Food & industry
Popular Japanese food items such as shoyu, tofu, miso, and aburaage all share this key ingredient.
Soybean
Hinamatsuri is an annual festival that occurs on this day in March to honor young girls & wish them happiness.
3rd
This is the largest and most populous of the islands that make up the country of Japan.
Honshu
The Japanese call their country this, meaning Source Of The Sun.
にっぽん or にほん
A square platform 18 feet on each side with a 15-foot wide circle is used in this sport.
Sumo
New year is a more important holiday than Christmas in Japan, and people celebrate by eating this cuisine.
Osechi ryori
Every year in August, Buddhists in Japan celebrate Obon to welcome these people back to their homes.
Dead ancestors
While there is no official national flower of Japan, many people consider this flower, along with chrysanthemum, to be what represent their country.
Cherry blossom
When you meet someone for the first time, you might say this in Japanese to mean “Nice to meet you.”
はじめまして
Miraitowa and Someity are two characters who will symbolize undaunted optimism for this event planned for 2021.
Tokyo Olympics
This automobile company is headquartered in a city of the same name in Aichi prefecture.
Toyota
At temples throughout Japan, a giant bell or gong begins to ring 108 times every year on this date.
NYE or Dec 31
Momotaro is a folktale featuring a baby discovered by an elderly couple who came upon this fruit that floated down a river.
Peach
This adjective has multiple meanings, two of which are tall and expensive.
たかい
During his career, this athlete who was born in Aichi prefecture, amassed 4367 hits, the highest total in history across all professional baseball leagues.
Ichiro
Kumamoto prefecture is the leading producer of this flooring material made from straw measured at 5.9 by 3 feet.
Tatami
Seijinshiki is a celebration of men and women turning this age, signifying their legal status as adults.
20
This nightshade vegetable’s name in Japanese is pronounced the same way whether you say it forward or backward.
Tomato
If you’re going to do something tomorrow, you will use this word instead of words like きょう or きのう.
あした
Karate was developed in Ryukyu Kingdom, which was annexed by Japan in 1879 to become this southern most prefecture in Japan.
Okinawa
Japanese word for this tradition is chado, chanoyu, or sado, and it is "steeped" in history.
Tea ceremony
Kids throw roasted soy beans at a person with a goblin mask in this February holiday.
Setsubun
The tallest mountain in Japan, Mt. Fuji, straddles this many prefectures.
2
This phrase that is partly made up of the word meaning “feast” is spoken to express appreciation at the end of a meal.
ごちそうさまでした
Tennohai, or the Emperor’s Cup, is a national tradition dating back to 1921 that invites professional, college, and high school teams to compete in this sport.
Soccer