For the Teachers

The ages for this Webquest are aimed for 4th through 6th grade. The goals are to become more culturally aware and to use their creativity and resource skills to create an accurate school day in Japan. In order to begin, students need to be culturally sensitive in order to eliminate unnecisary stereotypes and negative views and students need to be able to use the internet in a productive manner.
In orser to complete this webquest students should be allowed around 3 days of internet research, and at least a week to fully complete the poster requirements.
Since this is a creative webquest, the grading should be based on accurate information gathered not on what they decide for their own characters, that is for their imagination. If the students are able to understand the concept of a Japanese school day, are able to understand what they have chosen as their own topics, and demonstrate that they understand all of the material, then the webquest was successful.

What am I going to do?

As a student, have you ever thought about the differences and similarities there are with other students at your school, in another school? How about in another state? You are going to live the life of a student your own age in a place a little farther, Japan!

To discover a day in the life of a Japanese student you are going to learn about how Japanese children live, go to school, what they eat, and what they do. You are not just going to learn about it though; you are going to live it. Creating your ideal Japanese personality, you will use this to discover another culture from your own view.

The final project with be a poster created by you. On one side is going to be a picture of who you want to be. You are going to decide what kind of child you want to be. What you like to eat what you like, what you dont like, where you live and other pieces of information about your new you. The other side is going to be all about your daily life. Learning about Japanese students’ lives, you will create a day from morning until night and describe what you do during this day, again from the view of a Japanese Student(you).

First Step: Create Yourself

Choose the gender you want to be: Male OR Female


Choose the age you want to be: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade
*Note* You all need to still be in Elementary school but you get to choose from grade 1-6. This will change how you view your family, your school, and your world. And even though you would be writing from that grades view, you still need to use all the correct grammar that you use now. So even as 1st graders you still use your correct speach, just from a different view.

Next is your name. Scroll down to choose from a long list of Boy's names, Girl's names and names that work for both. Every name has a meaning and choosing a name with a apecific meaning might help you shape who you want to become.

Your Name

After you have chosen from this list of popular Japanese names, (or you can use another one if you want) You can make a name tag to put on your poster.


