Fun Facts
This is the art of paper folding.
What is origami?
This is the most famous Japanese print.
What is Hokusai’s “The Great Wave?”
This is the highest mountain in Japan.
What is Mount Fuji?
This is the major crop of Japan.
What is rice?
This is the most popular food in Japan, other than rice.
A person delaying enlightenment to guide others is named this term.
What is a bodhisattva?
Mountains in Japan are also this landform.
What are volcanoes?
This is the Japanese currency.
What is yen?
This is the most popular food in Japan, other than rice.
What is sushi or ramen?
This tower type has levels of increasingly elaborate decoration.
What is a pagoda?
More than 1000 of these occur in Japan each year.
What is an earthquake?
This American fast food is often ate at Christmas in Japan.
What is KFC?
This is the capital of Japan since 1869.
What is Tokyo (formerly Edo)?
This Shinto monument is rebuilt every 20 years.
What is the Ise Shrine?
This is the island Mount Fuji is on.
What is Honshu?
This practice, which is odd to Americans, is socially acceptable to do on the job in Japan.
What is napping?
This is a highly skilled traditional Japanese female entertainer trained in classical arts like dancing, singing, and playing music, as well as in the art of conversation.
What is a geisha?
Woodblock prints in the Edo period are called this term.
What is Ukiyo-e?
This is the number of main islands of Japan.
What is four (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku)?
In Japan, you can buy square watermelons, flowers, umbrellas, and hot meals here.
What is a vending machine?