Food
What is the most popular food in Japan?
(HINT: This food is not just found in Japan and it is one of my favorite foods)
What is
SUSHI
What is the main island of Japan?
(HINT: It starts with an H)
What is
HONSHU
What is the total population of Japan?
(It can be an estimate or closest number to the answer)
What is
123,719,238 people
What is the most popular holiday in Japan?
(HINT: It is also a major holiday in the U.S)
What is
SHOGATSU also known as the JAPANESE NEW YEAR
Who was believed the first the emperor was a descendent of?
Who was
the SUN GODDESS: Amaterasu Ōmikami
What is a common Japanese food made for quick and easy meals?
What is
RAMEN NOODLES
What percentage of Japan is made up of mountains and volcanoes?
What is
80%
What is the average age of most people living in Japan?
What is
THE AGE OF 15
What is a popular Japanese holiday where you put a wish on a piece of paper and hang it from a bamboo tree?
What is
TANABATA
How long ago have people been in Japan?
What is
30,000 years ago
What popular food today is stretchy and can be a covering of ice cream and is also considered sweet rice?
What is
MOCHI
What is the name of the string of islands that Japan qualifies as?
What is
AN ARCHIPELAGO
TRUE OR FALSE: Japan's population has been increasing.
What is
FALSE: Japan's population has been decreasing.
Who is the emperor that has a holiday celebrated for his birthday?
Who is
EMPEROR HIROHITO
When was color printing invented in Japan?
What is
1765
What is a ball shaped snack that is mostly made with octopus?
What is
TAKOYAKI
What is the name of the ring of volcanoes that japan is apart of?
What is
THE RING OF FIRE
What is the life expectancy in Japan?
What is
84.56 YEARS
TRUE OR FALSE: The temple bells are rung 108 times during Shogatsu (the Japanese New Year).
What is
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Japan has had robots since the 1600s.
What is
TRUE
What is a fermented soybean most commonly used as a topping to rice.
What is
NATTO
What is the amount of islands that make up the whole of Japan?
What is
14,125 ISLANDS
What is the total percent of people who live in urban areas?
What is
92%
Who are the two deities that the holiday Tanabata is celebrated for?
Who are
ORIHIME and HIKOBOSHI
TRUE OR FALSE: The first Japanese novel was written by the first male emperor of Japan.
What is
FALSE: The first Japanese novel was written by a female during a time of strict inequality.