Some Basics

                                                         Some Basics

Before you go to place you have never visited before, you must find out information about that place. Like Paris is the capital of France. Some people call Paris the city of love and others call it the city of lights. Today we are learning about Tokyo which is the capital city of Japan.

From July the 31 this year, 13.62 million people have been in Tokyo. January is the coldiest but sunniest month in Tokyo. Tokyo is located in the northern part of the country. Japanese is the most common language in Tokyo. 

Hope you learned a few things about Tokyo. If you want to learn more, go search online. 

Exploring Japan

                                                     Exploring Japan

I'm going to tell you 5 interesting facts about Japan that caught my eye.

1. The Japanese name for Japan is Nihon or Nippon which means sun origin. 
I never thought about Japan having a Japanese name which meant sun origin. 

2. Due to power plants producing gas like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, Japan sometimes suffers from acid rain.
I didn't think acid rain could happen because of gas. That is quite surprising and shocking.

3. A guy from Japan called Osamu Tezuka known as the god of Manga and the godfather of anime created a Japanese show called Astro Boy which became the first anime TV show.
Since I know that there are a lot of anime lovers and I for one am, I think this helps expand your knowledge of anime and manga a little bit. It gives you the origin of how those two became.

4. Japan is a world leader in robotics. Japan has excellent engineers that can create human-like robots which is quite cool to a lot. 
Imagine having a friend who is actually a robot. All the fun you two could have. I would love to have a robotic friend. If my other friends are out and don't have enough time to hang out, I can play with my  robotic friend!

5. Some well-known Japanese dishes are sushi, sashimi and tempura.
There are different types of sushi and different flavours. I wonder what sashimi and tempura is! I'll go and research it.
Sushi

Sashimi

Tempura

I'm happy you made it to the end of my blog post. That means you've taken your time to read about Japan. Hope you've learnt a few facts about Japan you didn't already know!

Joyful Japan

             
                                               Joyful Japan

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Ever since I've started watching anime and heard that anime started from Japan, I've always wanted to go! I've wanted to visit Japan for awhile for that and so I could visit a cat cafe and read manga while I'm in the place I've always wanted to be which is Japan obviously!

I wonder what it's like to be outside sitting on a bench reading any book in general, surrounded by cherry blossom trees and the flowers falling off while the wind is blowing. If you imagine it, it's quite relaxing. I hope I'll visit Japan in the future.

How We Became Successful

This film was created to show how we became successful and what being successful did to us. We all achieved something with help. I hope this movie inspired people. It took a lot of teamwork to accomplish this movie.
The people involved in this movie other than me are Alexandra, Jessica, Tupouseini, Jozlo, and Mrs Buchanan. Many thanks to those five amazing people.
Music used was 7 years old and see you again.

Spring Artwork

                                                  Spring Art

                      

On the Friday the 11 of November, we started to do our cherry blossom art with these steps and material.

You will need:

• A piece of A3 paper
• Water
• Newspaper
• Black paint
• Blue and green water paint (Optional)

Equipment:

• A straw
• A paint brush
• Napkins
• Pipette or dropper
• A container

                                   Method

1. First, spread newspaper over a table.

2. Fill up a container with water.

3. Grab a piece of A3 paper then put it on top of the newspaper.

4. Get a tray then put the water colours inside it.

5. Pick up your brush then paint the background for your tree on the piece of paper. Blue for the sky and green for the grass, then let it dry.

6. Before you create a tree on your piece of paper, get a scrap piece and practice making a tree by using a pipette to place little plops, then use the straw to blow the wet paint and create your desired tree style.

7. Once you have finished practising then you can move on to the real deal. Place one plop of black paint with the pipette onto your piece of paper then start creating your tree that you made on the scrap piece of paper, or create another design.

  8. Wait for your tree to dry. While you're waiting, you could set up colours that you want to use for your blossoms.

9. Once your tree is dry, dip one of your fingers into the paint then start adding dots. You can use any colour for the blossoms.

10. Be creative and have fun!

An Earthquake Occurs

                          An Earthquake Occurs

After the earthquake that hit Hanmer Springs which was felt in the south and north islands people were left in shock. The first and most horrific earthquake was a 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. A lot of people were confused because of how long the earthquake went on but the first one was followed by two mini ones.

Kaikoura and Wellington were the main places affected. A lot of tragic accidents have happened like two people have died in Kaikoura and Mt Lyford and Kaikoura has been flooded because a tsunami. A small amount of people a being flown out by a helicopter. Kaikouras drinking water has been cut off as well so they’re running low but luckily shipments are coming in to give them supplies to survive.

The tsunami that hit Kaikoura was caused by the 7.5 earthquake that hit on Monday 14 November. Here are a few tips if there is a tsunami coming.

1. If you know there is a tsunami coming, don’t wait for sirens or anything like that.
2. If you’re near the shore, plan an escape route.
3. Never stay to watch a tsunami come in.
4. Know the signs of a tsunami like the the shore being empty.
5. Go straight to higher ground or inland, away from all the water.

I hope those four tips helped. Stay safe and be aware.

Description About Film Festival In A Poem

Fantastic movies

Inspiring films

Lots of laughter

Music covers some of the clips

Funny moments

Enough funny movies to make you laugh

Some very sad scenes

True moments

Ideas on how to cope with sticky situations

Very important life lessons

A lot of people involved

Lots of schools there waiting to see their movies