Government
The system of government used in Japan from 1185-1603.
Hiroyuki Sanada, supporting actor in 2022's Bullet Train was born in ____, the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
With 8 generations and counting, this media franchise was originally released in 1996 as a video game for the Nintendo Game Boy.
What is Pokemon?
本 - Found in libraries.
What are books?
The ancient art of using a brush to paint alphabet characters.
What is calligraphy?
Japan presently uses this form of government, similar to Britain and Canada.
What is parliamentary system?
In Cars 2, the popular Japanese condiment Mater mistakes for pistachio ice cream.
What is wasabi?
This Nickelodeon show draws on Japanese aesthetics for the portrayal of its fire kingdom.
What is Avatar: The Last Airbender?
党 - Democratic and republic, to name a few.
What are political parties?
Japan's unofficial national sport that has been a major part of Japan's culture for over 1,500 years.
What is sumo?
This religion was banned in 1614 by Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
What is Christianity?
The name of Quentin Tarantino's 2003 samurai revenge film as well as a 2023 SZA hit.
What is Kill Bill?
Goku and Frieza are two of the main characters in this anime series.
What is Dragon Ball?
心 - Organ made up of four chambers.
What is heart?
One of Japan's three holy mountains that sees over 300,000 tourists every year.
What is Mount Fuji?
Japan's biggest export.
What is cars?
The Japanese production studio that put out films such as Spirited Away and Ponyo.
What is Studio Ghibli
Samurai Jack's technical title; a masterless samurai.
What is ronin?
和 - Uncommon emotion felt during the Sengoku period.
What is harmony/peace?
This dispenser invention has origins tracing back to 1888 and over 2.25 million are used in Japan today.
What are vending machines?
Political parties were introduced in this period of Japanese history.
What is Meiji?
Released in 1988 and centering around a bike gang leader, this became one of the first Japanese anime that spread to and became popular with Western audiences.
What is Akira?
Japanese media genre involving giant monsters.
What is kaiju?
氏 - Parental titles.
What is Mr/Mrs?
The two most popular religions in Japan. Commonly used in conjunction with one another.
What are Shintoism and Buddhism?