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Four Big Islands

Japan: What is Japan like?

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Japan is a string of islands.

It has four main islands.

Most of the land is hills and mountains.

Fuji is a cone-shaped volcano. It is the tallest in Japan.

It last erupted a long time ago, in 1707.

Rice is the main food. A lunch box has a big helping.

Kids eat with hashi. These are chopsticks.

At school, kids serve lunch to their class.

They take turns cleaning the school too.

The bullet train began in 1964.

Words to know

  • islands: land in water
  • hashi: chopsticks
  • erupted: blew out
  • bullet: very fast

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