Tea
Anime
Festivals
Arcade Games
Music
100
The general word for 'tea' in Japanese.
What is OCHA?
100
One of studio Ghibli's most beloved animes.
What is TONARI NO TOTORO?
100
The Japanese word for 'festival'.
What is MATSURI?
100
Created as an alternative to all the contemporary warbased games. The main character is popping pills to electronic music and has comes from a design inspired by a pizza with a missing slice.
What is PAC MAN?
100
With songs that are often used in opening sequences of animes and tv-series, this form of music is something that most people know of. Kyu Sakamoto, Ayumi Hamasaki and Morning Musume are some of the most famous artists of this genre, outside of Japan.
What is J-POP?
200
More commonly known as 'Green Tea' outside of Japan and a common ingredient in the ice cream flavor with the same name as the tea.
What is MACCHA?
200
A manga that became an anime about a boy, whose body by eating a certain fruit by mistake, is imbued with a superhuman rubberlike elasticity. The boy and his pirate crew are on an epic treasure hunt.
What is ONE PIECE?
200
A festival that is held in honor of ancestors and relatives passed away. A special dance is often danced alongside with lanterns being lit.
What is OBON?
200
Atari Games released the arcade version of this game that was designed by Alexey Pajitnov.
What is TETRIS?
200
The name of the Japanese national anthem
What is KIMI GA YO?
300
This is what western tea is often called in Japan.
What is KOUCHA?
300
This series started as a manga, turned into an anime and then became a world renown mobile game. Some of the characters are named after some of the cardinal sins such as Greed, Env, Pride and Sloth.
What is NANATSU NO TAIZAI (SEVEN DEADLY SINS)?
300
This festival which is held on 3 March every year, celebrates and promotes the happiness and health of women and girls.
What is HINAMATSURI?
300
*DAILY DOUBLE*
A classic from the 80s where a giant ape tries to stop the hero Mario from saving a female character by throwing barrels against him.
300
A three-stringed lute that is played with a large plectrum called 'bachi'. The instrument is often used in traditional Japanese music.
What is SHAMISEN?
400
A tea that is often served together with sushi. One of the ingredients in this tea is roasted rice.
What is GENMAICHA?
400
A famous manga/anime that was also made into a live tv-drama, where the main character is a former gang member and juvenile delinquent who decides to become a teacher and with his unorthodox methods vexes the vice principal but is loved by the students.
What is GREAT TECHER ONIZUKA?
400
A Kyoto festival that once upon a long time agon started as a feast to appease the gods so that people would be spared from earthquakes, fire and flood.
What is GIONMATSURI?
400
Released in February 1991, this game was one of the greatest contributors to the huge boom and development of the fighting game genre. The rivalry between Ryu and Ken is introduced to the world through this game.
What is STREET FIGHTER 2?
400
A Japanese rockband with an incredible range in its repertoire. They have been active all the way since 1991 and the band name is the French word for rainbow. The lead singers real name is still unknown to the public, but on stage, he is called 'Hyde'.
What is L'ARC-EN-CIEL?
500
The word for the tea ceremony which is written with kanji that translates into 'the Way of Tea'.
What is SADOU?
500
A classic within the sci-fi mecha genre where the main characters Shinji, Rei and Asuka tries to save Tokyo-3 from an alien invasion with the help of giant combat robots.
What is NEON GENESIS EVANGELION?
500
At this fertility festival that is held the first Sunday of April, people carry huge altars in the form of giant falloses (penises).
What is KANAMARAMATSURI?
500
The game's protagonist, Richard Miller, is an agent from an international intelligence service and the game introduces new mechanics such as using a pedal to hide from assailants and completing attack scenes within a strict time limit, something that is reflected in the title of this game.
What is TIME CRISIS?
500
An almost 200 year old Japanese form of ballad that is sentimental and sung with an irregular pitched vibrato.
What is ENKA?