単語(たんご・tango)
Vocabulary
文化(ぶんか・bunka)
Culture
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Geography
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History
100

What is the Japanese word for movie?

映画・えいが・Eiga

100
In general, is is polite to take your shoes off or keep them on when entering a Japanese home?

It is polite to remove your shoes.

100

Tokyo Disney Resort consists of two theme parks: Tokyo Disneyland and ______.  What is the name of the second park?

Tokyo DisneySea

100

Which religion was introduced to Japan in the year 538?

① Christianity
② Buddhism
③ Shintō
④ Confucianism

Buddhism(仏教・bukkyō)

200

What do you say when you are leaving the house?

いってきます・ittekimasu

200

親子丼は何からできていますか?

Oyako-don wa nani kara dekiteimasu ka?

What is oyako-don made from?


Chicken and egg on rice

200

What is the northernmost prefecture of Japan?

北海道・Hokkaido

200

Tokugawa Ieyasu established a government in Edo in 1603. What is Edo known as today?

Tōkyō

300

リトマス紙を赤色に変化させる性質をもつ水溶液は何といいますか?

Ritomasu-shi wo aka-iro ni henka saseru seishitsu wo motsu suiyoueki wa nan-to iimasuka?

What is the word for a chemical solution that turns litmus paper red?

酸性・さんせい

An acidic solution

300

新年を祀るために飾られるこの装飾は何と呼ばれますか?

Shin-nen wo matsuru tame ni kazarareru kono sōshoku wa nanto yobaremasuka?

What is this New Year's decoration called?

鏡餅・Kagamimochi

300

林檎の生産が日本一の都道府県はどこですか?

Ringo no seisan ga Nihon-ichi no todoufuken wa dokodesuka?

Which prefecture is Japan's leading producer of apples?

青森県

Aomori Ken

Aomori Prefecture

300

奈良県にある世界最古の木造建築は?

Nara-ken ni aru sekai-saiko no mokuzou-kenchiku wa?

What is the name of the temple in Nara that is said to be the oldest wooden building in the world?

法隆寺

Hōryu-ji

400

中央の四角に入る漢字は何ですか?
Chuo no shikaku ni hairu kanji wa nan-desu ka?
What kanji goes into the center box?

正解は 洞 でした! 

洞窟・どうくつ・Cave
洞察・どうさつ・Discernment, insight
空洞・くうどう・Cavity
風洞・ふうどう・Wind Tunnel

400

エスカレーターに乗るとき、関西人はどちら側に立ちますか?

Esukarētā ni noru toki, Kansai-bito wa dochira-gawa ni tachimasuka?

When riding an escalator, which side do people from Kansai stand on?

関西は右側に立つ人が多いです。

Kansai wa migi-gawa ni tatsu hito ga ōidesu.

In Kansai, most people stand on the right side.

400

東京、大阪、名古屋、京都を西から東に並べると、正しい順番は何ですか。 

Tōkyō, Ōsaka, Nagoya, Kyōto wo nishi kara higashi ni naraberuto, tadashii jyunbann wa nandesuka.

What is the correct order of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kyoto when ordered from west to east?

大阪 → 京都 → 名古屋 → 東京

ŌsakaKyōtoNagoya Tōkyō

400

日本は何年に、どの都市でオリンピックを開催しましたか?

Nihon wa nan-nen ni, dono toshi de orinpikku wo kaisai shimashita ka?

In what years and in what cities did Japan host the Olympics?

1964 東京夏季オリンピック (Tokyo)
1972 札幌冬季オリンピック (Sapporo)
1998 長野冬季オリンピック (Nagano)
2020 東京夏季オリンピック (Tokyo)