Geography of Japan - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What active volcano is the tallest mountain in Japan? Mount Fuji
98%
What temple city's name literally means "capital city" in Japanese and was so until 1868? Kyoto
95%
What is the former name of Tokyo? Edo
82%
What polytheistic Japanese religion revolves around the kami (gods or spirits)? Shintoism
80%
What is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Japanese residents? China
79%
What prefecture is sometimes known to be the "Hawaii of Japan"? Okinawa
79%
What city in most famous for its wagyu beef? Kobe
78%
What is the most populous city on the island of Hokkaido? Sapporo
74%
In which Japanese prefecture did the 2011 nuclear accident occur? Fukushima
68%
What is the second most populous city inside the Greater Tokyo Area? Yokohama
68%
On what island are the cities of Matsuyama, Kochi and Takamatsu located? Shikoku
59%
On what Japanese island did U.S. Marines famously raise a flag during WWII? Iwo Jima
58%
What sea is located west of that prefecture? East China Sea
54%
What is the most populous region of Japan and shares its name with the first Pokemon region? Kantō
51%
What is the most populous Japanese city that is near the Korean peninsula? Fukuoka
44%
What Tokyo landmark, completed in 2011, is the second tallest structure in the world? Tokyo {Skytree}
40%
What group of islands does Japan have disputed over with Russia? {Kuril} Islands
34%
What major metropolitan area, starting with letter N, faces the island of Sado? Niigata
28%
What term is given to the ethnic group to which 98.5% of Japanese residents belong? Yamato
23%
What is the largest lake in Japan? Lake {Biwa}
22%
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