Japanese Culture/History
This Japanese art form involves folding paper into figures.
What is Origami?
What is Kanji?
This big, fluffy forest spirit is the mascot of Studio Ghibli.
What is Totoro?
This soda comes in a glass bottle with a marble sealing the top that needs to be pushed down.
What is Ramune?
This game by Namco features a yellow circle chased by ghosts.
The art of growing miniature trees in a pot goes by this name.
This large, reptilian monster first appeared in a film in 1954, representing the nuclear scare at the time.
What is Godzilla?
Doraemon's favorite snack, filled with red bean paste.
What is Dorayaki?
This character inhales other characters to gain their powers.
What is Kirby?
This 31-syllable poem follows a 5-7-5-7-7 form.
What is Tanka?
Japanese 24-hour stores like 7/11 and Lawson are shortened to this name.
What is Konbini?
This 1970s-1980s genre which includes Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" had a big online revival in recent years.
What is City Pop?
This green tea is roasted at high heat, giving it its signature brown, toasty flavor.
What is Hijocha?
What is Gengar?
What is Shogun?
What is Kyushu?
Joe Hisaishi composed the scores for many films of this director.
This citrus fruit's tart, floral juice flavors ponzu, candy, and drinks.
What is Yuzu?
This company created Sonic the Hedgehog.
What is Sega?
This Japanese holiday in August honors ancestors, and people typically take a week off to visit their families.
What is Obon?
Japan is divided into this many prefectures.
Her 1999 debut album became the best selling in Japanese history.
Who is Hikaru Utada?
At a restaurant, this means "I'll leave it up to the chef".
What is Omakase?
Nintendo's first home console, launched in 1983.
What is the Famicon?