Anime
Ash Ketchum travels with Pikachu in this long-running anime.
What is Pokémon?
The tallest mountain in Japan.
What is Mount Fuji?
The traditional Japanese garment worn at festivals or ceremonies.
What is a kimono?
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on this city in 1945.
What is Hiroshima?
Japan’s flag has a red circle on this background color.
What is white?
The boy with a straw hat who sails to find the One Piece.
What is One Piece?
This tower in Tokyo was inspired by the Eiffel Tower.
What is Tokyo Tower?
The art of folding paper into shapes.
What is origami?
Japan's capital city.
What is Tokyo?
The Japanese word for “thank you.”
What is arigatou?
A spiky-haired boy who wants to be the strongest hero, shouting “Plus Ultra!”
What is My Hero Academia?
The famous busy crosswalk in Tokyo.
What is Shibuya Crossing?
The word for cherry blossom season in Japan.
What is sakura?
Japan’s period of rapid modernization beginning in 1868.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Raw fish served on rice is called this.
What is sushi?
In this anime, giant humanoid creatures called Titans attack walled cities.
What is Attack on Titan?
This castle is nicknamed the White Heron Castle.
What is Himeji Castle?
The name of the ritual practice of preparing and drinking tea.
What is the Tea Ceremony (Chanoyu)?
This battle in 1600 decided who would rule as shogun.
What is the Battle of Sekigahara?
Japan has this many main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku).
What is four?
A space-western anime starring Spike Spiegel and his crew.
What is Cowboy Bebop?
The golden Zen temple in Kyoto.
What is Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)?
This word means finding beauty in imperfection and simplicity.
What is wabi-sabi?
The term for Japan closing itself off from the outside world (1600s–1850s).
What is Sakoku?
The Japanese word for a traditional sliding paper door.
What is shōji?