When they go into their
houses they take them off. Their shoes are made of wood or straw.
Some of the people have shoes with gold braid.
[Illustration: Japanese Shoes.]
Perhaps you would like to know how they dress in Japan. Boys and girls
dress very much alike. Both wear long gowns, like skirts, of blue or
gray cotton or silk. These gowns are open at the neck. A sash is worn
around the waist. The girls tie their sashes in a bow at the back.
The children of Japan are very strange looking, not at all like you.
They are like the Chinese. Their skin is yellow, and their eyes are
slanted. Their hair is black and straight.
You will wish to know what they eat in Japan. The food is much the
same as in China. They eat a great deal of rice. They have fish, and
they drink tea. They use chopsticks in eating, as the people in China
do.
The people in Japan are very fond of flowers. Every house has a garden
around it. The boys and girls walk and play in these gardens.
[Illustration: Interior of a Japanese House.]
Boys and girls in Japan have many nice toys. One of their toys is a
little oven with real fire in it. Peddlers go round with these ovens
and with sweet dough to bake in them.
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