Japanese Area Characters by Hana Chaudhry

Japanese Area Characters by Hana Chaudhry https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa Prefecture Mascots en-us 2018-04-13 02:15:25 UTC 2018-04-13 04:51:30 UTC hello@padlet.com History hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251411699 Japanese area characters, called ゆるキャラ in Japan, represent a specific Japanese region or city; their names may come from a creative use of words or a relation back to their hometowns. They can be found at area festivals or events. As some area characters were met with intense popularity , other regions followed suit. The annual ゆるキャラグランプリdecides the most popular mascot through public voting. ]]> 2018-04-13 02:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251411699 New Words hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251415137 1.ゆるキャラ- Area Character
2. いしょう- Costume
3. まつり- Festival
4. けん- Prefecture
5. なし- Pear]]> 2018-04-13 03:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251415137 Facts hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251416118 1. Funassyi, or ふなっしー is one of Japan's most beloved characters. He is a yellow pear representing the city Funabashi（ふなばし), known for its pears.
2. Some area characters, in an effort to increase popularity, have released singles on Youtube.
3. Funassyi has released his own music album.
4. ゆるキャラ merchandise includes a large range of items, from key-chains to sake. The messaging app Line has released stickers for area characters.
5. Yohsuke Ishida has collaborated with a group of area characters called GCB47 on Youtube to release music and play with them at events.]]> 2018-04-13 03:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251416118 American Counterpart hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251418842 Japanese area characters can be contrasted to college mascots of the United States. They differ in terms of popularity; ゆるキャラ is renowned throughout Japan as they attend celebrations and events, bringing in millions of dollars from merchandise revenue. Additionally, college mascots represent a school, while ゆるキャラ a city or region. However, they are similar as both U.S college mascots and ゆるキャラ have merchandise and fans that support them.]]> 2018-04-13 03:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251418842 Counters for people hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251419995 When wanting to count people, add にん to the end. Highlighted are irregulars with counting people:
1. ひとり
2. ふたり
3. さんにん
4. よんにん
5. ごにん
6. ろくにん
7. しちにん・ななにん
8. はちにん
9. きゅうにん
10. じゅうにん
The word ひとmeans people or person in Japanese. ひと can also be written in the kanji 人, Therefore, you could also write
ひとり、meaning one person, as 一人.

How many people are there?
何人（なんにん）いますか？
*Remember that existence verbs can be either いますor あります, and since people are alive, the verb いますapplies.*]]> 2018-04-13 03:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251419995 Questions hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251422625 1. What is "pear" in Japanese?
2. How do you say "How many people are there?" in Japanese?
3. What American counterpart were area mascots compared to?
4. Which area character released an album?
5. What are the 2 Japanese irregulars when counting people?]]> 2018-04-13 04:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251422625 Sources hanacviola https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251422935 _{https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHxbtLlvKqhyjZT4EHQ-yzCnr30hgDWvO4nZLDFFtMA/edit}_{https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/12/26/the-life-and-times-of-japans-mascots/}_{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuru-chara}_{https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/asia/japanese-mascot-pear/index.html}_{http://jpninfo.com/4579}_{https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-culture-mascots/}_{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xJ-Ngq5CU}_{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP469wlVuZU}_{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqxyFULA5iM}_{https://aminoapps.com/c/japan/page/blog/funassyi/0Bsk_uQokM571J2lYWlmB450B3NmWv}_{http://www.line-stickers.com/funassyi-animated/}_{https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140606113825-ripley-japan-mascot-j-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg}]]> 2018-04-13 04:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hanacviola/b2tucdfe6yxa/wish/251422935