Culture
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo
What are the 4 main islands of Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
When was the United Nations founded?
1945
Which period in Japanese history was the capital in Nara?
Nara Period
Which Asian language has the most speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
In Shinto mythology, Japan's first emperor is said to be a direct descendant of what goddess?
Amaterasu
What is Japan’s tallest active Volcano?
Mount Fuji
What international wafer-and-chocolate product has been offered in more than 300 flavors in Japan, including adzuki (red bean), wasabi, matcha, and soy sauce?
Hersey’s KitKat
In 1543 the first Europeans came to Japan, what nation were they from?
Portugal
Which Japanese regional dialect is the most spoken?
Kanto (Tokyo) dialect
Which well-known home entertainment brand was started by Fusajiro Yamauchi in 1889 for the manufacture of Japanese playing cards?
Nintendo
What Japanese island is the closest to Korea?
Tsushima Island
Mister Donut is headquartered in Japan and has over 1000 locations but was originally founded in what country?
United States
Within the Japanese class system in the shogunate, which class was the lowest?
Merchants
How many strokes are in the Kanji for Lemon?
檸檬
35
What is the annual festival held at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki?
Kanamara Matsuri
Which was the last Japanese volcano to erupt?
Sakurajima
The 2025 world Expo will be held Osaka with over 150 attending countries, what is the name of the mascot?
Myaku-Myaku
Which Japanese clan intermarried with Japanese emperors the most during the Heian period to have control over Japanese politics?
Fujiwara Clan
What local term is used to refer to the Okinawan language (Naha dialect)?
Uchinaguchi
What is depicted on the back of the 2000 yen note?
Tale of Genji and it’s author Murasaki Shikibu
Where does Japan grow square melons?
Kagawa prefecture
First manufactured in 1982, what was the first American-produced Japanese car?
Honda Accord
During the Asuka Period in Japan, Buddhism was first introduced in the form of diplomatic gifts by which friendly Korean Kingdom?
Baekje (Paekche)
What language native to Japan is reported to only have 2 native speakers left (as of 2008) and is only understood by about 300 non-native speakers?
Ainu language