Kanji
Greetings
Geography
Culture
Festivals/Holidays
100

入 ー お宅が休暇で出かけている間に、泥棒が入りました

はいる

100

Welcome back

おかえりなさい

100

The capital of Japan

Tokyo

100

Famous animation studio that is known for many titles like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke”

Ghibli Studios

100

ひな祭り is the festival in Japan that celebrates...

young girls in Japan

200

寺 ー 荘厳な院で神聖な儀式が行われた。

てら

200

Nice to meet you

はじめまして

200

The number of prefectures in Japan

47 prefectures
200

Originating in the Edo period, this form of art style was used to depict many of the pleasure districts and can be translated as “floating world pictures”

Ukiyo-e

200

At what age are Japanese people considered adults and are celebrated during the Coming of Age Day?

20 years old

300

服 ー 彼は濡れたを火にあぶってかわかした。

ふく

300

お気をつけて

Take Care/Be Careful

300

The tallest and most famous volcano in Japan

Mount Fuji



300

This art style is known for its extravagant costumes and kumadori makeup; consisting of acts and have influenced many tropes in modern japanese culture

Kabuki Theater

300

Estimate the number of festivals in Japan (to the nearest ten thousandth)

200,000 festivals

400

説 ー 騒音がひどかったので演者の声は聞こえなかった。

せつ

400

どうぞお入りください

Please come in

400

The four largest islands in Japan

Honshu – the largest island of Japan

Hokkaido – Japan's second largest island

Kyushu – the third and the warmest island of Japan

Shikoku – the smallest of the main Japanese islands

400

Who is the artist that is most widely known for his art “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”

Katsushika Hokusai

400

Name two of the four national holidays during Golden Week in Japan (English)

  1. Showa Day (Showa no hi)

  2. Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi)

  3. Greenery Day (Midori no hi)

  4. Children's Day (Kodomo no hi)

500

違 ー その点では私は君と意見がう。

ちがう

500

Thanks to you

おかげさまで

500

Japan is in which continent

Asia

500

Dark and humorous, this novel written by Murasaki Shikibu was one of the oldest in Japan history and portrayed the life of the royal court during the Heian Period.

The Tale of Genji

500

The name of the one week long festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido during the month of February

The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri)