Guess the
Anime
Anime
Boy adopts rat then tries to beat everyone
Pokemon
Where is Fukurodaka Falls located?
A) Miyagi
B) Chiba
C) Ibaraki
C) Ibaraki
What is Japan’s least favorite number?
A) 4
B) 1
C) 666
A) 4
Japanese people dislike this number because it sounds the same as the word for death.
Why are the floors raised in Japanese houses?
A) To make sure you trip and fall
B) To tell visitors to take off their shoes
C) To show visitors how far they may enter the house
B) to tell visitors to take off their shoes
What festival celebrates the beginning of Spring?
Setsubun
Kid goes Vegan for a day, gets superpowers and can’t swim.
One Piece
Which island is also known as Rabbit Island?
A) Hashima
B) Yakushima
C) Okunoshima
C) Okunoshima
What is Japan’s most popular shrine?
A) Udo Shrine
B) Ise Grand Shrine
C) Meiji Shrine
C) Meiji Shrine
True or false: The original geisha were women
False: the original geisha were men
At least how many flower festivals are there in Japan?
A) at least 10
B) 1
C) one for every flower in existence
A) At least 10
(Based on google since it wouldn’t give me an exact number)
Blond boy wants to become President.
Naruto
What prefecture is Japan’s bamboo forest located?
A) Tokyo
B) Hokkaido
C) Kyoto
C) Kyoto
The world’s oldest operating business, Kongo Gumi was established in what year?
A) 578
B) 1300
C)1549
A) 578
Which of these foods does not originate in Japan?
A) Yakitori
B) Salmon Sushi
C) Onigiri
B) Salmon Sushi
It actually comes from Norway
About how many festivals does Japan have each year?
A) 300
B) 1,000
C) 200,000
C) 200,000
Jumping high and whacking balls
Haikyuu
What is the least populated prefecture in Japan?
A) Okinawa
B) Tottori
C) Kagawa
B) Tottori
Population: About 570,500
What is Japan’s most sold item?
A) Manga
B) Clothes
C) Food
B) Clothes
What do Japanese people think earthquakes are caused by?
A) Volcanoes
B) Angry spirits
C) Catfish
C) Catfish
What month is the Sumidagawa fireworks festival held in?
July
Blondie who hates milk
Full Metal Alchemist
Fun Fact! Each prefecture in Japan has their own unique Starbucks drink only sold in that prefecture. Which prefecture has a Corn flavored Starbucks drink?
A) Hokkaido
B) Aomori
C) Tokyo
A) Hokkaido
Which of these is not a law in Japan?
A) Get jailed for putting ice cream in a mailbox
B) Smoking is 100% illegal
C) Get jailed for exposing your thighs (via skirt) in public
B) Smoking is 100% illegal
Japan does have a smoking ban that prohibits smoking in public areas and outdoors other than a designated area
What is the difference between a weeb and an otaku?
Otaku is a term used to describe a Japanese person who is obsessed with their hobby (something like anime, manga, or video games, but it can be all manner of things). A wibu, weeb, or weeaboo is a derogatory term used to describe someone obsessed with Japanese culture on a very superficial level
The Zao Snow Monster festival is about what?
A) Throwing salt outside to ward off winter spirits
B) Chanting while there’s a blizzard
C) Looking at ice trees
C) Looking at ice trees
Zao is a popular hot spring and ski resort in Yamagata Prefecture. Zao is best known for “Juhyo”(ice trees) created by “hard lime” which is formed by heavy snowfall and freezing winds. It’s one of the most spectacular natural winter phenomena you can see in Japan. The unique view of the Juhyo trees are often described as “Snow Monsters”.