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Jidai
100

When written with Kanji, this becomes 日本語 (meaning not pronunciation)

Nihongo/The Japanese Language

100

Ramen

100

This is when a bunch of people sing along to instrumental versions of well known songs.

What is Karaoke?

100

This city is the capital of Japan

What is Tokyo

100

This was a period of roughly 200 years of peace when Japan was closed.

What is the Edo Era?

200

This is the most common ordering of Verbs, Subjects, and Objects in Japanese in a sentence.

What is Subject Object Verb?

200

Tonkatsu

200

"This is commonly used to refer to singers, but it can also be used to refer colloquially to young celebrities in general. Agencies commercialize them by recruiting pre-teens and teenagers with little or no prior experience in the entertainment industry and market them aspiring starlets with the intent to cultivate a dedicated fan following."(From Wikipedia)

AKB48 is an Example of this

What is an Idol?

200

What is Hokkaido

200

This Era was a period of rapid reform and modernization that took place from 1868-1912

What is the Meiji Era?

300

This is how your name is written in Katakana (results vary from person to person)

What is <insert answer>?

300

Okonomiyaki

300

This Sci-Fi Dystopia Anime, first released in America in 1989 was considered to be one of the main reasons Anime started to gain a cult following stateside.

What is Akira?

300

This region has Oosaka and Kyoto in it.

What is Kansai?

300

There were three generals who were widely regarded as the unifiers of Japan during the Sengoku Era.

Who are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

400

this is written as 憂鬱 (meaning not pronunciation)

What is Depression?

400

Oden

400

"This fashion style is typically characterized by having heavily bleached or dyed hair (mostly shades from dark brown to blonde), tanned skin, highly decorated nails, and dramatic makeup." (From Wikipedia)

What is Gyaru

400

This region is to the west of the Kanto Region, and contains Nagano Prefecture

What is the Chuubu Region?

400

 It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height. It is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. (From Wikipedia)

What is the Heian Era?

500

This term is used to refer to Japanese Words created based on English Words, such as ペーパードライバー

What is 和製英語(Wasei Eigo)?

500

Nikujaga

500

This tragically short lived Manga-ka made several influential Manga such as Astro Boy, and Black Jack. 

Who is Osamu Tezuka?

500

This islands extend southwest from Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu (the southwesternmost of Japan's four main islands) to Taiwan. They include Okinawa.

What are the Ryuukyuu Islands?

500

This Era is Scheduled to begin with the crowning of the New Emperor on May 1st of 2019

What is the Reiwa Era?