Comparatives and Superlatives

Order Up

10

List these prefectures in land size order from smallest to biggest: 

1) Tottori

2) Saga 

3) Kagawa 

4) Tokyo

1)Kagawa

2)Tokyo

3)Saga

4)Tottori

20

List these prefectures in size order from most people to least people:

1)Niigata

2)Fukushima

3)Nagano

4)Hokkaido

1) Hokkaido (5,381,733)

2) Niigata (2,304,264)

3) Nagano (2,098,804)

4) Fukushima (1,914,039)

30

List the places in Japan in order of when they hosted the Olympic: 

1) Nagano

2)Tokyo

2) Tokyo

4) Sapporo

1) Tokyo (Summer 1964)

2) Sapporo (Winter 1972)

3) Nagano (Winter 1998

4) Tokyo (Summer 2000 *2001)

40

Put the social media apps in order of start date from first to last:

1) Instagram

2) YouTube

3) TikTok

4) Line

1) Youtube (2005)

2) Instagram (2010)

3) Line (2011)

4) TikTok (2016)

50

List the universities in order of oldest to most recent (newest): 

1) Niigata University

2) University of Tokyo

3) Keio University 

4) Waseda University

1) Keio University - 1858

2) Niigata University- 1870

3) University of Tokyo- 1877

4)Waseda University- 1882

Japanese Superlatives

10

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

Mount Fuji

20

What is the longest river in Japan?

The Shinano River

30

What is the tallest building in Japan?

Tokyo Skytree

40

Which prefecture has the most onsen?

Oita prefecture

50

Japan is the last country to have this type of monarch.(君主 - くんしゅ）

Emperor

The World vs Japan

10

Which is taller, Tokyo Tower or The Eiffel Tower?

Tokyo Tower - 333m is taller than the Eiffel Tower - 330m

20

What prefecture is Singapore smaller than?

Tokyo

30

What city has the most restaurants in the world?

A) New York City

B) Paris

C) Tokyo

D) Hong Kong

C) Tokyo

40

In 1998, Japan built the world’s longest what?

Bridge- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Current longest bridge was built in Turkey in 2022.

50

Japan has the most Japanese people, so which country has the second most Japanese people?

Brazil

Anything Goes

10

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia

20

Who was the first Japanese MLB player to win an MVP award? 

*double points if you tell what the “M” in MVP stands for*

Ichiro Suzuki- (2001)

M- stand for most.

Most Valuable Player

30

Haneda Airport is one of the top 5 busiest airports in the world. What number are they ranked? (1-5)

(4) Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), Japan

(1) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA

(2) Dubai International Airport, UAE

(3) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, USA

(5) London Heathrow Airport, UK

40

What does the “G“ in G.O.A.T stand for?

Greatest

(Greatest Of All Time)

50

Japan sells the most expensive type of this food in the world. What is it?

Fruit- Yubari King Melon sold for ¥3,500,000.

Multiple Choice

10

Which country is nearest to Japan?

A) Taiwan 

B) Russia 

C) South Korea

B) Russia- 43km

(Taiwan- 107km, South Korea- 50km)

20

How tall was the tallest man in the world?

A) 210 cm

B) 236 cm

C) 272 cm

D) 301 cm

C) 272 cm

(Robert Wadlow from the USA)

30

What is the longest running anime in history?

A) Sazae-San

B) Doraemon

C) Detective Conan

D) One Piece

A. Sazae-san (since 1969)

(Doraemon- 1979; Detective Conan- 1996; One Piece- 1999)

40

What was the hottest temperature in Japan? 

*Double points if you can guess the year*

A) 40.4

B) 41.8

C) 42.1

D) 43

B) 41.8

Set on August 5, 2025, in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture

50

Where was the first KFC restaurant in Japan? 

* Double points if you can guess the year*

A) Tokyo

B) Kobe

C) Osaka

D) Nagoya

D) Nagoya- November 1970