Pop Culture
Japanese Mythology
Japanese Art
Simple Japanese words
History
100

Ninja anime starring Boruto's Dad

What is Naruto?

100

Supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore 

yōkai

100

Poetry typically written in three lines from Japan

Haiku

100

Kyoudai (兄弟)

What are siblings? 

100

Warriors of premodern Japan. 

What is samurai? 

200

Bestselling-manga ever

What is One Piece?

200

Japanese Sun God

Amaterasu

200

Poetry typically written in three lines from Japan

Haiku

200

Amazing (すごい)

What is Sugoi

200

Modern city of Edo. 

What is Japan? 

300

This Japanese movie won best animated feature film at the 75th academy awards in 2003. 

Spirited Away

300

Indigenous Religion of Japan

Shinto

300

The period best known for the flourishing visual art (paintings, ceramics)

Edo Period

300

Matsuri (まつり or 祭)

What is festival?

300

Indigenous people of Japan. 

Who are the Ainu

400

Highest grossing film in Japan

What is Demon Slayer: Mugen Train? 

400

What yōkai is Squirrel based on? 

Kappa

400

Japanese artist who created The Great Wave

Katsushika Hokusai

400

Heiwa (へいわ)

What is peace/harmony? 

400

The word [blank] is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country's top military commander from the Edo period. 

What is a shogun

500

The director of Your Name and Weathering with You.

Who is Makoto Shinkai? 

500

An early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, songs, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts. Tells the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami, and the Japanese imperial line.

Kojiki

500

Japanese name for woodblock paintings

Ukiyo-e

500

chuukan siken (ちゅうかん しけん / 中間試験)

What are midterm exams? 

500

An early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, songs, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts. Tells the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami, and the Japanese imperial line.

Kojiki