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100
The traditional summer outfit for women
What is a yukata?
100
What do American’s call the crumbs that are found on tempura?
What is panko?
100
Name one current band run by the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates (“Johnny’s”)
Who is SMAP, Arashi, Kanjani8, Hey! Say! Jump!, V6, NEWS, KATTUN?
100
This is the main island of Japan
What is honshu?
100
This is how you say “Japan”, in Japanese.
What is Nihon?
200
This is a traditional art involving flowers.
What is Ikebana (flower arrangement)?
200
This is a popular easy to make rice snack.
What is Onigiri?
200
This series is the number one best-selling manga series in Japan to date
What is One Piece?
200
Sapporo is the capital of this prefecture
What is Hokkaido?
200
Spell good morning in Japanese (Romanji is fine if no one in your group can write hiragana)
Ohayaou gozaimasu (おはようございます
300
In bunraku (Japanese puppet theater), how many people control one puppet?
What is Three? One person controls the head and right arm, another controls the left arm, and another controls the feet.
300
Which food is the origin of Nikujaga?
What is beef stew?
300
What people usually do on 3/14?
What is men give presents to girls?
300
Name one of the two broadcast towers located in Tokyo
What is Tokyo Tower or Tokyo Sky Tree?
300
What does コンビニ (conbini) mean?
What is convenience store?
400
What is Enka?
Music resembling traditional Japanese music styles
400
Which technique means to deep fry most often chicken, but also fish and other meat in oil?
What is karaage?
400
What Canadian Punk Pop singer is popular in Japan?
Who is Avril Lavigne?
400
Where is the largest national park located in Japan?
What is Northern Island of Hokkaidō?
400
How do you say “tea ceremony” in Japanese?
What is "Chado"?
500
This is the ethical code of the samurai warrior class, also known as "The Way of the Samurai
What is bushido?
500
This stew is eaten by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight gain diet.
What is Chanko Nabe?
500
Name the first movie Miyazaki produced.
What is Kiki's Delivery Service?
500
These are the four largest islands that make up the Japanese archipelago
What are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku?
500
What is the stroke order for the kanji for the word "watashi"?
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