Japanese Geography
What is Japan's capital City?
Tokyo
What is a popular cartoon genre called that was invented in Japan?
Anime
The dish that is generally served with every meal in Japan.
Rice
What do we call traditional Japanese warriors?
Samurai
What city has the most tourists visit?
Tokyo.
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Japan?
Mt. Fuji.
Designed in 1974, who is the cultural icon who has a cat face and a big red bow?
Hello Kitty
The typically Japanese dish originally created in the 8th century using fermented rice and salted fish.
Sushi
List two natural hazards of living in Japan.
Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and typhoons.
What is the name of the famous landmark in Tokyo?
Tokyo tower
What continent is Japan located on?
Asia
What is a popular "traditional" dress style that used to not be allowed to be worn outside?
Yukata
What green paste is often served with sushi and has a strong, spicy flavour?
Wasabi
What is the Japanese paper-folding craft called?
Origami
Name one of the two theme parks situated in Chiba that are licensed from a major corporation in the USA.
'Disneyland and Disney Sea'
Name one of the two cities bombed in Japan during WWII.
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
What Japanese company created Pokemon?
Nintendo
What is a fast food brand that Japanese people associated with Christmas?
KFC
Name TWO of the martial arts or wrestling traditions in Japan.
Sumo wrestling, karate, ninjas, and samurai.
What is the name of the shrine in Kyoto that has thousands of bright orange gates?
Fushimi Inari Shrine
What is the largest of Japan's four main islands?
Honshu
In Pokémon, what electric Pokémon is famous for saying its own name?
Pikachu
What is the word people say when they clap their hands before eating a meal?
Itadakimasu
What are the traditional Japanese gates that are often found at the entrance to Shinto shrines called?
Torii gates
What city in Japan is famous for its deer that roam around freely?
Nara