FOOD
CULTURE
RELIGION
LANGUAGE
RANDOM FACTS
100

THIS NOODLE DISH IS ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST BELOVED COMFORT FOODS

WHAT IS RAMEN?

100

THIS IS THE COMMON GREETING IN JAPAN

What is bowing OR Ojigi?

100

THIS INDIGENOUS JAPANESE RELIGION CENTERS AROUND KAMI

What is Shintoism

100

THIS IS THE JAPANESE WORD FOR WATER

WHAT IS 水 (MIZU)

100

THIS ANIMAL IS FAMOUS FOR SOAKING IN JAPANESE HOT SPRINGS

What is the Japanese Monkey OR Macaque?

200

THIS JAPANESE DISH CONSISTS OF OCTOPUS COVERED IN A PANCAKE & FRIED

What is octopus balls OR Tacoyaki?

200

TRUE OR FALSE

it is culturally inappropriate to stop & stand while eating

FALSE

200
THIS RELIGION ARRIVED FROM CHINA & KOREA & EMPHASIZES ENLIGHTENMENT

What is Buddhism?

200

THESE 5 KATAKANA CHARACTERS MAKE UP THE "K ROW"

WHAT IS "KA, KI, KU, KE, KO"

200
JAPAN HAS ROUGHLY 1 OF THESE FOR EVERY 30 PEOPLE
What is a vending machine?
300

TRUE OR FALSE

the famouse japanese Miso Soup, is created with a base of soybean paste


TRUE

300

THIS TRADITIONAL JAPANESE GARMENT IS WORN AT CEREMONIES & FESTIVALS

What is a Kimono?

300

TRUE OR FALSE

at one point in time Christianity was the national religion of Japan

TRUE
300

THIS PHRASE IS HOW YOU SAY GOOD MORNING IN JAPANESE

What is おはよう (o-hi-o)

300
THIS FORMAL CAPITAL OF JAPAN IS NOW THE TOURIST CAPITAL OF THE NATION

What is Kyoto?

400

THIS FISH SHAPED PASTRY IS TRADITIONALLY FILLED WITH SWEET RED BEAN PASTE

What is Taiyaki?

400

THIS CLASSICAL FORM OF JAPANESE THEATER USES MASKS, SLOW MOVEMENTS, & STYLIZED PERFORMANCE

What is Noh?

400

THESE RED STRUCTURES MARK THE ENTRANCE TO MANY SHINTO SHRINES

What are Torii Gates?

400

THIS IS THE JAPANESE WORD FOR OCTOPUS

What is タコ (taco)

400

JAPAN IS MADE UP OF THIS MANY MAJOR ISLANDS

What is 4 Islands?

500

THIS DELICIOUS SWEET HAS BEEN DEADLY TO THE ELDER POPULATION OF JAPAN

What is mochi?

500

THIS FORM OF JAPANESE POETRY USES A 5-7-5 SYLLABLE STRUCTURE

What is Haiku?

500

THIS IS THE PERCENTAGE OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN

What is ~1.9%?

500

THIS PHRASE IS THE STANDARD WAY TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN JAPANESE

what is こんにちは 私 デス

konichiwa, watashi wa _____ des

500

THIS ANCIENT SPORT INVOLVING 2 PLAYERS IS JAPAN'S NATIONAL SPORT

What is Sumo Wrestling?

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