Location
The family initially settled in this city associated with Korean laborers.
What is Osaka?
The religious denomination Isak belongs to.
What is Presbyterian Christianity?
Nao's fake Japanese name.
What is Nobuo Ban?
The number of generations mentioned in Pachinko.
What is 5 generations?
Mozasu eventually expanded pachinko ownership primarily in this region of Japan.
What is Kansai?
The specific Japanese term used for Koreans living in Japan during this period.
What are Zainichi Koreans?
The name of Noa’s Japanese wife.
Who is Risa?
The physical condition of Isak that limits his long-term survival.
What is tuberculosis?
The name of Sunja’s home town.
What is Yeongdo?
The exact name of what Isak is arrested for refusing to worship.
What is State Shinto worship?
The name of Isak’s and Yoseb's older brother.
Who is Samoel?
The exact number of children Hoonie and Yangjin lose before Sunja survives.
What is one?
The family initially settled in this district of Osaka associated with Korean laborers.
What is Ikaino?
This specific food Sunja serves Isak when he is ill at the boardinghouse.
What is juk rice porridge?
The name of one of Etsuko’s sons.
Who is Tatsuo or Tari?
The exact profession Hansu is publicly associated with.
What is a fish broker?
The name of Hansu’s home.
What is Jeju Island?
The Japanese-era policy that forced Koreans to change names is briefly named as this system.
What is Sōshi-kaimei?
The name of the band that performs at Solomon's party.
Who is ken hiromi and the seven gentlemen?
Postwar Japanese society emphasized this cultural value tied to harmony and conformity.
What is wa?