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Meet Daniel
      Freddy’s Fun Facts


     •   Japanese bow instead of shaking
         hands.                                      What languages can you speak?

     •   The capitol of Japan is Tokyo.                   My name is Daniel. I grew up on a dairy farm in

     •   Japan is made up of more                          Kansas. After being a dairy farmer for several years,
         than 3,000 islands and is                          I sold my cows and became a missionary with OMS
         slightly smaller than the                                 in Japan. I met my wife, Keiko, in Japan, and we
         state of California.                                        have three children.

     •   School begins in April, with                               In Japan, most people do not know Jesus, so I
         classes five days a week and                              tell the Japanese about Him. In the churches I
         special classes on Saturdays.
         Students have homework                                  work with, we have English classes. All ages come
         every night and during their                         to these classes so they can learn English. After our
         six-week summer vacation.                         English classes, the pastor gives a short Bible
                                                          message in Japanese. We sometimes sing a Christian
     •   Tokyo Disneyland has the                         song, too. For most of the
         highest daily attendance of
         all Disneylands in the world.                   class members, this is the
                                                         first time for them to read
     •   Japan has the world’s tenth-                 the Bible and hear about
         largest population with                      Jesus. We pray that many of
         about 128 million people.                    our class members will ask

     •   Less than 1% of Japan’s                  Jesus to be their Savior. It is
         population is Christian.                 always a joy when someone
                                                  receives Him as Savior and Lord
     •   Japanese love fireworks and have         of his life.
         them all summer long. Since it is
         very hot, watching fireworks
         makes them feel cooler.                  Cook’s Corner:                    Green tea is common in Japan.

                                                  The Japanese enjoy combining their beloved green tea with
     •   The maneki neko is a cat statue          sweets like cookies, ice cream, and cake. Here is a recipe
         with a waving paw placed in the          for yummy green tea chocolate cake!
         front of a business, shop, or
         restaurant to bring good luck or
         good fortune.










                 Seven-year-old Mimiko
                 introduces a year’s worth of
                 fun, food, and festivities in
                 this colorful book.
                 Experience Japan from your
                 favorite reading spot.
                       I Live in Tokyo,
                     by Mari Takabayashi,
                          ISBN0-618-07702-2





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