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Let's visit...

Japan

See the Sights
Explore Japan's capital city Tokyo with filmmaker Christoph Geleb in this fantastic four minute virtual tour.

Go back in time to imperial Japan by discovering the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Climb Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain!

Travel the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route to discover more about the spiritual history of Japan.

Learn about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II and then discover what Hiroshima is like today.

STEAM Activities
Learn about Japan's food culture and then try making some Japanese dishes: sushi rolls, miso ramen, or soba noodles.

Zen is a Japanese Buddhist term that refers to mindfulness. Create your own desktop Zen garden and start tuning in to your own mindful practice.

Manga are comics or graphic novels created in Japan. Get on your way to becoming a mangaka (manga artist) by working through these tutorials.

Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest tower at 634 meters high -- try the spaghetti tower marshmallow challenge and see how tall of a tower you can build.

Travel with a Book
Read a book set in Japan!
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SAMURAI RISING: THE EPIC LIFE OF MINAMOTO YOSHITSUNE by Pamela S. Turner (MackinVIA)
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FLYING THE DRAGON by Natali Diaz Lorenzi (MackinVIA)
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SWEPT AWAY: THE STORY OF THE 2011 JAPANESE TSUNAMI by Rebecca Rissman
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  • Home
  • About
    • Suggestion Box
    • Kilmer Library in Action
    • Contact Us, Hours & More
    • In the Media
    • School Library Impact
  • Reading
    • Summer Reading >
      • What to Read Next
      • High School Reading Requirements
    • Find Books @ Kilmer
    • Search the Catalog
    • What to Read Next
    • eBooks
    • Magazines
    • Book Talking
  • Research
    • General Research >
      • Citation
      • Note Taking
      • Biography
      • Careers
    • All FCPS Online Databases
    • English >
      • Survival Guide
      • Team Martians PBL
      • Social Issues
      • Celebration of Culture
      • Anne Frank
      • Etiquette Resources
      • Writing SOL
      • Chew On This
      • Malala
    • Science >
      • Ms. Blake's PBL >
        • ALBINISM
        • AMYLOIDOSIS
        • ALS
        • ALZHEIMERS
        • CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
        • CYSTIC FIBROSIS
        • DIABETES
        • DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
        • EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME
        • HEMOCHROMATOSIS
        • HEMOPHILIA
        • HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
        • MARFAN SYNDROME
        • MYOSTATIN-RELATED MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY
        • OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
        • SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
        • SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
        • THALASSEMIA
      • Ecosystems
      • Water Quality Information
      • Creepy Crawlies
      • Watershed Resources
      • Bay Critters
      • Biomes >
        • Ms. Douthit's ZOOseum
      • Food Chains
      • Bats
      • Chemical Elements
      • Physical/Chemical Properties
      • Nature of Materials >
        • Wood Skyscrapers
      • Cooking as Science
      • Scientists
    • Social Studies >
      • Current Events
      • Progressive Era Research
      • Communism
      • Westward Expansion
      • Industrialization
      • 1920s
      • Jacob Lawrence
      • Great Depression & New Deal
      • WWII Artifacts
      • Post World War II
      • Civil Rights
      • Election 2018
      • Supreme Court
    • Health & PE >
      • Personal /Community Health >
        • Four Dimensions of Health
        • ATOD8
        • Physical Activity
        • Sleep
        • Nutrition
        • Hydration
        • Academic Success
      • Kilmer Medical Center
    • World Languages >
      • Country Research
      • Español
      • Hispanic Holidays
      • Latin
    • FACS >
      • Babysitting
      • Nutrition
      • career
  • Makerspace
    • MakerCare
  • Teachers
    • Stations
    • Finding Leveled Texts
    • Literacy
  • OneKilmer
  • KMS Home