Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Assignment: Shikoku
I've just been informed of my assigment: I will be spending several weeks in Shokoku. What can you discover about this mystery spot? (Please don't cut and paste pages of information from other web sites. Summary is best; perhaps with a few lines properly quoted from another source.)
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Hi Mr. Lahr,
Did you know Shikoku is the least visited island of all Japan's islands? It's connected to Honshu by the largest bridge in Japan called the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. In Japan, it is known as the Pearl Bridge. The bridge is 1,991 meters long and cost about 500 billion Japanese yen (U.S. $3.6 billion) to build the bridge. It took 10 years to complete the bridge. It opened on April 5, 1998.
-Shadow
Hey Mr. Lahr,
Shikoku Hachiju-hachi kasho, or the Shikoku 88 Buddha Monuments seems like something to check out in Shikoku. The Japanese have rebuilt the temples many times over the years. The Japanese seem to feel strongly about keeping Buddhism part of their lives with these temples.
-Shadow
Dear Mr. Lahr,
Shikoku is an island of southern Japan between southwest Honshu and eastern Kyushu. It was held by various feudal families from early times until c. 1600.
-Shadow
Hello Mr. Lahr,
I know that Shikoku is one of the four main islands in Japan. It's located located south of Honshū and east of Kyūshū island. Mountains runs east and west, which divide Shikoku into a narrow northern subregion. It is bordered by Inland Sea in the front and Pacific Ocean borders its Southern region. Most of the 4.5 million people live in the north and all but one of the island's large cites are located there. Mount Ishizuchi in Ehime stands at 6,503 ft and is the highest mountain on the island. Industry is well developed and includes the processing of ores from the important Besshi copper mine. Wide alluvial areas, especially in the eastern part of the land, are planted with rice and are cropped with winter wheat and barley. Fruit is grown throughout the northern area of Shikoku, some of the fruits include citrus fruits, persimmons, peaches, and grapes. Because of wheat production Sanuki udon is an important part of the people's diet. That's pretty much the geography. I'll try to write about the history and sites of Shikoku tomorrow.
Your EPIC Student,
Akash Salam
Ultimate Math Matician
Shikoku is famous for its 88 temple pilgrimage. Many Japanese spend 5 weeks visiting the temples.
Hey Mr. Lahr
I just got some information on "Shikoku". It is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is connected to Honshu. Shikoku dose not have an internation air port, but it does have four reigonal air ports.
From, Sam Haugen
Hey Mr. Lahr,
Shikoku is one of the most smallest islands out of the four main islands in Japan. Shikoku is located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island.The name Shiloku refers to the four former provinces which made up the island Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo.
-Angelica N.
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