| Letter | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Former name of Tokyo | Edo | 93%
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| H | 2nd largest Island | Hokkaido | 89%
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| F | Largest city in Kyushu | Fukuoka | 74%
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| O | Island where a major WW2 battle was fought | Okinawa | 74%
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| A | Northernmost Prefecture on Honshu | Aomori | 66%
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| N | Winter Olympics hosted here | Nagano | 62%
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| I | Famous battle fought here in WW2 | Iwojima | 51%
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| G | Landlocked Prefecture close to Tokyo | Gunma | 50%
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| K | Largest prefecture in Shikoku by area | Kochi | 47%
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| M | Biggest city in Shikoku | Matsuyama | 46%
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| B | Hot Spring Town in Kyushu | Beppu | 40%
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| C | Main Sapporo airport | Chitose | 38%
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| W | Castle town in Kansai | Wakayama | 32%
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| Y | Controversial Shrine in Tokyo | Yasukuni | 30%
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| U | Soccer team known as the Reds | Urawa | 28%
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| S | Former name of Kagoshima | Satsuma | 25%
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| J | Bullet train line between Niigata and Tokyo | Joetsu | 24%
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| R | Place in Tokyo where major sumo tournaments are held | Ryogoku | 24%
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| P | Green Pepper in Japanese | Piman | 23%
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| D | Famous Matsuyama Hot Spring | Dogo | 22%
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| Z | Ski Resort in Yamagata | Zao | 21%
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| T | Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo with a very long one word name | Takadanobaba | 17%
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