The name of wonderful Japanese rice seasonings that come in a variety of interesting flavors.
What is Furikake?
100
What is "Hello" in Japanese?
こんにちは
今日は
Konnichiwa
100
This Japanese company is behind characters such as Mario, Link, and Captain Falcon.
What is Nintendo?
100
Part of the feudal caste system of Japan. Worked for their lords (daimyo) adorn in kabuto wielding steel swords known as katana.
What is samurai/bushi?
100
This happens every Wednesday at 7:30PM in Union 236.
What is GBM?
200
The name of a Japanese crunchy rice cracker.
What is Senbei?
200
What is "Goodbye" in Japanese?
さようなら
然様なら
sayounara
200
This is the fashion destination of the youth who live in Toyko, often featuring lolita and cosplay.
Where is Harajuku?
200
Japan's second largest island. Home to the Sapporo snow festival. The northern-most prefecture of Japan.
What is Hokkaido?
200
This system pairs up an English speaker with a Japanese speaker to learn Japanese.
What is the J-Pal system?
300
Generic term for the basic stock used by Japanese to flavor the soup.
What is dashi?
300
What is "Welcome back" in Japanese?
お帰りなさい
おかえりなさい
Okaerinasai
300
These two Japanese singers aren't real, they're Vocaloids! And they're twins!
Who are Rin and Len Kagamine?
300
Highest grossing film in Japanese history. Produced by the acclaimed Japanese animation studio named after an Italian aircraft used in WWII.
What is Sen to chihiro no kamikakushi (spirited away)
300
This is JSO's major event that happens in the Spring semester. We refer to it as our matsuri event.
What is J-Night?
400
It is rude to stab your chopsticks straight-up in rice due to this belief.
What is because it means it is for dead people's food?
400
What is "Thank you for the meal" in japanese?
ご馳走様
ごちそうさま
Gochisousama
400
This is the term used to refer to giant monsters such as Godzilla, Mothra, and Gamera.
What is kaiju?
400
This man became the first Japanese-born Japanese major leaguer to permanently relocate to Major League Baseball in the United States. And he pitched two career no-hitters.
Who is Nomo Hideo.
400
The JSO e-Board is currently made up of these 7 individuals?
Who are Lindsey, Roslyn, Phil, Ken, Satoru, Lukas, Eric?
500
Miso soup is served with almost every Japanese meal. There are three main categories of miso with which fans of the soup should be aware. Name one of them.
What are Aka Miso, Shiro Miso, or Awase Miso?
500
What is "Thank you for your hard work" in Japanese?
お疲れ様
おつかれさま
Otsukaresama
500
This is the author behind such influential manga such as Astro Boy, Phoenix, and Black Jack. Dubbed the "father of anime"
Who is Osamu Tezuka?
500
The Japanese word 'pan', which means bread, originated from this language when missionaries went to Japan to spread guns and Christianity.
What is Portuguese
500
This is the year JSO changed its name from JCA (Japanese Culture Association).