A Japan Question Tour

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Cities 1: Important financial center of the Kansai region, and its food is also quite prominent!	Osaka
Cities 2: City subjected to an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in 2011.	Fukushima
Cities 3: Largest city in Hokkaido.	Sapporo
Cities 4: SECOND city to be subjected to a nuclear bomb.	Nagasaki
Artificial Landmarks 1: Oldest temple in Tokyo, dedicated to the bodhisattva of compassion Kannon (Guanyin in Mandarin Chinese.)	Senso-Ji
Artificial Landmarks 2: Massive statue of a religious figure located in Kamakura.	Great Buddha
Artificial Landmarks 3: "White Heron Castle" said to be haunted by the yokai Osakabehime	Himeji Castle
Artificial Landmarks 4: Often translated as the "Golden Pavillion," this temple was destroyed by arson in 1950	Kinkaku-Ji
Natural Landmarks 1: This active volcano is widely regarded as a symbol of peace.	Mount Fuji
Natural Landmarks 2: According to Shintoism, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid herself in a cave in this Kyushu canyon.	Takachiho Gorge
Natural Landmarks 3: In this park, one can find Japanese macaques relaxing in hot springs.	Jigokudani
Natural Landmarks 4: National park home to the Toshogu Shrine and Kegan Falls.	Nikko
People 1: First of the Great Unifiers of Japan	Oda Nobunaga
People 2: One of the most famous swordsmen in history and author of "The Book of Five Rings."	Miyamoto Musashi
People 3: Emperor credited with the modernization of Japan.	Meiji
People 4: Scientist who found the species of bacteria that causes syphilis.	Hideyo Noguchi

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Events 1: Series of laws established at the end of the Asuka period, set to centralize the emperor's power using Confucian ideals.	Taika Reforms
Events 2: Battle that led to the formation of the Tokugawa Shogunate.	Battle of Sekigahara
Events 3: Last battle of the Satsuma Rebellion that ended the shogunate, featured in a Sabaton song	Battle of Shiroyama
Events 4: Period of economic stagnation that began in the 1990s.	Lost Decades
Culture 1: One of the first novels to be written in world history following an exiled prince attempting to become an imperial officer, written by the noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu.	The Tale of Genji
Culture 2: Tempest-depicting woodblock print.	The Great Wave
Culture 3: Multimedia franchise about catching monsters.	Pokemon
Culture 4: Famous martial art that originated from Okinawa.	Karate
Food 1: Thinly sliced seafood dish often eaten with soy sauce.	Sashimi
Food 2: Thick noodle that is iconic to the Kagawa Prefecture.	Udon
Food 3: Savory teppanyaki dish similar to a pancake.	Okonomiyaki
Food 4: Tofu-based stir fry from Okinawa.	Chanpuru
Cinema 1: Akira Kurosawa's most highly regarded film, set in the Sengoku Period and involving a certain number of warriors.	Seven Samurai
Cinema 2: "King of the Monsters" and subject of the longest-running film franchise in history. (Though I think that would depend on if you count each era as a separate franchise or not.)	Godzilla
Cinema 3: Studio Ghibli's first movie to win Best Animated Feature.	Spirited Away
Cinema 4: Horror movie where a ghost emerges from a television	The Ring