Geography
Vocabulary/Kanji
Food
Holidays
Numbers
100

This city is the old capital of Japan.

What is Kyoto?

100

Write the kanji for 'gold'.

What is 金?

100

This conveyor belt food service is popular in Japan as a quick, somewhat cheap dining option.

What is kaiten sushi?

100

On New Year's Day Parents and Family give children money.

What is Otoshidama?

100

What number is 三千六十三?

What is 3,063?

200

More than __% of the Japanese country is mountainous and covered by forests.

What is 50% of the country?

200

The English word for '鳩' (hato).

What is dove or pigeon?

200

This Japanese original food began in post-war Hiroshima as a mix of the only available food ingredients. (pancake like style)

What is okonomiyaki?

200

Celebrated on March 3rd. Doll Festival.

What is Hinamatsuri?

200

What number is 二万七千四百八?

What is 27,408?

300

Name all four of Japan's largest islands.

What are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu?

300

Write the kanji for 'light'.

What is '光'?

300

This VERY poisonous sea-creature is a risky but tasty dining option

What is fugu?

300

Putting multicolor papers on bamboo branches, and praying for our wishes to come true.

What is Tanabata?

300

What number is 二十万百五十三?

What is 200,153?

400

Japan is politically structured into how many regions? 

What is 8 regions?

400

The Japanese word for 'dawn' or 'daybreak'.

What is '暁' (akatsuki)?

400

This chef is listed as a "Japanese cultural treasure", and has starred in both the Japanese and English versions of Iron Chef.

Who is Masaharu Morimoto?

400

What is the three-day celebration of ancestors' spirits that come home to rest

What is obon?

400

What number is 七十五万四千九百四十三?

What is 754,943?

500

Japan is politically structured into how many prefectures?

What is 47 prefectures?

500

Write the hiragana for the kanji '秋祭り'.

あきまつり

500

This famous desert from the Kyoto region original came in a hard, cinnamon flavored form, but has since turned into a soft, mochi version.

What is yatsuhashi?

500

It is their independence or National Foundation Day.

建国記念の日(Kenkoku Kinen no Hi)

500

What number is 百二十四万六千三百六十九?

What is 1,246,369?