Japan Facts
不可能ななぞなぞ
Impossible Riddles
More Facts About JAPAN!
Hint Character
Doctor Doctor
100

Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue (像)
in Ushiku, Ibaraki. 

At 120 m, it is the ________ statue in
Japan.

tallest.

100

What are 2 things that you can't eat before breakfast?



朝食前に食べられない2つの物は何ですか?

Lunch and Dinner

100

This is the prefecture. It has the bathing snow monkeys.

What prefecture is this?

Nagano.


100

He is yellow.

He is always eating ghosts. 

He is always wearing red shoes. 

Who is he?

Pac-man!

100

Mary: "I have a bad cough and fever."

Ben: "Oh no! ____ _______ _____ __ _________."

"You should see a doctor."

200

Made over 1,100 years ago, 

Tochigi’s Ashikaga Gakko(足利学校) is Japan’s oldest _______?

school

200

What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?


Tで始まり、Tで終わり、Tが入ってるものは何ですか?

ティーポット  Teapot

200

This creature(生き物) is from Japanese folklore (民間伝承). 

It is a frog and a turtle.

It has a pool on its head. 

What is it? 


It's a Kappa. 

200

He likes solving cases (謎を解く) . 

He is often skateboarding. 

He wears glasses. 

Who is he? 

Conan

200

Bobby was okay in January. 

But, when spring started, he had a runny nose. 

What's wrong, doctor? 

He has hay fever. 

300

Saitama Stadium is the second largest stadium in Japan. What team plays there?

Urawa Red Diamonds

300

What is full of holes but can still hold water?


何が穴だらけですが、それでも水を保持できますか?

A sponge.

300

This is a walking trail. It is 1000 years old.

What is the name?  

A. Kumano Kodo

B. Shimanamikaido

C. Nakasendo Way

D. Shinestsu Trail

A. Kumano Kodo

300

She loves baking cookies. 

She is a good friend to a famous character. 

She is always wearing a pink hat. 

Who is she?


My Melody. 

300

Lily went home and drank milk. 

Her mother was surprised!

Her mother said, "Lily! That milk is old!" 

The next day, Lily did not feel good. 

What was wrong? 

She had a stomachache. 

400

This scientist (科学者) was born (生まれた) in 1876 

in Inawashiro, Fukushima. 

He is on Japan’s smallest bill (札).

Noguchi Hideyo

400

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?

私は若いときは背が高く、年をとると背が低くなります。私は何ですか?

 

A candle

キャンドル

A pencil, too!

400

In Japan, there is a city. The city's nickname is the ‘kitchen of Japan.'

What city is this? 

Osaka

400

She is very strong. 

She is a good doctor. 

She is also a good fighter. 

Who is she?

Haruno Sakura

400

Jack went to the library to study. 

He had lots of homework to do!

He read many books and wrote a lot!

But then, Jack screamed "Ouch!!!" 

Jack looked at his hand. 

Jack said "Oh no! I _____ ____ _______."

Jack went to the nurse. 

The nurse said," _______ ___ _______."

Jack said, "Thank you!"

"I cut my finger!"

"Here's a bandaid."

500

In Japan, there are more pets than children!

How many pets were there in 2013?
A. 19.6 million        B. 17.2 million
C. 20.1 million         D. 21.3 million

 D. 21.3 million

500

There are cities, shops and streets, but are there no people?


都市、お店、通りはありますが、人はいないのですか?

どんなところ? どんなこと?

A map

地図

500

This is the year Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka opened. 

What year? 

A. 1998

B. 2001

C. 2003

D. 2007

B. 2001

500

She is always practicing her singing. 

She often is performing (演奏する) with her friends. 

She is not a real person (実在の人物).

Hatsune Miku 

500

One night, Mr. Brown went to a very popular candy store. Mr. Brown really likes candy, so he bought lots of sweets! Some of the candy was soft, some of the candy was hard. Mr. Brown ate and ate and ate the candy!! Mr. Brown ate candy for three months!

Then, one day, Mr. Brown screamed "Ouch!!" 

Mr. Brown could not eat candy anymore!

What is wrong with Mr. Brown. 


Mr. Brown has a toothache.