tea
Products

Pocky
Candy

Referenc
es

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/q9.html
https://www.google.com/#q=currency+in+japan
https://www.google.com/#q=1+JPY+to+usd
https://www.google.com/#q=what+time+does+japan+
start+high+school