Geography of Japan
How many times the earth quake occur in a year in Japan?
1945 times including small ones
Large 3.5 Magnitude ones are around 200
Japan has the longest imperial blood line in the world. How many emperors were there?
126 emperors
Recorded from AD 450, it was already 26th emperor.
Why Wagyu became raised in the U.S. ?
The wagyu imported for an academic research purpose leaked to the private sector and quickly spread.
Currently Australia also raises Wagyu.
How may kinds of part-time job Shimomura-sensei tried during college?
17
How many commercial hot springs are in Japan?
3038 places
Actual number of hot springs are 20,7422
Which nationality of people visit Japan the most?
1. Korean
2. Chinese
3. Taiwanese
When was Ramen became popular in Japan?
In around 1912, Ramen was widely eaten in Japan.
It was introduced from Chinatowns in Yokohama and Nagasaki.
Shimomura-sensei met a rich and famous person when he was working at JCGL(Japanese Computer Graphics Lab.) in Japan?
Bill Gates, Paul McCourtney, Laurie Anderson
Bill Gates
How many island called Takara Jima (Treasure Island) in Japan?
2 (one in Hokkaido and another in Kagoshima prefecture)
How is the Japanese inflation?
The CPI was 3% in 2022
The highest in 41 years.
Origin of Sushi:
When Japanese started to eat Sushi?
According to a written record, it appeared around AD 1,000.
Which is the largest lake in Japan?Lake Inawashiro, Lake Saroma, Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa
How many island does Japan have?
14,125 islands
increased from 7,000 (new counting was conducted last year)
What percent of high school student goes to colleges and junior colleges?
50% of the high school student goes to advance higher education system.
Where Nigiri Sushi was created?
Osaka was late to adopt Tokyo style Nigiri Sushi.
What the average number of passengers in Shinjuku station in a day?
277,000, 477,000, 677,000
477,000 people
What percent of total Japanese area is the Hokkaido?
22% 83,424 square km
When the automatic taxi doors are introduced in Japan?
in 1964 during the first Tokyo Olympic
Where the Kaiten Zushi or Sushi was introduced in Japan?
In Osaka in 1958
The most common name in Japan?
Tanaka, Sato, Suzuki
Sato
佐藤