Games
In this Japanese video game franchise, you collect “pocket monsters” and battle them to become a Pokémon Master.
What is Pokemon?
This type of Japanese tea ceremony uses powdered green tea and is considered a symbol of Japanese culture.
What is matcha?
This famous Japanese director is known for films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
This Japanese tennis player became the first Asian player to reach No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Who is Naomi Osaka?
This famous area of Japan is known for its tropical climate.
What is Okinawa?
The famous game character is a blue hedgehog who can run very fast and is a popular video game character from SEGA.
Sonic
This iconic, scenic landmark is an active volcano located on Honshu Island, often depicted in Japanese art.
What is Mount Fuji
This Japanese superhero series features giant robots known as "Mecha" battling evil forces.
What is Mobile Suit Gundam?
The famous Japanese baseball player who has played at Seattle Mariners and NewYork Yankees.
Ichiro
This city, known as the "City of Water," is famous for its canals, and is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture.
What is Sapporo?
This traditional Japanese game involves capturing your opponent's pieces on a grid of 9x9 squares.
What is Shogi?
This popular Japanese dish consists of a rice bowl topped with sliced raw fish.
What is sushi?
The anime Bleach follows this boy who's zanpakuto is Zangetsu.
Who is Ichigo Kurosaki?
The famous actor who plays Zoro in the live-action One Piece NetFlix series.
Mackenyu
This city is known as the ancient capital of Japan.
What is Kyoto?
This Japanese video game director made the games Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding.
Who is Hideo Kojima
A traditional Japanese paper folding art that can turn a single square sheet into various shapes like animals or flowers.
What is origami?
This famous musician made the song "Stay with Me" at the age of 18.
This famous Japanese fashion designer is known for his avant-garde designs and use of asymmetry.
Who is Issey Miyake?
This famous island is known for its "floating" torii gate.
What is Miyajima Island?
This competitive card game, popular in Japan, involves players trying to form specific hands using a set of 48 cards decorated with images of flowers, seasons, and animals.
What is Hanafuda?
This festival, held in Kyoto, celebrates the arrival of spring and is known for its iconic cherry blossoms.
What is hanami?
This 1992 Japanese film has become a cornerstone of the J-horror genre and was later remade into a successful American film.
What is Ringu or The Ring
This famous youtuber is famous for doing handmade custom wide-body kits for Porsches
Who is Akira Nakai?
This ward of Tokyo is famous for its crowded street crossing, Hachiko statue, and fashion.
What is Shibuya?