16 Around Japan in Three Days

CHAPTER 1 A Very Different Country JAPAN IS A COUNTRY OF THOUSANDS OF ISLANDS! JAPAN'S MOST IMPORTANT CITIES ARE ON ITS BIGGEST ISLAND: HONSHU. THE JAPANESE MAKE A LOT OF THINGS: CARS, BIKES, TRAINS, BOATS, COMPUTERS, TELEVISIONS, RADIOS, CAMERAS, AND GUITARS. People Japan has 127 million people. They live longer than people in almost any other country! Some people think this is because they eat well. Japanese food is famous everywhere in the world. Most people know sushi, which is usually made with rice and raw fish. Art Japan's music, art, and buildings are very different from those in other countries. One kind of Japanese art is manga: books of pictures that tell stories. The Japanese language does not use letters like A, B, and C in English to make words. It uses pictures called logograms. You can buy manga in many different languages. You don't have to read Japanese! Tourists People like to visit Japan on vacation. About nine million tourists come to Japan every year. There's a lot to see and do there!

日本是一个由数千个岛屿组成的国家！日本最重要的城市位于其最大的岛屿：本州岛。 日本人制造很多东西：汽车、自行车、火车、船只、电脑、电视、收音机、照相机和吉他。 日本有1.27亿人口。 他们的寿命几乎比任何其他国家的人都长！有些人认为这是因为他们吃得好。 日本料理在世界各地都很有名。 大多数人都知道寿司，它通常是用米饭和生鱼做成的。 日本的音乐、艺术和建筑与其他国家非常不同。 日本的一种艺术是漫画：讲故事的画册。 日语不使用英语中的A、B、C等字母来组成单词。 它使用的图片被称为符号图。 你可以买到很多不同语言的漫画。 你不需要读日文！人们喜欢在假期去日本旅游。 每年约有900万游客来日本旅游。 那里有很多可看的和可做的！

CHAPTER 2 Day 1: Visit Tokyo TOKYO IS THE BIGGEST CITY IN JAPAN. IT'S A VERY EXCITING PLACE. THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO! MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, THEATER... Market Before lunch, do you want to see where the food comes from? Why not visit the Tsukiji fish market? The Japanese love fish, and Tsukiji is the biggest fish market in the world! You can go there really early. It usually opens at 3 a.m.! That's when fish arrives from all over the world. It gets very busy between 5 and 8 a.m. There's every kind of fish at the market. You see big, small, colorful, and unusual fish. And there are auctions. In an auction, you and other people want to buy some fish. You say how much you are ready to pay. Other people do the same. If you can pay the most, you get the fish.

第一天：游览东京东京是日本最大的城市。 这是一个非常令人兴奋的地方。 有这么多事情要做！市场、餐馆、购物、剧院…… 午饭前，你想看看食物来自哪里吗？ 为什么不去筑地鱼市看看呢？ 日本人爱吃鱼，筑地市场是世界上最大的鱼市场！你可以很早就去那里。 它通常在凌晨3点开门！那是鱼从世界各地来的时候。 早上5点到8点之间非常繁忙。 市场上有各种各样的鱼。 你看到大的、小的、彩色的和不寻常的鱼。 还有拍卖。在拍卖会上，你和其他人想买一些鱼。 你说你准备付多少钱。 其他人也这样做。如果你付的钱最多，你就能得到鱼。

Food Food in Tokyo is great. The Japanese love a meal called ramen noodles— a kind of pasta, like spaghetti. People often wait a long time outside a good noodle restaurant! Or try a sushi restaurant. At a sushi restaurant, you sit and the table moves! The table carries plates of rice and fish in front of you. When you see something good, you can take it! Theater After dinner, you can see traditional shows at the Akasaka Act Theater. The actors speak Japanese, but you can listen to the words in English. Shopping Why not go to the Ginza part of Tokyo? In 1612 there was a factory called Ginza here. The factory made different kinds of money. It was a mint. Now the Ginza makes money in a different way. Some of the world's best clothing stores, restaurants, and cafes are in the Ginza. If you like art and enjoy seeing pictures and photos, there are fantastic art galleries, too. On weekends, there are no cars on Chuo-dori street. There are lots of people, and you can listen to great street music there!

