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100
The traditional summer clothing worn during festivals
What is a yukata?
100
Japanese-style breadcrumb used for deep-fried dishes
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 an art-style involving flower arrangement
What is Ikebana?
200
This is a popular easy to make rice snack wrapped with seaweed
What is onigiri?
200
This series is the number one best-selling manga series in Japan to date
What is One Piece?
200
Name the two broadcast towers located in Tokyo
What is Tokyo Tower or Tokyo Sky Tree?
200
The way you answer a phone call in Japan
What is moshi moshi?
300
This is the ethical code of the samurai warrior class, also known as "The Way of the Samurai"
What is bushido?
300
The food that inspired the creation of nikujaga
What is beef stew?
300
Celebrated on March 14th in Japan
What is White Day? (Bonus points if you can explain what happens on this holiday!)
300
The deepest lake in Japan
What is Lake Tazawa/Tazawa-ko? (Bonus points if anyone knows the legend tied to this lake.)
300
Write "convenience store" in Japanese
What is コンビニ?
400
Music resembling traditional Japanese music styles
What is Enka?
400
Japanese cooking technique in which chicken and other meats are deep fried in oil
What is karaage?
400
A robotic cat who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita
Doraemon
400
Location of Japan's largest national park
Where is northern island of Hokkaidō?
400
“tea ceremony” or "way of tea" in Japanese
What is "chadou"?
500
400 year old tradition of comical storytelling
What is rakugo?
500
This stew is eaten by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight gain diet
What is chanko-nabe?
500
Hayao Miyazaki made an animated movie adaptation of a novel by Diana Wynne Jones, which came to be known as this popular Studio Ghibli film
What is Howl's Moving Castle?
500
These are the four largest islands that make up the Japanese archipelago
What are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku?
500
Show the kanji stroke order for the word はなび (fireworks)
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