I have always had a fascination with currencies from other countries and have quite a collection that I've accumulated...Mexican pesos, euros, Venezuelan bolivares, Belize dollars, etc. etc. I can now add yen to my stack as I just picked up the yen I ordered from the bank. I feel rich!!! The exchange rate today (it changes constantly) is 1 USD=104 JPY (Japanese yen) so I'm left with a lot of money....or so it looks like anyway. The Japanese yen is the third most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the US dollar and the euro. As you can see in the picture, the 5 & 50 yen coins have a hole in the middle. A long time ago, men carried these coins with a hole in the middle of them around their necks tied together with a string. Japanese Money is called okane (pronounced oh-kah-neh).
Top 10: #4 100 Yen store
The 100 Yen Store is called called "hyakkin" (hyak-keen) in Japanese slang. Hyakkin is the equivalent of the Dollar Store, if you didn't figure that out from my exchange rate lesson above. Part of my follow-on project when I return will be to prepare a trunk of all things Japanese such as resources, artifacts, lesson plans, etc. that could be borrowed and used in the classroom. The trunk will offer insight into the Japanese culture i.e. musical instruments, currency, arts and crafts, books and magazines, maps, etc. I hope to find things at the 100 Yen Store to use for my follow-on plan.
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