Items for the two
Japanese cultural learning boxes were collected during my FMF trip to
Japan. I designed this project to help
students and teachers see, feel and smell items that are unique to Japan. The sturdy plastic boxes are filled to the
brim with wonderful artifacts and are available for teachers to borrow.
The boxes contain:
2 photo albums of my entire trip
origami samples (objects made of folded
paper)
an origami book and paper
meishi (business cards)
koinobori (carp kite)
Yukata (informal kimona)
sensu (folding fan)
hashi (chopsticks)
a chopstick rest
shinbun (newspaper)
geta (sandals)
a child’s kimono
a Daruma figure
daruma hammer game (daruma- otoshi)
paper balloons
cards
tops (koma)
board game using dice (sugoroku )
Otedama (juggling bags)
a round disk game (menko)
stick game (dendendaiko)
travel brochures
cds of Japanese music
a Japanese flag
map of Japan
map of Tokyo
map of Tokyo’s subway system
map of Toyama
coins
a good paper fortune
charms of good luck, good fortune,
friendship, good marriage
landmark souvenirs like a silk Mt. Fuji
picture and bell of Kamakura
soda containers
a medicine bottle
a cup made of paper
a standing picture of peace cranes
a porcelain teacup set
a lacquer ware calligraphy box
puzzles of dolls and sumo wrestlers
postcards
a bamboo placemat
a sushi tray
a horseradish ceramic dish
paper
a bullet train model
a wooden instrument
a ceramic sake container
calligraphy paper and pen
a miso cup
stationary
a paper doll
toothpicks with holder
Q tips with holder
handmade pictures
children’s books
educational pamphlets
video of Big Bird in Japan
books about Japan
a coloring book
children’s trading cards
children’s literature books