Artsy Crafts
The process of mending broken ceramics while increasing their value.
What is Kintsugi?
It's sticky and slimy and some people don’t like its smell.
What is Natto?
This famous Japanese director is the only one to win the Oscar for best animated picture.
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
This surprise attack on a naval base marked the end for the Empire of Japan.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This Japanese artform is distinct for featuring a living medium.
What is Bonsai?
These are little orbs of chewy fun usually molded in a special pan.
What is Takoyaki?
Frank Sinatra was such a weeb, he wrote the ending song for this 90s mecha anime.
What is Neon-Genesis Evangelion?
This event ended a 200-year dynasty, restored the Emperor, and (eventually) lead to the fall of the Samurai.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Yosegi-zaiku is the traditional woodworking technique unique to this Kanto village.
What is Hakone?
These truly Japanese treats combine plant-based ingredients, delicateness, and variety of appearance for a sublime experience.
What are Wagashi?
There was a show in the 2000s that inspired anime fans around the world to do a very specific dance (and regret it years latter).
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?
From a simple peasant to ruler of all Japan...
Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi?
Lacquerware is known as ____, which is practiced by only a few masters because the process is ____.
What is urushi/shikii, and EXTREMELY TOXIC? ("urushiol" is literally Toxicodendron vernicifluum lol)
This is considered one of "the Edo Delicacies" along with soba and sushi.
What is Tempura?
This recently aired anime was at one point considered the second best anime of all time beating out “Your Name” (at least in America).
What is Interspecies Reviewers?
The name of the Typhoon that destroyed the invading Mongol Fleet.
What is Kamikaze?