Food
Fun Facts
Nature
Pop Culture
100

A Japanese dish consisting of small rolls of cold cooked rice served with raw fish, vegetables, or egg. 

What is sushi?

100

This is Japan's capital. 

What is Tokyo?

100

A Japanese poem about nature. 

What is a haiku?

100

Animated cartoons that are popular in Japan. 

What is Anime?

200

Small utensils used to eat. 

What are chopsticks?

200

Japan is about the size of this state. 

What is California?

200

Nearly 80% of Japan is covered by this tall geographical feature. 

What are mountains? 

200

A cute cultural aesthetic. Hint: rhymes with a US state.

What is Kawaii? 

300

When eating soup with noodles, this action is considered polite unlike in America.

What is slurping the noodles?

300

Japan gifted this tree to the USA and the trees are now commonly found in Washington DC. 

What are cherry blossom trees?

300

This climate is common in Japan. 

What is a humid and wet climate?

300

One of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time featuring a cat as the main character. 

What is Hello Kitty?

400

Thinly sliced raw fish served which is served with sushi. 

What is sashimi?

400

This small number is considered unlucky in Japan.

What is the number four?

400

Japan's national fish. 

What is the koi fish? 

400

This person is usually an attractive, young, and innocent public figure aimed to attract the attention of young people. 

What is an Idol? 

500

Along with the taste, this is a very important quality food must-have. Hint: in Japanese culture, it is believed you enjoy food with your mouth and your eyes. 

What is the presentation of the food?

500

These two cities in Japan were bombed by the US. 

What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki? 

500

A name for a huge group of islands like the ones that make up Japan. 

What is an archipelago? 

500

Someone who has a strong interest in Japanese pop subculture. 

What is an otaku?