What shape is located in the center of the Japanese flag?
Circle
100
The official symbol of Japan has three arcs. These stand for; growth, charm, and ________________.
Tranquility
100
What is the Japanese artwork of folding paper called?
Origami
100
What is the name of the train used in Japan for extremely fast transportation?
The Bullet Train
200
What 2 bodies of water surround Japan?
Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean
200
The Japanese flag is called, "Hinomaru". What does this mean in English?
Circle of the Sun
200
Japan needs to use many materials that are made in other countries. They BRING IN many goods from different countries. What is this called?
Importing materials and goods
200
What is the name of the Japanese clothing usually saved for special occasions like, weddings, funerals, festivals, and tea ceremonies?
Kimonos
200
Name a popular type of food found in Japan.
Sushi/fish
300
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
300
What two colors make up the Japanese Flag?
Red and White
300
When Japan brings in materials from other countries and uses the materials to create things, what is this called? (5 syllables)
manufacturing
300
How many pieces of paper is used in traditional origami?
One
300
Give one specific fact about Mt. Fuji.
Dormant volcano
Symmetrical cone
Snow is present most of the year
Considered a sacred place
Erupted over three hundred years ago
On the island of Honshu
400
What is the name of the dormant volcano located on Honshu Island?
Mt. Fuji
400
Japan is known as the "Land of the _____________".
Rising Sun
400
What is the word used to SEND OUT resources found in a country? (For example, Japan SENDS OUT many cars, computers, and even robots to other countries because they are so advanced in technology.)
Exports
400
Japanese poetry written about nature is based off of_______.
Syllables (5, 7, 5)
400
Name the seven continents IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
500
Name the four major islands that make up Japan.
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyusho
500
Japan is known to have beautiful ______________.
Sunrises
500
Because Japan consists of islands, what resource (food) is always available to them.
Fish
500
The one hungry frog
Resting on a lily pad
Dreams of careless flies
What is this called?
Haiku
500
What is the population of Colorado?
5 million (Tokyo is a little over double the entire state of Colorado's population!)