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What is the most famous landmark in Japan?
Mount Fuji
What are the 2 colours on the Japanese flag?
(Bonus points if you can say the colours in Japanese!)
Red and White
What is Sakura?
(Hint: There is a festival in Japan about looking at Sakura)
Cherry Blossoms
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the word Pokémon short for?
Pocket Monsters
What is the Japanese word for 'thank you'
Arigato ありがとう
Which of the following is NOT a festival held in Japan:
a. The bean throwing festival
b. The water gun festival
c. The crying baby festival
d. Spider fighting festival
b. The water gun festival.
This festival is held in South Korea and is a way to cool off in the hotter months. It was first held in 2013.
Japanese samurai are often shown with a weapon. What is the name of this weapon?
Katana
What is the most popular sport in Japan?
Baseball
When entering someone's house in Japan, what should you do?
Take off your shoes
What do Japanese people often eat on Christmas Eve? Who do they celebrate with?
KFC.
Couples celebrate Christmas together in Japan.
What is the name of the green reptile youkai that lives in rivers?
Kappa (かっぱ)
Kinkaku-ji is a temple located in Japan.
The top two floors are covered in what material?
Gold
What is the name of the Japanese dish made of a small, round rice ball with a variety of fillings?
Onigiri
What is the name of the traditional Japanese garment worn by both men and women?
Kimono
In the city of Nara, there is a park where a certain wild animal roams. They are extremely friendly and crackers are sold in the park for people to feed them.
Which animal roams the park of Nara?
Deer.
Deer are sacred here and considered the messengers of the gods.
Japan has many hot springs, known as Onsen.
Some people are banned from entering Onsens because of what reason?
They have tattoos
Tattoos in Japan are linked the the yakuza (mafia) and criminal activity.
What am I?
You can find me almost anywhere in Japan.
I have many different items to sell.
There are over 5 million of me (1 for every 23 people!)
Vending machine
Japanese people love convenience and vending machines sell anything from hot coffee and alcohol to clothes and ready to eat insects.
There are 4 different writing systems used in Japanese. Name at least 3 of them.
Romaji, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji
How many hiragana symbols are there?
46
A prefecture is a small part of a country under the authority of a governor. Tokyo is a prefecture.
How many prefectures are there in Japan?
(Hint: There are less than 60)
47
Fill in the blank:
The concept of a ________ was developed in Japan and involves swallowing one thousand needles if it is broken.
(Hint: You may have made one in primary school)
Pinky promise
Fill in the blank:
Susami, a fishing town in Japan, holds the world record for the deepest underwater _____.
(Hint: We use them in Australia and you likely have one at your house)
Postbox (or letter box/mail box)
The postbox is 30 feet underwater (~10 meters) and has collected over 32,000 pieces of mail since 1999.
Tokyo is the world's most populated city. How many people (in millions) live in Tokyo in 2023?
(Hint: The answer is less than 100 million)
37 million
What are the two most common religions in Japan?
(Hint: Both of them are heavily referenced in Spirited Away)
Shinto (The way of the gods) and Buddhism