Which one of these is not a real Japanese holiday?
-Children’s day
-7,5,3 (shichi, go, san)
-Doll’s festival (Hina Matsuri)
-Blue Day (Aoi no hi)
-Tanabata
What is Blue Day. (But White Day is real)
300
What are the names for the Chinese reading and Japanese reading of Kanji.
Often confused as an ancient Japanese art form, this concept of group drumming was created by Daihachi Oguchi in 1951.
What is Kumi-daiko (taiko)
400
Which of Miyazaki's Ghilbi movies are rumored to be based on a Murder case that occurred in 1963?
What is Totoro.
400
Who wrote The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)?
What is Murasaki Shikibu
400
Long ago in the Heian period, it was essential that high class men learned Kanji to communicate politics between China and Korea. However, it was thought the women were unable to learn Kanji and _______ was said to be created for women and became popular among commoners.
What is Hiragana.
500
The type of rice used to make sushi
What is Sumeshi/Vinegared rice
500
This 13 stringed zither is a descendent of the Chinese guzeng
What is Koto
500
Who directed the 1988 animated film Akira?
What is Katsuhiro Otomo.
500
Who is credited with opening up Japan to the west in 1854?
What is Matthew C. Perry (Commodore Perry)
500
What is the slang word popular with Gyaru girls that means to get excited or high tension?