This critter has 8 legs. What is it called in Japanese?
くも
What was Tokyo called before it was renamed Tokyo in 1872?
Edo
All verbs share what ending?
ます
Name the country that kanji originates from in Japanese.
ちゅうごく
What is Japan's second largest city?
横浜(よこはま)
In Japan kids like to collect these bugs. They often sold in stores in little plastic containers.
かぶとむし
What was unusual about the Battle of Naganshino in 1575 between Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu on one side and Takeda Katsuyori on the other side.
The usage of volleys of musket fire.
How do you place the adjective おもしろい into the past-tense?
おもしろかった
Which kanji below means, "DRINK?"
A. 食べます
B. 飲みます
C. 書きます
A. 食べます
What is the Japanese word for a comic book?
まんが
This "little" guy likes to crawl into your shoes. Watch out! They do bite!
むかで
Which of the Three Great Unifiers has their personality explained through a story of a little songbird that won't sing and this unifier says, "Little bird, if you don't sing, I'll convince you to sing."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
What is the past-tense negative form of a な-adjective?
じゃなかった
What does this kanji mean?: 本
Book
Who won the May Sumo tournament and has just been promoted to Yokozuna?
Onosato
The Amish call their famous fly "Shoo Fly Pie." If it was in Japan, what might it be called?
はえ Pie
Who was the tea master that Toyotomi Hideyoshi has put to death in 1591?
Sen no Rikyu
Which verb is used for playing sports and games?
します
What does this kanji mean? 学校
School
What is the most popular sport by far? It's not even close!
Baseball!
What is the Japanese word for "cloud?" It's that same spelling and pronunciation as one of the bugs on our list.
くも
What is the Japanese term for a tea ceremony?
ちゃどう
茶道
きれい
ゆうめい
Many Japanese say this which word is the hardest kanji to write from memory?
The kanji for ROSE (薔薇)
When did Mt. Fuji last erupt?
1707