{"id":16481,"date":"2026-11-11T05:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/?p=16481"},"modified":"2026-11-11T05:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:35:43","slug":"north-to-south-yodel-ay-hee-hoo-japans-landforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/index.php\/en\/north-to-south-yodel-ay-hee-hoo-japans-landforms\/","title":{"rendered":"North to South, Yodel-ay-hee-hoo! | Japan\u2019s Landforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>body:has(.cd-song-en) .single-post-title{display:none}.cd-song-en .cd-song-hero,.cd-song-en .cd-song-after{padding:clamp(16px,3vw,28px);border:1px solid #e8d9df;border-radius:22px;background:#fff8e8;margin-block:18px}.cd-song-en .cd-song-kicker,.cd-song-en .cd-song-format{color:#79526c;font-weight:700}.cd-song-en .cd-song-video{margin-block:20px}.cd-song-en .cd-song-like{text-align:center}.cd-song-en .cd-song-worksheet{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\n<script>document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',()=>{const b=document.querySelector('.cd-song-en .ifw_btn');if(b?.firstChild?.nodeType===3&&b.firstChild.textContent.includes('\u3053\u308c\u597d\u304d'))b.firstChild.textContent='Love this ';const s=document.querySelector('.cd-song-en .ifw_processing');if(s)s.textContent='Sending\u2026';});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cd-song-page cd-song-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cd-song-hero\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"cd-song-breadcrumb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicodori.net\/index.php\/en\/social-studies-learning-links\/\">Social Studies<\/a> \u203a Geography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cd-song-kicker wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\">\u266a Learn through song<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.5\">North to South, Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cd-song-lead wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\">Sing your way across Japan\u2019s landforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cd-song-format wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\">Song video \u00b7 Japanese audio<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cd-song-intro wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\">Travel from the Ishikari Plain in Hokkaido to the Kyushu Mountains in southern Japan. 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Tap to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:68%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px;line-height:1.5\">After the song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;line-height:1.8\">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. 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