Jamaicans and Japenese wear different clothes too! Jamaicans wear t-shirts, skirts, dresses and jeans when it's hot. When it is hot in Japan, like during the summer, men wear Yukata's or Jambei, which is like a pajama type outfit. And girls wear fashion dresses or Kimono robes. Regular day clothes would be things like long vests, tankshirts, or knitted tops.
They also eat many different foods. Jamaica has many exotic spices and many tropical fruits and vegetables. Japan eats sushi, they have rice bowls, chicken fried rice, and onigiri, which is riceballs wrapped in seaweed.
Jamaica's religion is Protestant. Japan had two major religions, one is Shinto and the other is Buddhism. Most Japanese consider themselves one of those two religions or both.
The Japanese language is spoken by 130 million people. Jamaicans have a Jamaican accent which is a combination of Spanish, English, and assorted African tounges.
The Major tourist site that I visited in Japan is the Himeji Castle. This castle is the most famous castle in Japan! It is also called the White Heron Castle because of its white outer walls. It is the only castle out of twelve in Japan that is still in its original shape. The Himeji Castle was built in 1346 by Akamatsu Sadanori. Some people believe that this castle took 25,000,000 days to build! The castle included a five-storied tower and a middle and outer moat. In 1601, as a gift of his support in the Sekigahara battle, Ikeda Terumasa was put in control of the Himeji Castle. It was never actually used in a battle. It has been in it's original shape for more than three hundred years!! And in 1993 the Himeji Castle was put on the list of UNESCO World Cultural and Heritage Sites.
SOURCES
Clothing- 1. http://www.sakura-hotel-ikebukuro.com/blog/2010/08
Himeji Castle- http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/himeji/history.htm
I cant believe that the himeji castle is the most famous castle in Japan. What does the UNESCO mean?
ReplyDeleteInteresting. 25,000,000 days equals around 70,000 years. Is there is some sort of religious or ancestral lore that says that the castle's construction took that long?
ReplyDeleteAmazing information!!! You looked on a lot of different sources. Great information, sounds like a great place to visit.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a wonderful place to visit! The castle looks so interesting to see and learn more about on a tour. It must be a magnificent castle if it took that long to build! Unfortunately I don't think that I would like the food their. It sounds like they eat a lot of seafood and seaweed, in which I don't like, sounds like someone else might like it.
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