Chapter 4
Audio Files
Dialogs: 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5
Vocabulary: 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5
Mail Messages: 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5
字 (Characters)
Kanji
練習時間
4-1 cards
4-2 interview sheet
4-3 Pair Practice 2
地 図 (Map Skills)
Can you find Ginza (銀座), where the Kabukiza is located on this map?
天気
文化 (Culture
- Look for 紙芝居 (かみしばい), or "paper theater" relating to Japan.
- Find information about Kabuki theater and Noh drama. Determine how you could compare and contrast them.
- What kinds of characters, costumes, and facial expressions can you discover?
テクノの時間
Section 2 - For your research, you might choose to look at some of the print collections mentioned in the last chapter from Hiroshige's 特価移動五十三次 (Toukaidou Gojuusan-tsugi) and search some of the most famous highways used during the Tokugawa period in Japan used to travel to Edo including:
東海道(Toukaidou)
中山道(Nakasendou)
甲州街道(Koushuu Kaidou)
奥州街道(Oushuu Kaidou)
日光街道(Nikkou Kaidou).