BOYS NAMES

AKIO
昭 (aki) "bright" combined with 夫 (o) "husband, man", 男 (o) "male" or 雄 (o) "hero, manly".
AKIRA
昭 "bright", 明 "bright" or 亮 "clear".
AOI
葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".
ARATA
Means "fresh, new"
AYUMU
歩 (ayu) "walk" and 夢 (mu) "dream, vision".
DAICHI
大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 地 (chi) "earth, land" or 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect".
DAIKI
大 (dai) "large, great" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance", (ki) "tree" or 貴 (ki) "valuable, noble".
DAISUKE
大 (dai) "large, great" and 輔 (suke) "help".
GOROU
五 (go) "five" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
HACHIROU
八 (hachi) "eight" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
HARU
陽 "sun, sunlight", 春 "spring" or "clear up".
HARUKI
(haru) "clear up" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 生 (ki) "life".
HARUTO
陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight", 遥 (haru) "distant" or (haru) "clear up" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".
HAYATE
Means "smooth" .
HAYATO 隼人
隼 (haya) "falcon" and 人 (to) "person".
HIBIKI 響
Means "echo, sound" .
HIDEAKI 英明
英 (hide) "excellent" and 明 (aki) "bright".
HIDEKI , 英
秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" or 英 (hide) "excellent" combined with (ki) "tree".
HIDEYOSHI 秀良, 秀吉
秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" combined with 良 (yoshi) "good" or 吉 (yoshi) "good luck"...
HIKARU 光, 輝
光 "light" or 輝 "radiance".
HINATA , 陽向
"sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"...
HIRAKU 拓
Means "expand, open, pioneer" .
HIROSHI 寛, 浩
寛 "tolerant, generous" or 浩 "prosperous".
HIROTO 大翔, 博斗
大 (hiro) "large, great" or 博 (hiro) "command, esteem" combined with 翔 (to) "soar, fly" or 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major.
HOTAKA 穂高
穂 (ho) "grain" and 高 (taka) "tall"...
ICHIRO
Same as ICHIROU
ICHIROU 一郎
一 (ichi) "one" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
ISAMU 勇
Means "courage, bravery" .
ITSUKI
Means "tree" ...
JIRO
Same as JIROU
JIROU 二郎
二 (ji) "two" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
JURO
Same as JUROU
JUROU 十郎
十 (ju) "ten" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
KAEDE 楓
Means "maple" .
KAITO , 海翔
海 (kai) "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".
KAORU 薫
Means "fragrance" .
KATASHI 堅
Means "firm, hard" .
KATSU 勝
Means "victory" .
KATSUO
勝 (katsu) "victory" and 雄 (o) "hero, manly".
KATSURO
Same as KATSUROU
KATSUROU 勝郎
勝 (katsu) "victory" and 郎 (rou) "son".
KAZUKI 一輝, 和希
一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 希 (ki) "hope".
KAZUO 一男, 和夫
一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 男 (o) "male" or 夫 (o) "husband, man".
KEN (2) 健
Means "healthy, strong" .
KEN'ICHI 健一, 研一
健 (ken) "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) "study" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".
KENJI 研二
研 (ken) "study" and 二 (ji) "two".
KENSHIN 謙信
謙 (ken) "modest" and 信 (shin) "truth".
KENTA 健太
健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
KICHIRO
Same as KICHIROU
KICHIROU 吉郎
吉 (kichi) "good luck" and 郎 (rou) "son".
KIYOSHI 淳
Means "pure" .
KOHAKU 琥珀
Means "amber" .
KOUKI 光希, 幸輝
光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 希 (ki) "hope" or 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".
KOUTA 康太
康 (kou) "peace" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
KURO
Same as KUROU
KUROU 九郎
