Modern
How many main islands does Japan have?
4
What part of the Japanese flag represents the sun?
The red dot
What is the most important crop in modern Japan?
rice
The money or currency of Japan is called?
Yen
True or False
Japan has many mountains.
True
What started when Japanese warriors were specially trained to fight for the people they served?
martial arts
True or False
Large Japanese cities have many skyscrapers.
True
What natural disaster occurs often in Japan.
Earthquakes
A traditional robe that people wear in Japan is called.
A kimono
What is the art of Japanese paper folding called?
Origami
What is the name of the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
Japan's head of state is also called?
the emperor
What do the Japanese people call their warriors?
Samurais
What kind of poem has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables on the second line, and 5 syllables on the third line.
Haiku
The art of growing miniature trees is called?
Bonsai
True of False
Japanese writing consists of three types of scripts and does not use spaces between words.
True
What are the 3 bodies of water that are near Japan?
the Pacific Ocean, East China Sea and the Sea of Japan (or East Sea)
The name of the highest active volcano in Japan is?
Mt. Fuji
In Japan the red crowned crane is a symbol of?
long life and good luck
What Japanese sport is over a thousand years old, and the athletes make their hair look like the ginkgo leaf
Sumo wrestling