东京的食物很棒。 日本人喜欢吃一种叫拉面的食物——一种意大利面，就像意大利面一样。 人们经常在一家好的面馆外面等很长时间！或者去寿司店试试。 在寿司店，你坐着，桌子就会动！桌子上摆着一盘盘的米饭和鱼。 当你看到好的东西时，你可以接受它！晚餐后，您可以在赤坂表演剧场观看传统表演。 演员说日语，但你可以听英语。 为什么不去东京的银座呢？ 1612年，这里有一家叫银座的工厂。 这家工厂赚各种各样的钱。 那是薄荷糖。现在银座以一种不同的方式赚钱。 一些世界上最好的服装店、餐馆和咖啡馆都在银座。 如果你喜欢艺术，喜欢看图片和照片，也有很棒的艺术画廊。 在周末，中央大街上没有汽车。 那里有很多人，你可以在那里听很棒的街头音乐！

CHAPTER 3 Day 2: A Bullet Train to Kyoto JAPAN'S BULLET TRAINS ARE FAMOUS. ENJOY THE RIDE TO OLD KYOTO— JAPAN'S MOST IMPORTANT CITY FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. Catch the Bullet Train Japan was the first country to have these very fast trains. The first bullet train started in 1964. It traveled between Japan's biggest cities, Tokyo and Osaka. Today, there are bullet trains between all the biggest cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu. Why not take one to Kyoto? Kyoto was the most important city in Japan until 1868. When you get on the bullet train, you see that it's very clean inside. And your seat is very comfortable! The train goes faster and faster. You look out of the window. Everything goes past so quickly! In the end, you are traveling at 300 kilometers an hour! A waiter comes and you get some tea. Then the train stops. Not a minute late! Did it really get to Kyoto so fast? Japanese trains are fantastic!

第三章第二天：到京都的子弹头列车日本的子弹头列车很有名。 享受前往老京都的旅程——数百年来日本最重要的城市。 日本是第一个拥有高速列车的国家。 第一列子弹头列车于1964年开始运行。 它在日本最大的城市东京和大阪之间穿行。 今天，本州岛和九州岛的所有大城市之间都有子弹头列车。 为什么不坐一个去京都呢？ 直到1868年，京都一直是日本最重要的城市。 当你坐上高铁，你会发现里面非常干净。 而且你的座位很舒服！火车开得越来越快。 你向窗外望去。 一切都过得太快了！最后，你以每小时300公里的速度行进！侍者走过来，你端了些茶。 然后火车停了下来。一分钟也不能晚！它真的这么快就到了京都吗？ 日本火车太棒了！

In Kyoto Now you're in Kyoto, and you need a place to stay. If you have a lot of money, stay in a ryokan, a beautiful traditional Japanese hotel. A night in a ryokan is something to remember! But if you have less money, stay in a minshuku. Minshukus are not as good as ryokans, but they are nice. It's time to visit Kyoto! Go to the part of the city called Higashiyama, with its beautiful temples and parks. There's a zoo, too. Next, visit Kinkaku-ji Temple. In 1400, it was the house of an important man. When he died, his son made a temple there. The building is above a big pool of water. You can take a beautiful photo of the temple in the water. Enjoy Are you hungry now? The Pontocho part of the city has many restaurants and teahouses. It also has many geisha houses and sometimes real geisha shows.

现在你在京都，你需要找个地方住。 如果你很有钱，可以住日式旅馆，这是一种美丽的传统日本酒店。 在日式旅馆住一晚是值得记住的！但是如果你没有那么多钱，就住在民宿里。 民宿不如日式旅馆好，但也不错。 是时候去参观京都了！去东京的东山区，那里有美丽的寺庙和公园。 也有一个动物园。接下来，参观金阁寺。 在1400年，它是一位重要人物的房子。 他死后，他的儿子在那里建了一座庙。 这座建筑在一个大水池之上。 你可以在水里给寺庙拍一张漂亮的照片。 你现在饿了吗？这座城市的蓬托乔区有许多餐馆和茶馆。 那里也有很多艺妓馆，有时还有真正的艺妓表演。

CHAPTER 4 Day 3: Climbing Mount Fuji YOU HAVE ONE LAST, EXCITING THING TO DO IN JAPAN. YOU'RE GOING TO CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE COUNTRY! Get Ready Start your morning with a traditional Japanese breakfast. The Japanese eat rice and soup for breakfast. They also eat eggs, fish, and vegetables. Next, take a look at Kyoto's fantastic train station. It's one of the biggest buildings in Japan. Inside there's a big store, a hotel, and a movie theater. Some people don't like the station because it's a new kind of building and not traditional. Now it's time to take the train from Kyoto to Shin-Fuji, near Mount Fuji. The train is fast— you're there in only two and a half hours. Look at beautiful Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is a volcano, but it isn't usually dangerous. The last time the volcano erupted was in 1707 more than 300 years ago. But it may erupt again soon!

第四天：爬富士山你在日本还有最后一件令人兴奋的事要做。 你要去爬这个国家最高的山！从一顿传统的日本早餐开始你的早晨。 日本人早餐吃米饭和汤。 他们也吃鸡蛋、鱼和蔬菜。 接下来，看看京都奇妙的火车站。 它是日本最大的建筑之一。 里面有一家大商店、一家旅馆和一家电影院。 有些人不喜欢这个车站，因为它是一种新型的建筑，而不是传统的。 现在是时候从京都坐火车去富士山附近的新富士山了。 火车很快——你只需要两个半小时就能到达。 看看美丽的富士山。 富士山是一座火山，但通常并不危险。 这座火山上一次喷发是在300多年前的1707年。 但它可能很快会再次爆发！