Japan, popularly called the 'Land of the Rising Sun', is known for its beautiful landscape. The snow-clad high mountains add to its beauty. So do the beautifui lakes and streams that shine like bright silver, The lovely gardens with their beautiful flowers and lovely fruits enchant the visitors.The geographical condition of Japan is such that we do not find houses like ours.
The Japanese do not build houses of bricks or stones. They build wooden houses with walls made of strong thick paper. They use three or four square pieces of glass which serve for windows. How strange ! With regards to cooking, the Japanese do not burn fires in their rooms. They use stoves for cooking. So it is hard to see smoke in a Japanese house.
The Japanese are fond of eating rice and fish. They arealso very fond of tea but their tea has neither milk nor sugar in it. The Japanese are very fond of riding in a carriage which is light and small and drawn by a mán. It is called a rickshaw. Similarly, they are very fond of carrying in their hands fans made of straw. The Japanese are very particular about cleanliness,
No one goes into a house with the shoes on. This way they prevent dust of the streets from getting into the house. There are two important festivals-one for the girls another for the boys, The 'Feast of Dolls', which is celebrated on the third March is a holiday for girls. On this day, even the poorest girl has some doll to play with. They rejoice a lot on this occasion.
Similarly, the 'Feast of the Carp' which falls in May is the day when every boy in Japan flies a kite which looks like a fish. The carp is a very strong and brave fish. Every hopes to grow up as brave and strong as the carp. New Year's Day is also greatly celebrated in Japan. On this
day, they visit their friends and take presents with them. At night, they light their houses and streets with paper lanterns of different colours and rejoice greatly. in Japan Children in Japan are very clean and neatly dressed.
They never spit in the room. They always knock before they enter. They always welcome guests and are always polite to them. They are
very soft-spoken as they never shout or speak aloud. It is very rare to find a Japanese rudely at anyone. A remarkable quality of the Japanese is that they do not cry if they fall down or hurt themselves. This is because of their cultural training to bear pain with a smiling face. This helps them grow up into polite and brave men and women.
Shintoism is the chief religion of the Japanese. It teaches the people of Japan to love beautiful things and to honour the dead. This is the reason they make beautiful things of wood, paper,nliness. leather, cotton and silk. Their lovely goods are exported to other countries.
The Japanese have always been regarded as clever and other hard-working people. They never sit idle. third The most remarkable thing about them is their patriotism.They love their country and are ever ready to die for her.
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