Food
Culture
Pop Culture
Fun Facts/Board Facts
Language/Kanji
100

What is mochi made out of?

Rice

100

What is the name of the supernatural beings or spirits that are found in Japan and its folklore?

Yokai

100

This is the most famous Japanese Baseball Player

Shohei Otani

100

This is the tallest mountain in Japan

Mount Fuji

100

What is the Japanese word for fox?

Kitsune
200

This popular chocolate in America is very popular in Japan as well, to the point where there are hundreds of unique flavors

Kit Kat

200

What is the name of a Japanese hot spring?

Onsen

200
This species of animal is what Godzilla is based on

Marine Iguana

200

What is the name of the JCC's mascot?

Haru

200

What does the word haru (はる) refer to?

Spring (season)

300

What is anko (あんこ or 小豆餡 )?

Sweet Red Bean Paste

300

This city is well-known for the many wild deer that can be seen roaming and can even be fed

Nara

300

This character was appointed the Ambassador of both Tourism and Friendship in Japan

Hello Kitty

300

This is Japan's national bird

Green Pheasant

300

What do you say to someone in Japanese if you meet them for the first time and are introducing yourself?

はじめまして - Hajimemashite

400

To make katsu, what is the order of the ingredients in the batter?

1) Flour

2) Egg

3) Panko

400

What number is considered very unlucky in Japan? 

4

400

What is Doraemon (describe the character rather than the show)?

A robot cat from the future

400

Before Tokyo, this city was the capital of Japan

Kyoto

400

What does this pairing of kanji refer to: 日本?

Japan

500

This is a mochi soup dish that is eaten during New Year's in Japan

Ozoni Soup (お雑煮)

500

This kanji is displayed in fire during the Daimonji festival, the finale to Obon

大 (だい / たい / おお) - large

500

These two popular franchises did a collab in September 2023 known as Project Voltage

Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) and Pokemon

500

What is the special ability that the JCC's mascot possesses?

Making Portals/Teleportation

500

What is this kanji: 曜?

weekday/day of the week (よう)

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