Pop Culture
This is the oldest anime that is still airing.
A) Crayon Shin-Chan
B) Sazae-san
C) Doraemon
What is...
B) Sazae-san
This is the tallest mountain in Japan.
A) Mount Tokyo
B) Mount Everest
C) Mount Fuji
What is
C) Mount Fuji
What is the traditional Christmas fast food dinner in Japan?
A) McDonalds
B) KFC
C) Mossburger
What is
B) KFC
This driver was the first Japanese to win the Indy 500 in 2017.
A) Toranosuke Takagi
B) Yuki Tsunoda
C) Takuma Sato
Who is
B) Takuma Sato
What are the two major religion in Japan?
A) Christianity, Shinto
C) Christianity, Buddhism
D) Shinto, Buddhism
What are
C) Shinto, Buddhism
“I’m 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don’t smoke, but I occasionally drink. I’m in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning.” My name is
A) Kira Yoshikage
B) Josuke Higashikata
C) Jotaro Kujo
D) Itachi Uchiha
Who is
A) Kira Yoshikage
Japan has this many prefectures.
A) 47
B) 129
C) 1900
What is
A) 47
What is the abbreviation of McDonald's in the Kansai (Osaka, etc.) area?
A) Mac
B) Mackie’s
C) Mac-Do
What is
C) Mac-Do
Japan won its first game against this team in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
A) Costa Rica
B) Germany
C) Croatia
D) Spain
What team is
B) Germany
This prefecture has the most Onsen (hot springs).
A) Nagano
B) Niigata
C) Hokkaido
Where is
C) Hokkaido
What do you call traditional Japanese wrestling?
What is Sumo Wrestling?
This prefecture has the most nice people?
A) Okinawa
B) Tokyo
C) Kyoto
Where is
A) Okinawa
(諸説あり)
What is the Kanto version of okonomiyaki?
A) Monjayaki
B) Takoyaki
C) Dorayaki
What is
A) Monjayaki
The summer olympic games were held in Tokyo during these years (choose 2)
A) 1956
B) 1964
C) 1980
D) 2021
When is
1964, 2021
This person is the first Japanese Nobel Laureate.
A) Yoichiro Nambu
B) Kenichi Fukui
C) Hideki Yukawa
Who is
C) Hideki Yukawa
In 2021, Bandai issued an R2-D2 edition of what handheld toy, whose name is a blend of the Japanese words for "egg" and "watch"?
What is Tamagochi?
The Nintendo main office located in this prefecture.
A) Osaka
B) Okinawa
C) Kyoto
Where is
C) Kyoto
How much is the list price of Umaibo in 2024?
A) 5 yen
B) 12 yen
C) 20 yen
How much is
B) 12 yen
This university won the Hakone Ekiden in 2024.
A) Chuo University
B) Aoyama Gakuin University
C) Waseda University
What is
B) Aoyama Gakuin University
This is Japan's National Bird.
A) Pheasant (キジ)
B) Yatagarasu/Mythical Crow (八咫烏)
C) Japanese Crested Ibis (トキ)
What is a
A) Pheasant (キジ)
Which quintessentially Japanese dish actually originates from Portugal?
a) Ramen
b) Sushi
c) Okonomiyaki
d) Tempura
What is
d) Tempura?
This prefecture (or city) consumed the most Gyoza (Japanese dumpling) in 2023.
A) Osaka
B) Miyazaki
C) Chiba
B) Miyazaki
What year was washoku registered as an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage?
A) 2005
B) 2013
C) 2023
When is
B) 2013
Shohei Ohtani announced his marriage on this date.
A) February 25, 2024
B) February 29, 2024
C) March 2, 2024
When is
B) February 29, 2024
How big is the Japanese population?
a) 85 million
b) 125 million
c) 210 million
b) 125 million