Introduction to Mount Fuji

It’s to prepare you …

… to introduce Mount Fuji

… and Japan in general.

Notice that I’m stealing images!

Stealing is bad!!

But this is education-related on Powerpoint

Nobody cares!

Images on the WEBSITE …

… are all open-source …

Hokusai Katsushika ( 葛飾北斎 )

Hokusai died in 1849

So it’s legal stealing!

If you think I’m doing something illegal …

… let me know.

I’m doing my best to remain legal!

Wiki Commons attribution

Katsushika Hokusai ( 葛飾北斎 ) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The images are just illustrations – you don’t have to memorize anything.

But these old “open source” images are the best, anyway!

At least … I think so.

Utagawa Hiroshige died in1858.

Open Source

Public Domain

Van Gogh

Hiroshige-Van Gogh

Wiki Commons

Japonisme

Influenced “Art Nouveau”

Art Nouveau

Nineteenth century cool Japan

But DON’T memorize details about the art!

Unless it’s mentioned in the text

Legal stealing!

Mostly, the pictures are just to make the site look nicer.

And for emphasis

No need to memorize anything

We will use pictures in the quizzes

Just comprehension and speaking practice

Nothing to memorize!!

Test

• For the test…• Focus on text• Information in quizzes• Information in embedded listening• Information in embedded videos

Pair Quizzes

• We’ll probably do some pair quizzes in class• Speaking practice• Take your time• Do the quizzes carefully• Work together• Communicate

Goal of the course

• YOU should be able to introduce Mount Fuji• And talk generally about other tourist

attractions• So we’re trying to give you some practice• It’s NOT just me talking• What do I know?• I’m just a legal stealer!!

The Test is in July

• So don’t panic!!• There’s plenty of time• Take it easy• Pay attention in class and you’ll probably do

well

So … why introduce Mount Fuji?

Tourism

People are not stopping at Asakusa

Tourist attraction

People want the REAL symbol of Japan

More tourists are coming from Tokyo

They want to get up close to the mountain

Maybe climb the mountain

I’m not recommending it

Personally …

Not a pleasant experience

And it causes environmental damage!

Maybe only Special People …

Should be ALLOWED to climb it

After all … it’s a SACRED mountain

The history of keeping Mount Fuji happy

Big Shrines

Little shrines

Perhaps we should keep the mountain happy

We’ll be thinking about that

Better from a distance

Why climb it?

Beautiful shrouded in mist or cloud

Beautiful from a distance

Beautiful from a distance

Beautiful from any angle

Not beautiful UP CLOSE

Maybe you will be lucky

Get a nice view from the top

I haven’t had very good views from the top

Cloud magnet

So I’m not recommending the climb

But people ARE coming

In great numbers

Not this!

Not this!

Not this!

Not this!

Not this!

Not this!

It’s this!

So lots more tourists these days

More opportunities for intercultural communication

Intercultural communication

Direct link to my next class!!!

LOTS more foreigners coming here

Just outside my house

Tourism brings in money

And progress

And we are a UNIVERSITY!

We MUST be …

very very very very serious

About our responsibilities

What are our responsibilities?

• To have good information• And to be able to express it

So…

• We are going to study the important, relevant information

• And we are going to practice our communication skills in related ways

• And we are going to try to be • Very• Very• Very• serious

• Anyway• Let’s do our best

携帯 tasks

• Students of English:• Speak only English!

• Students of Japanese:• Speak Japanese where appropriate

For example …

• Student A:• 日本の偉大な象徴、富士山は静岡県と山梨県境に位置する。• Japanese students: Say this IN ENGLISH to

your partner:• Mount Fuji, the great symbol of Japan, is

situated on the border of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures.

Fill in the gap:

• Student A:• 日本の偉大な象徴、富士山は静岡県と山梨県境に位置する。• Student B has this:• Mount Fuji, the great …………… of Japan, is

situated on the border of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures.

• So B should be able to fill in “symbol” and get the answer right.

Students of Japanese:

• Student A:• 日本の偉大な象徴、富士山は静岡県と山梨県境に位置する。• Either make it a reading or speaking task:• Do your best:• Mount Fuji, the great …………… of Japan, is situated on

the border of Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures.• So B should be able to fill in “symbol” and get the

answer right.

For example:

• Student B:• 日本の最高峰で、標高 3,776 メートルである。• Student A:• It is the highest …………… in Japan, standing as high

as 3,776 meters.• Peak

• Some questions have hints: ignore it if it’s too easy.

Picture questions: Spot the difference

Is the picture EXACTLY the same

These can be challenging

And I’m trying to trick you!!

Do your best to give details to eachother

Students of English, speak English

Students of Japanese, speak Japanese

Games can be a very useful learning tool

• But paradoxicallly, ….• … you have to be …• … very serious!

Verbal spot the difference• For example:• A• これはペンです。• This is a pen

• B• これは鉛筆です。• This is a pencil

• NOT the same

• Students of English, speak English• Student of Japanese, speak Japanese

Vocabulary

• 位置する• Situated

• 県境• Prefectural boundary (border of the

prefecture)

• 噴火• Eruption

• 火山• volcano

• 神社• Shrine

• お寺• Temple

• 海抜• Above sea level

• 標高• Altitude

• 誇り• Pride (glory)• Boasts

• 体積• Volume

• 周囲• Circumference• … around

• 面積• Area

• 平方メートル• Square meters

• またがって• Straddles• Between

• そびえる• Dominates• Towers over

Some questions like this:

• A: This ….. a ………• B: ……. is ….. pen

• Say it in English• Fill in the spaces

Local and Global

• What does it mean?• Nothing really

• Just LOCAL has some Japanese

• Do both LOCAL and GLOBAL

Students of English, speak English

• Some global questions might be better for students of Japanese:

• This is a pen• Say it in Japanese, if you’re a student of

Japanese!• English otherwise.

Anyway, do your best

• Don’t take it TOO seriously• Take it seriously enough to have fun

www.fujisantrip.com

• Fujisan• Why introduce Mount Fuji?

• Fuji Pair One Local• Fuji Pair One Global