Geography and Places
Pop Culture
History
Traditional Culture
Food
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You'll find this sacred landmark seen here on the island of Honshu.
Mount Fuji
100
This author created the popular series, Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter as well as married the author of Sailor Moon
Yoshihiro Togashi
100
It's said a Baptist minister living in Yokohama invented this popular vehicle in 1869; it was quickly copied
Rickshaw
100
The ancient form of Japanese poetry.
Haiku
100
If you want to keep a cool head be sparing with this Japanese horseradish on your sushi
Wasabi
200
The Japanese call their country this meaning Source Of The Sun
Nippon/Nihon
200
This Johnny's boy band is pausing activities after 2020.
Arashi
200
Beginning the Edo period of Japanese history Tokugawa Ieyasu took this leadership title in 1603
Shogun
200
Chanting & melodramatic portrayal are hallmarks of this traditional Japanese art form.
Kabuki
200
People in Japan were probably the first people to grow this type of fungi for food.
Mushrooms
300
Japan's first railway line ran for 18 miles from Tokyo to this city Japan's largest port
Yokohama
300
This anime series is Trigger's first original anime television project
Kill La Kill
300
The Japanese began following this religious leader's beliefs around 500 A.D.
Buddha
300
The comic theatrical form Kyogen evolved in response to the tediousness & negativity of these plays
Noh
300
This type of food is made up of thin slices of meat, bean curd and vegetables cooked in soy sauce and sugar.
Sukiyaki
400
After being rebuilt in 1855 the Imperial Palace in this former capital was home to just two emperors
Kyoto
400
A Japanese musical theater known for including an all female cast.
Takarazuka
400
This modernizing period of restoration with rule by the emperor lasted for about 40 years & began in 1868
The Meiji Restoration
400
The annual Hinamatsuri a festival of these toys honors young girls & wishes them happiness
Dolls
400
You might not want to smell this fermented soybean dish due to its strong odor
Natto
500
The A-bomb dome is the only structural ruin left standing in this city
Hiroshima
500
Considered the longest running shonen manga due to having 205 tankobon volumes in total.
Dokaben
500
Upon his death in 1989 he had served as emperor 62 years the longest reign in Japanese history
Hirohito
500
The custom of using these seabirds to catch fish has been practiced for over a millennium
Cormorants
500
A meal perfect for lovers of raw fish and may add a little soy sauce
Sashimi