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Kimonos
What type of traditional clothing is worn in the winter?
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Akihabara (秋葉原)
Which district of Tokyo features many electronic stores and shops containing anime and manga?
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Curry (カレー or カレーライス)
Japanese dish imported from India. Contains a variety of spices and is often served with rice.
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White Day
Which holiday accompanies Valentines Day, but occurs exactly one month later?
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Kanji (漢字)
Hiragana (ひらがな) Katakana (カタカナ)
Name the three Japanese writing systems.
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Harajuku (原宿)
What is a large shopping district that sells international brands, its own brands, and sells clothes that young people can afford?
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Tokyo Disneyland (~14 million)
Which Japanese amusement park has the largest annual attendance?
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Sashimi (刺身)
Thinly sliced, raw seafood.
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Tanabata (七夕)
_______ is the festival which celebrates two lovers, Orihime and Hikoboshi, that meet once a year on the 7th day of the 7th month.
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Subject-object-verb
In English, word order is generally subject-verb-object. In Japanese it is _______-_______-_______.
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Lolita
What type of fashion is based on Victorian-era clothing as well as costumes from roccoco?
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Karaoke
__________ means "empty orchestra" and is very popular in Japan. It is a form of interactive, electronic entertainment.
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Soba (蕎麦)
______ is a type of noodle made of buckwheat flour.
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Bon Festival (盆)
A Buddhist observance honoring the spirits of ancestors.
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A) 125 million
Global number (approx) of native Japanese speakers:
A) 125 million B) 215 million C) 95 million D) 70 million |
Gyaru (ギ'ャル) or gals
A type of street fashion that originated in the 1970's traditionally characterized by bleached and dyed hair?
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Baseball (45% of population)
Most popular sport in Japan.
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Tuna
Maguro is sushi made from which fish?
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Setsubun (節分)
This festival marks the division between Winter and Spring.
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JLPT
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
What is the acronym for the test which evaluates a non-native Japanese speaker's language understanding and what does each letter stand for?
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Young unmarried women
Who wears a furisode (振袖)?
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Manzai (漫才)
Traditional style of Japanese comedy.
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Korean
Which country's cuisine would you be eating if you were at a Yaki Niku restaurant in Japan?
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Second Monday of October
When is Sports Day celebrated?
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Show う/ウ/U using JSL (Japanese Sign Language).
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