| Description | Letter | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital city of Japan, formerly called Edo | T | Tokyo | 100%
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| An atomic bomb was dropped on this city on Aug 6, 1945 | H | Hiroshima | 96%
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| Ancient city known for Kinkaku-ji and Fushimi-Inari | K | Kyoto | 96%
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| And on this city, three days after above | N | Nagasaki | 96%
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| Biggest urban area in the world starting with O | O | Osaka | 95%
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| Biggest city in Hokkaido | S | Sapporo | 91%
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| Suburb of above and capital of Kanagawa Prefecture | Y | Yokohama | 90%
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| The same name with the tallest mountain in Japan | F | Fuji | 89%
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| The third biggest urban area in Japan | N | Nagoya | 87%
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| Biggest city on Kyushu Island | F | Fukuoka | 80%
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| The name is also used for nuclear plants struck by tsunami in 2011 | F | Fukushima | 73%
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| Named after the biggest car-producing company in Japan | T | Toyota | 69%
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| Hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics | N | Nagano | 59%
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| Another ancient city known for Todai-ji | N | Nara | 52%
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| The busiest international airport in Japan | N | Narita | 50%
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| Founded by Date Masamune in 1600 | S | Sendai | 45%
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| Southernmost prefectural capital city in Japan | N | Naha | 44%
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| The name of this city means "North Kyushu" in Japanese | K | Kitakyushu | 41%
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| Biggest city on the coast of Sea of Japan on Honshu | N | Niigata | 38%
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| "_____ City Blues" in "Neuromancer", a sci-fi novel written by W. Gibson | C | Chiba | 32%
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| Urawa and Omiya are the parts of this city | S | Saitama | 32%
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| City in Hyogo Prefecture with a World-Heritage-site castle | H | Himeji | 30%
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| Biggest city on Shikoku Island, famous for Dogo-Onsen | M | Matsuyama | 28%
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| Kanto Festival is held in this city in Tohoku region | A | Akita | 27%
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| Capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, with a garden named Kenroku-en | K | Kanazawa | 27%
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| Capital of the least populated prefecture, known for sand dunes | T | Tottori | 27%
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| Home Town of a football club named "Antlers" | K | Kashima | 25%
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| This city was the seat of government in 13th century | K | Kamakura | 20%
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| Largest city in Japan by area, famous for Hida-gyu | T | Takayama | 15%
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| "Crayon Shin-chan" lives in this city | K | Kasukabe | 12%
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