Japanese American
The number of Japantown in the U.S.
3 (SF, LA, San Jose)
This fermented soybean paste is the base for a traditional soup and many marinades in Japanese cuisine.
The longest running anime series
One Piece
Name of UC Berkeley's illustrious mascot
Oski
Japanese animator, director, producer, manga artist, and storyteller who co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985.
Hayao Miyazaki
A city with the highest Japanese-American population
Los Angeles
This snack is certified as the Guinness World Record of the Chocolate-Coated Biscuit Brand
Pocky
This Japanese animated film by Studio Ghibli, featuring a girl trapped in a spirit world, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003.
Spirited Away
Number of libraries on the UC Berkeley campus
20
JA actor who appeared in both Star Trek & Star Wars
George Takei
This prefecture in Japan has the American town called "Ame-mura"
Osaka
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force eat this on every Friday
Curry rice🍛
The J-Pop artist who had a huge hit in 2020 with their song “Into the Night” Yoru Ni Kakeru
YOASOBI
Year UC Berkeley was founded
1868
This day is held on March 3rd
Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day)
Location of the first Japanese American concentration camp
Manzanar
This dish of raw horse meat, often served as thinly sliced sashimi, is a specialty of Kumamoto Prefecture
Basashi🐎
This city-stomping creature first appeared in a 1954 Japanese film, and its name is a portmanteau of the words for 'gorilla' and 'whale.'
Godzilla
Number of NCAA sports played at UC Berkeley
28
First Japanese artists to perform at Coachella
X Japan/Otoboke Beaver
First Japanese American to serve on Congress
Daniel Inouye
Man who created instant ramen
Momofuku Ando
The most played Japanese artist in Japan (2024)
Mrs. Green Apple
Current chancellor of UC Berkeley
Rich Lyons
Hayley Kiyoko is a singer/dancer/actor who starred in this Disney channel movie
Lemonade Mouth