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100

What was the title of the military rulers of Japan from the 12th to the 19th century?

What is a shogun?

100

What is the capital city of Japan?

What is Tokyo?

100

What is the traditional Japanese clothing worn at festivals and ceremonies?

What is a Kimono?

100

What electric mouse Pokémon is the mascot of the Pokémon franchise?

Who is Pikachu?

100

The Japanese word for "hello."

What is Konnichiwa?

200

In what year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor, leading the U.S in to WWII?

What is 1941?

200

Which island is the largest in Japan?

What is Honshu?

200

What is the name of the Japanese art of paper folding?

What is origami?

200

What is the name of the famous anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki about a girl who enters the spirit world?

What is Spirited Away?

200

What are the writing systems used in Japan?

What are Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji?

300

What period from 1603 to 1868 was known for isolation and peace?

What is the Edo period?

300

Mount Fuji is located on which island?

What is Honshu?

300

What traditional tea-based ceremony is a symbol of hospitality in Japan?

What is the Japanese Tea Ceremony?

300

What anime features giant humanoid creatures called Titans?

What is Attack on Titan?

300

What does the Japanese word "arigatou" mean?

What is thank you?

400

Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?

Who is Emperor Hirohito?

400

What is the name of the northernmost of Japan's main islands?

What is Hokkaido?

400

What is the name of the traditional low dining table used in many Japanese homes?

What is a Kotatsu?

400

Which long-running anime follows a boy who wants to become the Pirate King?

What is One Piece?

400

What is the term for a borrowed foreign word written in katakana?

What is a gairaigo?

500

What event led to the end of the Samurai era in Japan?

What is the Meiji Restoration?

500

This sea lies between Japan and the Korean Peninsula?

What is the Sea of Japan?

500

What is the term for the annual cherry blossom viewing tradition in Japan?

What is Hanami?

500

In what year did the first ever episode of Naruto air in Japan?

What is 2002?

500

What is the Japanese grammatical particle that marks the subject of a sentence?

What is "wa"?

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