Materials+-+Articles,+Text,+Video,+links

=**__Materials for This Thematic Unit__ **=

**Reference Text **:
Level 3 Adventures in Japanese by Peterson, Hiromi Level 3 Genki by Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno

** Other Books: **
**CD-ROM:** 「レアリア生教材」コレクション　CD-ROM ブック  **Articles:** "The Changing Face of Agriculture" __Asia Pacific Perspectives、__ Feb. 2005 Asia-Pacific Perspective - Changing face of Agriculture Article "Japanese Cuisine" __InfoMap Japan__、2010 vol. 16 [|japanese cuisine.pdf] [|japanese cuisine2.pdf] "The History of Washoku" __Gochiso-Ultimate Japanese Gourmet Magazine__  、Primary Ed. 2009 [|washoku.pdf] [|washoku2.pdf]
 * Japanese Graded Readers Level 1-4 **

**Videos:** === Internet Links (week 1-2): Google Maps, Introduction to region specific agriculture  Link to my map of [|Tohoku]Here is a link to a map of the major [|regions] of Japan. Here is a site that has an overview of [|regional foods] throughout Japan. Hokkaido [|food] information here. === Links with useful background information about the geography and agricultural production in the Tohoku region. ===**This [|tourist guide] to the region contains links to each of the six prefecture's English sites as well as a plethora of photos to use on your map. **=== Aomori's main [|agricultural] products. Information about Akita's [|agricultural] products. General [|overview] of Akita. General [|overview] of Fukushima. This includes some interesting [|recipes]. And here is complete [|overview] of food produced in Fukushima. This [|overview] of Iwate has a lot of information about [|food]. Yamagata [|food] page here. Additional [|information] here. Miyagi [|food] page is here.
 * choice 1 なす [|eggplant] **

** Links with useful background information about the geography and agricultural production in the Chubu region. ** A link to information about [|food] in Fukui. This link in Japanese shows some of the [|fruit] raised in Ishikawa ken and this one has information about [|seafood]. ****[|www.Googlemaps.com] ** Internet Links: (week 3-4): Dialogues with Farmers and Fishermen The following links have information about food production in Japan. **** ===  ===

**日本語で**
[|お米作りおすすめサイト]

[|お米ができるまで]

[|お米の博士のQ&A]

[|グラフと絵で見る食料]

[|お米のしりりゾーン]

[|いちご]　　　　　　　　　　　[|メロン] 　　　　　　　[|りんご]　　　　　　　[|みかん]

いちごの[|ビデオ]

**野菜（やさい）**
[|野菜博物館（やさいはくぶつかん）]

[|Hello！野菜]

[|サツマイモ収穫のビデオ]

**その他**
[|かんたんなレシピー]

**In English**
Japan's [|Ministry of Agriculture, Farming, and Fisheries]

This [|Nova] special about rice has some basic information about seasonal changes and building a rice terrace.

A short video of showing images of the [|rice planting process].

Ever wonder how to [|de-husk] rice? Watch.

Overview of [|fruit] grown in Japan.

Takarabako [|rice 1].

Good pictures and a bit of information about [|rice growing] year round.

[|Essay] about rice growing.

