♪ Learn through song
North to South, Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
Sing your way across Japan’s landforms.
Song video · Japanese audio
Travel from the Ishikari Plain in Hokkaido to the Kyushu Mountains in southern Japan. Listen for names of plains, basins, and mountains, then see if you can find them on a map.
Listen to the song
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After the song
Start at the Ishikari Plain in Hokkaido. Find the Hida, Kiso, and Akaishi mountains in central Honshu. These three ranges make up the Japanese Alps. Then find the Kyushu Mountains.
Find Japan’s Landforms on a Map
The Japanese PDF includes a worksheet, a landform guide, and an answer key.
For parents and teachers
Use the song with a map to help learners connect each landform’s name with its location. Try pausing when a place name comes up and asking learners to point to it.
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