Food
Rice balls wrapped with seaweed
What is onigiri?
The natural disaster that stopped two Mongolian forces from taking over Japan
What are Typhoons?
One of the most popular foods in Harajuku with several varieties including strawberries and cream, chocolate, and even rainbow
What are crepes?
The Japanese term for animation
What is anime?
This holiday was created as a “reply day” to Valentine’s day and is celebrated on March 14th.
What is White Day?
A key ingredient in Mochi
What is glutinous rice?
The currency used in Japan during the Edo time period
What is rice?
A more modest style of Japanese fashion including petticoats, layers of lace and frilly fabric, and adorned with several accessories
What is Lolita?
An animation studio responsible for films such as “Porco Rosso” and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” amongst many others.
What is Studio Ghibli?
The style of Japanese cuisine is unique to celebrating the New Year and is traced back to the Heian Period. It consists of preserved dishes that are fermented at room temperature for a couple days
What is Osechi?
Conveyer belts with plates of sushi
What are kura sushi restaurants?
The native religion of feudal Japan
What is Shintoism?
A fashion style with rock, gothic, and punk influences. Often the makeup and hair colors are bright and bold
What is Visual Kei?
A film called the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan as of 2020.
What is Demon Slayer?
The water city/meisui no machi
What is Gujo Hachiman?
A food that is eaten by catching noodles with chopsticks as they flow down a bamboo pipe like a waterslide
What is nagashi somen?
Honor, courage, integrity, benevolence, respect, honesty, and loyalty
What were the 7 principles of the samurai?
This street is close to Harajuku Station and is Japan’s center for extreme fashion styles and shopping
What is Takeshita street?
In Japan, this classic game company is responsible for the many arcades available to the public.
What is Sega?
Hearing the New Year’s Bell (jayanokane) is a Japanese New Year tradition. The bell is rung ___ times before the New Year and once after midnight.
What is 107?
この一滴は最高の喜びです(Kono itteki wa saigo no yorokobi desu)
What is written at the bottom of the bowl at ichiran ramen?
The military and political leadership of Japan in the samurai period
What is the Shogun?
A monthly street fashion magazine founded in 1997 that had a great part in popularizing Harajuku fashion in the west
What is FRUiTS magazine?
A franchise based of a popular children’s game that has gone on to become the highest grossing piece of media in Japan
What is Pokémon?
Aoi matsuri(festival), Gion matsuri, and Jidai matsuri
What are the three major festivals of Kyoto?