Japan General Knowledge #2 - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
What is wrapped around an onigiri rice ball? Seaweed
92%
Other than Shintō, what is the most popular religion of Japan? Buddhism
89%
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Japan? Fuji
86%
Which number is considered unlucky, as it sounds like the Japanese word for "death"? Four
76%
Which city was spared from bombing during WWII due to its historical significance? Kyoto
76%
What is the name for traditional green tea, which consists of finely ground powder before it is mixed with water? Matcha
76%
What it the name for a low-cost hotel in which one sleeps in a tiny "pod"? Capsule hotel
68%
Which European country was still allowed to trade with Japan during its period of isolation from 1639 to 1853? The Netherlands
65%
What was the name for a masterless samurai? Rōnin
57%
What is the name of the Shintō sun goddess? Amaterasu
51%
What is the name of the snack which is narrow cookie sticks partly covered in chocolate? Pocky
49%
On which type of doll does one draw an eye to make a wish, and then draw the other eye when the wish comes true? Daruma doll
38%
When giving money to someone else, what should one put it in? Envelope
38%
What species is Son Goku? Saiyan
38%
Which shrine consists of thousands of torii (gates), lined up one after the other? Fushimi Inari
35%
What is the name for a cherry blossom viewing festival? Hanami
35%
What is the name of the current emperor? Naruhito
35%
Hatsune Miku is a character of which singing voice synthesizer software? Vocaloid
35%
What is the name of the second of the three unifiers of Japan? Toyotomi Hideyoshi
32%
What is the name of Japan's oldest collection of poems? Man'yōshū
22%
Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino are members of which J-Pop group? Nogizaka46
19%
Who is the author of the novel, "A Personal Matter"? Oe Kenzaburo
16%
What is the name for a medallion featuring Jesus or other Christian imagery, which one had to step on during the Edo period in order to prove that they were not Christian? Fumi-e
11%
What is name for the traditional custom in which a man and woman are introduced to each other in order to consider the possibility of marriage? Miai
11%
What is the name of the second written history of Japan, which unlike the first, is considered accurate? Nihon Shoki
8%
What is the name of the Japanese art of woodworking? Sashimono
8%
What is the name of a straw rope with white, zigzag paper stripes that marks the boundary of something sacred? Shimenawa
5%
Which type of film from the 1920's had film technique that was influenced by the west? Jidaigeki
0%
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