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100
This vocal synthesizer has blue hair, a blue tie, and is hiding in your wifi
Who is Hatsune Miku?
100
This city, translated literally as "capital city," was the capital of Japan for over 1000 years
What is Kyoto?
100
This internationally acclaimed animator co-founded Studio Ghibli
Who is Hayao Miyazaki?
100
This city is the capital of Japan
What is Tokyo?
100
These three writing systems form the Japanese language
What are hiragana, katakana, and kanji?
200
This spring 2023 anime opening became the first Japanese song to top Billboard's Global Excluding US chart
What is Idol by Yoasobi (from Oshi no Ko)?
200
This woman is often considered one of the first Japanese novelists
Who is Murasaki Shikibu?
200
This company, now known for video games, got its start making hanafuda cards
What is Nintendo?
200
This is the largest prefecture in Japan.
What is Hokkaido?
200
About this many kanji make up the list of jōyō kanji, a list of daily use kanji
What is approximately 2000 or 2100? (exact amount: 2136)
300
The name of this instrument.
What is shamisen?
300
This is the current Imperial Era
What is the Reiwa Era?
300
This Dororo author is also known as the "Godfather of Manga"
Who is Osamu Tezuka?
300
This is the number of prefectures in Japan
What is 47?
300
Kana underwent reformation to reflect modern pronunciations in this year
What is 1946?
400
This female artist was the most streamed Japanese artist internationally in 2025
Who is Ado?
400
According to Japanese mythology, the first emperor was a descendant of this sun goddess
Who is Amaterasu?
400
This culture began to flourish in the 70s
What is Kawaii?
400
This sea borders Japan to the north
What is the Sea of Okhotsk?
400
Numeric wordplay (e.g., 39 = sankyuu, miku) is a type of this, a phrase literally meaning "phonetic matching"
What is goroawase?
500
This musical genre combines traditional Japanese and modern Western elements
What is enka?
500
This prehistoric period of Japanese history spans from around 13,000 BCE to 1000 BCE
What is the Jōmon period?
500
Originating during the Edo Period, this type of comedic show is performed by a lone storyteller
What is rakugo?
500
This is the height of Mount Fuji
What is 3,776.24 m (or 12,389 ft)?
500
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What is ゆううつ yuu-utsu?