九 (ku) "nine" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
KYO
Same as KYOU
KYOU 協, 京, 郷, 杏
協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".
MAKOTO 誠
Means "sincerity" .
MASARU 勝
Means "victory" .
MICHI 道
Means "path" .
MINORU 実
Means "truth" .
NAOKI 直
直 (nao) "honest, straight" and (ki) "tree".
NOBORU 翔
Means "rise, ascend" .
NOBU 延
Means "prolong, stretch" .
NOBURU 伸
Means "expand" .
NOBUYUKI 信幸
信 (nobu) "truth" and 幸 (yuki) "happiness".
NORI 儀
Means "rule, ceremony" .
OSAMU 修
Means "discipline, study" .
REN 蓮, 恋
蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".
RIKU (2) 陸
Means "land" .
RIKUTO 陸斗, 陸人
陸 (riku) "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person".
ROKURO
Same as ROKUROU
ROKUROU 六郎
六 (roku) "six" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
RYOU 涼, 遼, 諒
涼 "cool, refreshing", 遼 "distant" or 諒 "reality".
RYOUICHI 良一, 亮一
良 (ryou) "good" or 亮 (ryou) "clear" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".
RYOUTA 涼太, 亮太, 良太
涼 (ryou) "cool, refreshing", 亮 (ryou) "clear" or 良 (ryou) "good" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".
RYUU 龍, 竜
龍 or 竜 which both mean "dragon".
RYUUNOSUKE 龍之介, 隆之介
龍 (ryuu) "dragon" or 隆 (ryuu) "noble, prosperous" combined with 之 (no) "of" and 介 (suke) "forerunner, herald".
SABUROU 三郎
三 (sabu) "three" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
SHICHIROU 七郎
七 (shichi) "seven" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
SHIN 真
Means "real, true" .
SHINOBU 忍
Means "endurance" .
SHIROU 四郎
四 (shi) "four" and 郎 (rou) "son"...
SHOU 翔
Means "soar, fly" .
SHOUTA 翔太
翔 (shou) "soar, fly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
SORA 空, 昊
空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
SOUTA 颯太
颯 (sou) "suddenly, smoothly" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
SUSUMU 進
Means "advance, proceed" .
TAICHI 太一
太 (ta) "thick, big" and 一 (ichi) "one".
TAIKI 大輝
大 (tai) "large, great" and 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine".
TAKAHIRO 貴大, 孝浩
貴 (taka) "valuable, noble" or 孝 (taka) "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous".
TAKASHI 孝, 隆, 崇
孝 "filial piety", 隆 "noble, prosperous" or 崇 "reverence".
TAKEHIKO 武彦, 竹彦
武 (take) "military" or 竹 (take) "bamboo" combined with 彦 (hiko) "boy, prince".
TAKESHI 武
Means "military, warrior" .
TAKUMA 拓真
拓 (taku) "expand, open, pioneer" and 真 (ma) "real, true".
TAKUMI 匠, 巧, 拓海, 拓実
匠 "artisan" or 巧 "skilled"...
TARO
Same as TAROU
TAROU 太郎
太 (ta) "thick, big" and 郎 (rou) "son".
TSUBASA 翼
Means "wing" .
YAMATO 大和
Refers to the ancient Yamato period history, which lasted into the 8th century...
YASU 安, 康, 坦
安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".
YORI 頼
Means "trust" .
YOSHI 吉, 義, 良
吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".
YOSHIRO
Same as YOSHIROU
YOSHIROU 義郎
義 (yoshi) "righteous" and 郎 (rou) "son".
YOUTA 陽太
陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 太 (ta) "thick, big".
YUU 優, 悠
優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".
YUUDAI 雄大
雄 (yuu) "hero, manly" and 大 (dai) "large, great".
YUUKI 優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".
YUUMA 悠真, 優真
悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 真 (ma) "real, true".
YUUTA 優太, 悠太, 勇太
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 勇 (yuu) "brave" combined with 太 (ta) "thick, big".
YUUTO 優斗, 悠斗, 悠人, 悠翔, 優翔
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person" or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".

