Summer Festivals
Which prefecture is the birthplace of 'Awa Odori'?
Tokushima
What popular summer fruit is large, round, green on the outside and red on the inside?
Watermelon
Which prefecture is the Koshien in?
Hyogo
Who is marios twin brother?
Luigi
What is the golden bird on the top of Mikoshi called?
A) Chicken B) Houou C) Peacock D) Penguin
B) Houou
In summer, kakigori and ice cream are popular summer treats. If you eat them too fast, you can get a アイスクリーム頭痛. What is it called in english?
A) Brain Pain B) Brain Freeze C) Brain Bomb
B) Brain Freeze
Which 2 prefectures is Mt Fuji in?
Shizuoka and Yamanashi
Which year did the original PlayStation release?
A) 1984 B) 2002 C) 1994 D) 2000
C) 1994
Gion festival started as a way to end a plague (疫病) When did the Gion festival start?
A) 869 B) 769 C) 969
A) 869
What is the glass bead in a ramune soda bottle called?
A) A玉 B) B玉 C) C玉
A) 玉
Which prefecture was the first capital of Japan?
1) Kyoto 2) Nara 3) Tokyo 4) Osaka
2) Nara
Which game is this song from?
Tetris
Which country did ringoame come from originally?
1) America 2) Japan 3) France 4) Germany
1) America
in english we call it a candy apple!
Shaved ice (kakigori) is a popular summer treat. When did Japanese people start eating shaved ice?
A) Taisho period B) Kofun period C) Heian period D) Muromachi period
C) Heian period
There are 8 landlocked (does not touch the sea) prefectures in Japan. Which prefecture is NOT landlocked ?
A) Nara B) Shiga C) Gunma D) Kyoto
D) Kyoto
What is the oldest video game?
A) Super Mario Bros. B) Pac Man C) Pong D) Space Invader
Super Mario Bros. (1984)
Pac Man (1980)
Pong (1972)
Space Invader (1978)
What are the "Three Great Festivals" (本三大祭り) in Japan?
Gion Matsuri in Kyoto, Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo, and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka
What is the difference between hiyamugi and somen?
1) Length 2) thickness 3) color 4) ingredients
2) thickness
Which prefecture gets the most snow in Japan?
1) Yamagata 2) Niigata 3) Hokkaido 4) Aomori
4) Aomori.
Aomori city gets the most snow of any inhabited place in the world. They get an average of 7-8 meters of snow per year!
In the pokemon In the Pokedex (ポケモン図鑑), how much does Snorlax (Kabigon) weigh?
A) 560kg B) 360kg C) 460kg D) 660kg
C) 460kg