Japanese Geography
Name of the highest peak in Japan?
What is 'Mt Fuji'.
Yellow straw hat with a red ribbon
What does Loofy's hat look like?
When it was introduced to Japan in the 8th century, it consisted of fermented rice and salted fish.
Sushi
What are the years that make up the Japanese schooling system?
What is '6-3-3'.
What is 'Disneyland and Universal Studios Japan'.
Name the "ancient" & "modern" capital of Japan.
What is 'Kyoto and Tokyo'.
A cultural icon with a red bow and yellow nose?
Who is Hello Kitty?
What does the word 'yaki' generally mean when used in Japanese food names.
What is 'grilled'.
Which is the eldest year level still required to serve and eat school lunch in their classroom.
What is 'Year 9' or 'Junior High Year 3'.
In which city would you find "‘the White Egret Castle’ ".
Himeji
How many main islands make up Japan?
What is 'four'.
Literally meaning 'empty orchestra' this leisure activity is still very popular in Japan.
What is 'karaoke'.
These flowers are pickled in salt and ume (plum) vinegar and used in recipes for mochi, candies, and baked goods.
Cherry Blossoms
Uniform
The number of torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine
What is "1,000 gates"?
Korea, China and Russia
What are Japan's neighbouring countries?
The abbreviation for "Japanese Pop" Music
What is JPOP?
The Japanese term for condiments or any fruit, vegetables, or dried seafood that is added in cooking to bring out the flavor of the dish or to add a nice aroma.
Yakumi
240 Days
How many days do Japanese students spend at school?
In which city would you find the 'Peace Memorial Park and Museum'. (HINT: Where the WWII Bomb was dropped)
What is 'Hiroshima'.
The busiest pedestrian crosswalk in the world
What is 'Shibuya Crossing'?
Name of a popular anime character, but also the decorative fish cake in ramen
What is 'Naruto'?
What country originally introduced Japan to their popular dish, 'curry rice'?
The UK (British people)
53% of commuters
What percentage of train commuters are school students?
The fastest rail system in the world.
What is the Shinkansen/Bullet Train?
A city other than Kyoto and Toyko
What is ______? (Teacher's approval needed)
Name the three most popular cartoon characters in Japan that haven't been mentioned yet.
Teacher's Approval
A seafood staple in sashimi
Sea Urchin/Fatty Tuna/Salmon/Roe (Teacher's approval)
In Elementary school, Japanese language, mathematics, science, music, English, and physical education are taught. Which is NOT compulsory?
English
What are 'Shinto Shrines' and 'Buddhist Temples'?