Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1In Japan, Christmas is not a national holiday, and most people are not Christians. But in December, the streets shine with lights, and stores play Christmas songs. The big night is Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day. And on that night, long lines form in front of one kind of restaurant. They are fried chicken shops.
2This custom grew from an ad campaign. KFC opened its first store in Japan in 1970. In December 1974, the company started its first Christmas campaign. The message was simple: Kentucky for Christmas. Today, many families order a special chicken dinner weeks before Christmas.
3Visitors from other countries are often surprised. In the United States, fried chicken is not a Christmas food. Families there usually eat turkey or ham. So the chicken dinner is not an American custom at all. It is a Japanese one, and it is only about 50 years old. Still, the love of chicken came earlier. A Japanese TV cooking show taught people to make roast chicken for Christmas in 1959.
4Then comes dessert. The most popular Christmas cake in Japan is a soft sponge cake with white cream and red strawberries. A Japanese sweets company, Fujiya, started selling shortcake in 1922. But American strawberry shortcake uses a dry biscuit that breaks easily, not soft sponge. Red and white are the colors of happy days in Japan, so this cake fits Christmas perfectly.
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of the passage?
When did KFC start its first Christmas campaign in Japan?
What do many American families usually eat at Christmas?
Why does the writer say the cake fits Christmas perfectly?
In the dialogue, what advice does Ryo give Hannah at the end?
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
A Japanese Christmas Eve
It is December (1) . Mei and her father go to pick up the (2) they ordered two weeks ago. There is a long (3) at the shop. At home, her mother puts a white (4) with red (5) on the table. The family turns on the Christmas (6) . Mei says, "This is the best (7) of the year!" Tomorrow, the shops will put up New Year (8) .
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 7
My perfect Christmas dinner is ______ because ______.
To explain Christmas in Japan to a friend, I would say, "______."
Christmas in Japan · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your Christmas in Japan! 日本のクリスマス（ケンタッキーといちごのケーキ）の絵を描こう。