Wordplay
Any rice bowl; or a term for addressing a man in Spanish.
This body of water enabled maritime trade between outposts in Spain and its many colonizers over the millennia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The indigenous Ainu people live here, on Japan's northernmost main island.
What is Hokkaido?
What is the Kofun Period?
A dish of short-grain rice, chicken or rabbit, seafood, beans, and saffron that is emblematic of the Comunidad Valenciana.
What is paella?
An animistic religion, involving nature and ancestor worship; or, the first syllable of this bustling, neon-lit ward of Tokyo and the first syllable of Palmon's Champion form.
What is Shinto?
A cool current flows southward against the western coast of Japan in this body of water.
What is the Sea of Japan?
The Phoenicians founded their first colony in Spain in this autonomous community.
What is Andalucia?
The first permanent Japanese captial is built during this namesake period.
What is the Nara Period?
The name of this city means "Eastern Capital".
What is Tokyo?
Spirits found in all things; or, the first syllable of the kingdom ruled by Isabella I, and a syllable from the name of Palmon's partner.
What is kami?
Islamic forces led by Tarik crossed this body of water onward to a decimation of the Visigothic Kingdom in Spain.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
Jamon iberico, the most renowned Spanish pigs forage for acorns in this autonomous community.
What is Extremadura?
The Yamato, who claim shared ancestry with the sun goddess, establish themselves as the most powerful clan in Japan in this period.
What is the Kofun Period?
Individuals withdrawn from society for extended periods of time.
What is hikikomori?
A Japanese historical period; or, Gomamon's partner, and the suffix for every digital monster name.
What is Jomon?
Japanese troops engage their Russian foes at this river, earning the first modern military victory of Asian forces over European ones.
What is the Yalu River?
Japan's most premium rice is grown in this prefecture.
What is Niigata?
The period in Spain between 1010-1090, while still unified under Islamic rule, was known more for its rivalries between various warlords than for cultural and scientific advancement.
What is the Taifa Period?
The magical, unrepeatable moment during a flamenco performance that ignites a visceral fervour in the audience.
What is duende?
This kingdom at one point led by Ferdinand; or, the observable depletion of rizz.
What is Aragon?
This river frames Barcelona's southern city limit.
What is the Llobregat River?
The many paths that comprise the Way of St. James pilgrimage lead to Santiago de Compostela, in this autonomous community.
What is Galicia?
The last great Islamic period in Spain, by 1232-1492 was reduced to Granada and the surrounding regions.
What is the Nasrid Kingdom?
Enrich the country, strengthen the army.
What is fukoku kyohei?