Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) Japan Project
This project (TOTS) created a new, visually rich “Virtual Japan Experience” curriculum series developed by a cohort of K-12 and community college educators for dissemination in schools across diverse subject areas, grade levels, and socio-economic populations. The project complements The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center (EASC)’s successful “Take and Go” lesson plans by preparing and enabling a cohort of teachers to create their own visual sources, a digital archive, and other curricular resources that can be incorporated into the classroom. This cohort of educators serves as a conduit, both to enhance understanding of Japan to their students, and to impact other K-12 and community college teachers through the material they develop and EASC and the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) shares broadly.
Themes:
- Temples and Shrines: Nature, Symbols, Rituals, and Art; Temples at Shrines and Shrines at Temples
- Origami: Folded Emotions, Patterns in Nature; Folding 1,000 Cranes Tradition
- Tokaido Road: Bugs, Food, Music, and Children Along the Tokaido Road (Japan’s National Road)
The significance of statues and art in Buddhist temples in Japan by Megan Kuns, Hull Prairie Intermediate School
- Symbolism in Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines (Lessons and Resources)
- Google Earth Map Tour
Shrines and Symbols: Analyzing symbols found at a Buddhist temple and Shinto Shrine-Meiji Shrine by Mandy Perret, Dutchtown High School
- Shintoism and Buddhism (Lessons and Resources)
- Meiji Shrine (Lessons and Resources)
- Google Earth Map Tour
Comparing and contrasting temples and shrines in Japan and Mexico by Lyssa Fisher-Rogers, McCord Middle School
- Temples and Shrines in Japan (Lessons and Resources)
- Google Earth Map Tour
Temples at Shrines and Shrines at Temples in Japan by Anne M. Hooghart, Mott Community College
- Temples at Shrines and Shrines at Temples in Japan (Lessons and Resources)
- Temples at Shrines and Shrines at Temples in Japan (Photos and Videos)
- Google Earth Map Tour