Journey Through Japan Classical Conversations Cycle 1

While studying Japan we did a journey through Japan event. I used this activity guide from Teachers Pay Teachers for part of the activities. I also found several Japanese folk tales from the library. We read a folk tale, looked at the geography of Japan, and items we use that come from Japan. We also made Japanese fans out of coffee filters and Popsicle sticks.

I was fortunate to learn some traditional Japanese dances from a Hawaiian music teacher. We learned two Japanese dances. One was called Tanko Bushi (the coal miners song), and the other was a dance from the Japanese Bon festival. We practiced the dances first. Then each child took a large white t-shirt and decorated it so it looked like a kimono. After they decorated their kimonos I gave them fabric to wrap around the middle as a sash. Once we were dressed and ready we performed our dances in our outfits!

video aula bon odori - tanko bushi

Don't miss it!! Please subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/user/unextokyo?sub_confirmation=1 -- Japanese spiritual dance Bon odori #5 How to dance Bon odori -- Tsukiji Hongan-ji (築地本願寺), sometimes archaically romanized Hongwan-ji, is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan.