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Japan consists of 47 prefectures. Based on its geographical and historical circumstances, these 47 prefectures can be grouped into nine areas: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Each region has its own dialects and customs, as well as unique cultures. For example, the Kanto area that covers Tokyo, and the Kansai region that includes Osaka, is in stark contrast in everything from food flavors to traditional performing arts styles, so people love to compare them. Japan's population of 127 million people, occupying the 9th place in the world in terms of population in the world. Because the population is quite large compared to the land area, the average population density is quite high at 342 people per 1 km2. This figure is much larger than the United States (29), and France (107), and roughly the same as Belgium (333). The mountainous areas cover more than 70% of the Japanese mainland, so the major cities are centered on flat land

Lifestyle in Japan changed dramatically after World War 2, when many people from the region moved to big cities to earn a living as an office employee. With the growth of cities, both size and population, more and more people are going back and forth from their suburban apartments or homes to their workplaces in the downtown areas. Traditionally the traditional households consisted of three or more generations living in one house. Today urban households tend to consist of parents and children only, while grandparents live elsewhere. Home Traditional Japanese houses are made of wood and supported by wooden poles. Today, however, Japanese homes typically have Western-style rooms with wooden floors and are often built with steel poles. Moreover, more and more families in urban areas live in large concrete steel concrete buildings. There are two major differences with Western homes, that is, people do not wear shoes inside the house and there is at least one room that tends to be

The school system in Japan basically includes elementary school (six years), junior high school (three years), high school (three years) and university (four years). Education is mandatory for only nine years, ie six years in primary school and three years in secondary school. As many as 97% of students continue their education to high school. For high school and university admissions, students must take the entrance exam first. In public schools, during compulsory education, students are free of tuition and get free textbooks. But, they pay the cost of lunch and extra curricular money. WHAT STUDENTS LEARNED Anak-anak Jepang masuk kelas satu di sekolah dasar pada bulan April setelah ulang tahun mereka ke-6. Dalam satu kelas sekolah dasar terdapat sekitar 30 hingga 40 orang siswa. Mata pelajaran yang mereka pelajari meliputi bahasa Jepang, matematika, sains, ilmu sosial, musik, kerajinan tangan, pendidikan jasmani, dan home economics (belajar ketrampilan memasak dan menjahit yang