GIRLS NAMES

AI (1) 愛, 藍
愛 "love, affection" or 藍 "indigo".
AIKO 愛子
愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child".
AIMI 愛美
愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AINA (3) 愛菜
愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
AIRI 愛莉, 愛梨
愛 (ai) "love, affection" combined with 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear".
AKANE 茜
Means "deep red" .
AKEMI 明美
明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AKI (2) 晶, 明, 秋, 亜希
晶 "sparkle", 明 "bright" or 秋 "autumn"...
AKIKO 晶子, 明子, 秋子
晶 (aki) "sparkle", 明 (aki) "bright" or 秋 (aki) "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AKIRA 昭, 明, 亮
昭 "bright", 明 "bright" or 亮 "clear".
AMI (3) 亜美
亜 (a) "second, Asia" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
AOI 葵, 碧
葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".
ASUKA 明日香
明日 (asu) "tomorrow" and 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
ATSUKO 温子, 篤子
温 (atsu) "warm" or 篤 (atsu) "kind, cordial" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AYA 彩, 綾
彩 "colour" or 綾 "design".
AYAKA 彩花, 彩華
彩 (aya) "colour" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 華 (ka) "petal".
AYAKO 彩子, 綾子, 絢子
彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
AYAME 菖蒲
Means "iris" .
AYANE 彩音, 綾音, 絢音
彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) "sound".
AYANO 彩乃, 綾乃
彩 (aya) "colour" or 綾 (aya) "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle.
CHIKA (2) 散花
散 (chi) "scatter" and 花 (ka) "flower".
CHIKAKO 千香子
千 (chi) "thousand", 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHINATSU 千夏
千 (chi) "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) "summer".
CHIYO 千代, 千世
千 (chi) "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) "generations" or 世 (yo) "world".
CHIYOKO 千代子
千 (chi) "thousand" and 代 (yo) "generations" and 子 (ko) "child".
CHOU 蝶
Means "butterfly" .
CHOUKO 蝶子
蝶 (chou) "butterfly" and 子 (ko) "child".
EMI 恵美, 絵美
恵 (e) "blessing, favour" or 絵 (e) "picture" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
ETSUKO 悦子
悦 (etsu) "joy" and 子 (ko) "child".
HANA (3) 花, 華
花 or 華 which both mean "flower".
HANAKO 花子
花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child".
HARUKA 遥, 春花, 香
遥 "far off, distant"...
HARUKO 春子, 陽子
春 (haru) "spring" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
HARUNA 菜, 遥菜
(haru) "clear up" or 遥 (haru) "far off, distant" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
HIKARI 光
Means "light" ...
HINA 陽菜, 日菜
陽 (hi) "sun, sunlight" or 日 (hi) "day, sun" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
HINATA , 陽向
"sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"...
HIROKO 寛子, 裕子, 浩子
寛 (hiro) "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
HITOMI 瞳, 智美
瞳 "pupil of the eye"...
HONOKA 和花
和 (hono) "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) "flower"...
HOSHI 星
Means "star" .
HOSHIKO 星子
星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child".
HOTARU 蛍
Means "firefly" .
IZUMI 泉
Means "fountain, spring" .
JUNKO 順子, 純子
順 (jun) "obedient" or 純 (jun) "genuine, pure" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KAEDE 楓
Means "maple" .
KANON 花音
花 (ka) "flower" and 音 (non) "sound".
KAORI 香, 香織
香 "smell, perfume, fragrance"...
KAORU 薫
Means "fragrance" .
KASUMI 霞, 花澄
霞 "mist"...
KAZUKO 一子, 和子
一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KEIKO 慶子, 敬子, 啓子
慶 (kei) "celebrate", 敬 (kei) "respect" or 啓 (kei) "open" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KIKU 菊
Means "chrysanthemum" .
KIMIKO 后子, 君子
后 (kimi) "empress" or 君 (kimi) "senior, noble" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
KIYOKO 清子
清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".
KOHAKU 琥珀
Means "amber" .
KOKORO 心
Means "heart, spirit" ...
KOTONE 琴音
琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".
KUMIKO 久美子
久 (ku) "long time", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".
KYO
Same as KYOU
KYOU 協, 京, 郷, 杏
協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".
MAI (2) 舞, 麻衣, 真愛
舞 "dance" or 麻衣 "linen robe"...
MAKOTO 誠
Means "sincerity" .
MAMI 真美, 麻美
真 (ma) "real, true" or 麻 (ma) "flax" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
MANAMI 愛美, 愛海
愛 (mana) "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 海 (mi) "sea, ocean".
MAO 真央, 真緒, 舞桜
真 (ma) "real, true" or 舞 (ma) "dance" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
MARIKO 真里子
真 (ma) "real, true", 里 (ri) "village" and 子 (ko) "child".
MASAMI 成美
成 (masa) "become" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
MASUYO 益世
益 (masu) "benefit" and 世 (yo) "world".
MAYU 真優, 満夕
真 (ma) "true" or 満 (ma) "full" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 夕 (yu) "evening".
MEGUMI 恵
Means "blessing" ...
MEI (2) 芽依, 芽生, 芽衣
芽 (me) "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) "reliant", 生 (i) "life" or 衣 (i) "clothing, garment".
MICHI 道
Means "path" .
MICHIKO 美智子
美 (mi) "beautiful", 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIDORI 緑
Means "green" .
MIKI 美紀
美 (mi) "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) "chronicle".
MIKU 美空, 美久, 未来
美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) "sky" or 久 (ku) "long time"...
