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Japanese Temples - Colouring Sheets

Four famous Japanese landmarks — the Senso-ji, Todai-ji, and Kinkaku-ji temples plus a torii gate and Buddhist pagoda — are rendered as labeled line-art colouring pages, two per site.
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Instant download · Updated Feb 06, 2023

Subject
History, Social Studies
Topic
Japan, Japanese
Resource types
Colouring Pages, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
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About this resource

A great addition to any unit on Japanese history and culture. Specially made colouring sheets featuring three of Japan's most famous temples as well as a Tori gate and pagoda.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recognize and name several well-known Japanese temples and structures by their architectural features.

  • Associate the visual features of a torii gate and a Buddhist pagoda with Japanese religious architecture.

Teaching tips

  • Pair each labeled page with a short fact or photo of the real structure, since the pages give the name but no descriptive text about the site.

  • Use as a supplement to a broader unit on Japan or world architecture, since each page focuses on a single named landmark rather than building comparative context on its own.

Skills covered

  • Landmark recognition — students colour pages labeled with the names of five distinct Japanese temples and structures.

  • Visual familiarity with architectural styles — the torii gate and pagoda pages introduce two recognizable forms of Japanese religious architecture.

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Core concepts

  • Japanese temples

  • Japanese architecture

  • World landmarks

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