MINAKO 美奈子
美 (mi) "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) "child".
MIO 美桜, 美緒
美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) "thread".
MISAKI 美咲
美 (mi) "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) "blossom".
MITSUKO 光子
光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIU 美羽
美 (mi) "beautiful" and 羽 (u) "feather".
MIYAKO 美夜子
美 (mi) "beautiful", 夜 (ya) "night" and 子 (ko) "child".
MIYU 美優, 美結, 実優
美 (mi) "beautiful" or 実 (mi) "truth" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) "tie, bind".
MIZUKI 美月, 瑞希
美 (mi) "beautiful" and 月 (zuki) "moon"...
MOE (2) 萌
Means "bud, sprout" .
MOMOKA 百花, 桃花, 桃香
百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
MOMOKO 百子, 桃子
百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
MORIKO 森子
森 (mori) "forest" and 子 (ko) "child".
NANA (2) 菜々, 奈々
a duplication of 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
NANAMI 七海, 菜々美
七 (nana) "seven" and 海 (mi) "sea"...
NAOKO 直子
直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 子 (ko) "child".
NAOMI (2) 直美
直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
NATSUKI 菜月, 夏希
菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) "moon"...
NATSUKO 夏子
夏 (natsu) "summer" and 子 (ko) "child".
NATSUMI 夏美, 菜摘
夏 (natsu) "summer" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"...
NOA (2) 乃愛
乃 (no), a possessive particle, and 愛 (a) "love, affection".
NORIKO 法子, 典子
法 (nori) "law, rule" or 典 (nori) "code, ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
RAN 蘭
Means "orchid" .
REI 鈴, 麗
鈴 "bell" or 麗 "lovely".
REN 蓮, 恋
蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".
RIKO 莉子, 理子
莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 理 (ri) "truth" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
RIN 凛
Means "cold" .
RINA (4) 莉奈, 里菜
莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
RIO (2) 莉央, 莉緒, 里桜
莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
SACHIKO 幸子
幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".
SAKI 咲希
咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".
SAKURA 桜, 咲良
桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system...
SAKURAKO 桜子
桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) "child".
SATOMI 里美, 聡美
里 (sato) "village" or 聡 (sato) "wise" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".
SAYURI 小百合
小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".
SETSUKO 節子
節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".
SHINJU 真珠
Means "pearl" .
SHINOBU 忍
Means "endurance" .
SHIORI 栞
Means "bookmark" .
SHIZUKA 静夏, 静香
静 (shizu) "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".
SHUN (2) 駿
Means "speed" .
SORA 空, 昊
空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
SUMIKO 澄子
澄 (sumi) "clear" and 子 (ko) "child".
SUZU 鈴
Means "bell" .
SUZUME 雀
Means "sparrow" .
TAKAKO 孝子
孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".
TAKARA 宝
Means "treasure" .
TAMIKO 多美子
多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".
TOMIKO 富子
富 (tomi) "wealth, abundance" and 子 (ko) "child".
TOMOKO 智子, 朋子
智 (tomo) "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) "friend" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
TOMOMI 朋美
朋 (tomo) "friend" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".
TSUBAKI 椿
Means "camellia flower" .
TSUBAME 燕
Means "swallow (bird)" .
TSUKIKO 月子
月 (tsuki) "moon" and 子 (ko) "child".
UME 梅
Means "plum" ...
UMEKO 梅子
梅 (ume) "plum" and 子 (ko) "child".
WAKANA 和奏
和 (wa) "harmony" and 奏 (kana) "play music, complete".
YASU 安, 康, 坦
安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".
YOKO
Same as YOUKO
YOSHI 吉, 義, 良
吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".
YOSHIKO 良子, 芳子, 悦子
良 (yoshi) "good", 芳 (yoshi) "fragrant" or 悦 (yoshi) "joy" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YOUKO 陽子, 洋子
陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" or 洋 (you) "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YUA 結愛
結 (yu) "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) "love, affection".
YUI 結衣, 優衣, 結
結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 衣 (i) "clothing, garment"...
YUINA 結菜
結 (yui) "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
YUKI 幸, 雪, 由貴, 由紀
幸 "happiness" or 雪 "snow"...
YUKIKO 幸子, 雪子, 由喜子, 由貴子
幸 (yuki) "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 子 (ko) "child"...
YUKO 優子
優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 子 (ko) "child".
YUMI 弓, 由美, 友美, 弓美
弓 "archery bow"...
YUMIKO 由美子, 弓子
弓 (yumi) "archery bow" or 由 (yu) "reason" with 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YURI (2) 百合
Means "lily" .
YUU 優, 悠
優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".
YUUKA 優花
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" and 花 (ka) "flower".
YUUKI 優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".
YUUKO 優子, 悠子, 裕子
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yuu) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
YUUNA 優菜, 優奈, 柚菜
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 柚 (yuu) "citron" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
YUZUKI 優月
優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 月 (zuki) "moon".

BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS NAMES

AKIRA 昭, 明, 亮
昭 "bright", 明 "bright" or 亮 "clear".
AOI 葵, 碧
葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".
HINATA , 陽向
"sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"...
KAEDE 楓
Means "maple" .
KAORU 薫
Means "fragrance" .
KOHAKU 琥珀
Means "amber" .
KYO
Same as KYOU
KYOU 協, 京, 郷, 杏
協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".
MAKOTO 誠
Means "sincerity" .
MICHI 道
Means "path" .
REN 蓮, 恋
蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".
SHINOBU 忍
Means "endurance" .
SORA 空, 昊
空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".
YASU 安, 康, 坦
安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".
YOSHI 吉, 義, 良
吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".
YUU 優, 悠
優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".
YUUKI 優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生
優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".

Who are you?

Now that you have all the information of who you are, now you need to know what kind of person you are.
Are you an athlete?
Will you like Karate or Kendo(martial arts with bamboo swords)?
Will you like Soccer or Baseball or Basketball?
Are you a musician?
Are you someone who loves more traditional things like tea ceremonies or flower aranging or oragami?
Are you an Otaku[obsessed with anime, manga, and cosplay (cartoons, comics, and costuming)] or a gamer?
Choose what you want to like and write it down.

Answer the following questions on your own paper(remember, everything you write down needs to be put on your poster later so keep it organized):
1. What after school club you want to join?
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/meet/shinanodai/index.html
*go here and click "after school" to learn a little about elementary programs after school.
There are clubs of all topics so even if it isn't listed on the website, you can pick any subject; science for example or manga drawing (cominc book making) and say you are now apart of that club.
Once you have chosen, make an example of the club for your poster. If it is an art club draw a picture or glue on paint brushed or clay. If it is the cooking club, glue a spoon or an empty bag of sugar. Use your imagination!

2. What do you eat?
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2035.html
*Go here and find a dish you find interesting and click on (more information). Then write about your new favorite food. What is it made of, how it tastes(imagine), anything you can find. Make sure to print or draw the picture of your favorite food so you will be able to use it in your poster.

3. Where do you live?
The city? Where there are farms and rice patties? In the mountains? You choose!

4. How do you dress?
Choose any style you want.
Some of the more popular looks in Japan right now are





Now that all the information on you is collected and written down, it is time for you to, draw a picture of what you want to look like for your poster. What do you look like? Are you apart of the trends of Japan or are you not? Draw yourself and then put it on your poster so that everone can see who the new "you" is.

What the front of your poster needs to have.

This is an example of what the front of your poster could look like(if you have other ideas use them!)

Time for school

The back of the poster

This is a very bad example of what I want you to do.
In this poster there is a schedual and yes you wake up do those things and go to bed, but what I want are details.
Why do you walk to school if you do?
Who do you walk with? Friends? By yourself?
What is your favorite class?

This poster is where you can show all that you have discovered online and share your creativity with it. Draw and explain and talk about what happens in your classes and afterwards. We know you are not really there, but that is the point of this project, to pretend you are there.

Create your Day!

In order to find out about the culture of an Elementary student in Japan, you are going to have to do some research.

This website is all about getting to school.
Here is also a link on a little information on the classes.
Need information about students and friends?
This website talks even more about After School Clubs.
Now, without copying Kentaro, here is another example of a day for a elementary school student.

Dont forget to write everything down so you can put it on your poster later.

Presenting

Once you have created yourself, found out all the information on the Elementary School students lives, and then created your own, it is time to present.

Still speaking like you really experienced this day, share with the class who you are and what you do. Then, when you feel that everyone understands who you are, flip the poster around and begin to describe your day as a Japanese Student!