Answer: Over 14,000
Japan is a massive group of islands; there are a whopping 6,852 islands in this group! This makes Japan the largest island country is East Asia. The Japanese archipelago consists of over 14,000 islands.
The land mass that we usually think of as Japan is actually its four main islands. These are Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu. Honshu is the largest island of the four, and includes the country's capital, Tokyo.
From Quiz: A Field Trip to Japan
Answer: Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture borders Kagoshima Prefecture to the south, Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Oita Prefecture to the north-east and Miyazaki Prefecture to the south-east. Its capital is Kumamoto City, where renowned Japanese philosopher, swordsman, writer and strategist, Miyamoto Musashi spent the last years of his life.
Mount Aso is situated in the central of Kyushu in the Kumamoto prefecture's Aso Kujū National Park, which is named after the volcano. It is around 5,225 feet high (1,590 m). It boasta one of the largest active craters in the world, approximately 70 miles (115 km) in circumference.
From Quiz: Japan: All about Kyushu
Answer: 100
Japan contains approximately 10% of the world's active volcanoes. Almost half of these are closely monitored by scientists because of their capacity for violent eruptions. As of 2021, there are 110 active volcanoes in Japan, but this could change.
From Quiz: Volcanoes of Japan
Answer: Aichi
Toyota City, well known for the manufacturing of cars, is located in Aichi Prefecture at the east central region of Honshu. It is a mountainous region, where Mount Chausuyama is located between the Aichi and Nagano Prefectures, with the summit on the Aichi side. A ski resort is located at the summit. In March, the mountain comes alive with the blossoming of hundreds of thousands of pink shibazakura (moss phlox).
The prefecture was the birthplace of "the three warlords" named Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who fought for supremacy to unify Japan.
From Quiz: Venues of 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
Answer: Toyohira
From the centre of Toyohira River to the town centre of Sapporo, you can walk on foot - it is about 20 minutes at a steady pace.
Sapporo and the Toyohira River are situated in the large plain of Ishikari, a geological feature that is very rare in Japan. Most of Japan is so mountainous and divided by rivers that it was quite unpractical (until the late nineteenth century) to use vehicles on wheels.
Sapporo was established around 1868, and is thus a relatively recent city. The architects who designed the city chose for the grid plan. To keep the traffic incidents as low as possible, there are many traffic lights. For instance: if you walk from the centre of Toyohira River to the centre of Sapporo (about 1.7 km or just over one mile), you encounter no less than nine traffic lights.
The Yangtze (Blue River) is one of the two main Chinese rivers. The Mekong (Red River) flows through (among others) Thailand and Vietnam. The Darling is one of the longest Australian rivers.
From Quiz: Water under the Rising Sun
Answer: Hokkaido
Thirty-four of the prefectures are on the main island of Honshu. Seven are on Kyushu, and four are on Shikoku.
Hokkaido, at 83,453 sq. km, is the 21st largest island in the world. Its northern latitude brings mild summers and Siberian winters. Sapporo is the largest city, and is host to a Snow Festival where buildings, cartoon characters, and famous Japanese people are carved out of massive piles of snow.
From Quiz: Japan's Prefectures - A Basic Quiz
Answer: Ueno
Ueno is also home to Tokyo's largest zoo, cryptically named 'Ueno Zoo'. It was completed in 1882.
From Quiz: Tokyo Trivia Time
Answer: Shikoku
Shikoku encompasses four old provinces, Awa, Iyo, Sanuki and Tosa.
From Quiz: The Land of the Rising Sun
Answer: Sapporo
The Snow Festival is held every year in February. The Japanese call the festival "Sapporo Yuki Matsuri". Typically there are over 300 snow and ice sculptures created and they are lighted at night.
From Quiz: An American In Japan
Answer: They are in the ground
They are actually built into the ground and you have to squat over them. They are quite difficult to use the first time. Luckily most public places have American style toilets as well!
From Quiz: Life in Japan
Answer: Junichiro Koizumi
A strong, yet in many ways eccentric leader, the self-confessed Elvis fanatic created controversy by vowing to visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo once each year during his term. Many of Japan`s Class-A war criminals are buried there.
From Quiz: Japanese Ks
Answer: Okayama
The Chugoku region is located at the western end of Honshu and is split into Sanyo, Inland Sea Coast, and San-in. Bizen is stoneware city located abotu an hour from Okayama while Iwakuni and Yamaguchi are closer to Hiroshima.
From Quiz: Name the Japanese City II
Answer: Tokyo
The scope of Tokyo is staggering. Although the designated city limits boast a population of just seven million people, the urban sprawl of this city engulfs several neighbouring cities and spills over Prefectural borders. The true population of the urban agglomeration at which Tokyo lies in the center is over 30 million.
From Quiz: Japanese Ts
Answer: Tokyo
The old capital of Japan is Kyoto. Tokyo has been the capital of Japan since 1868, after the Tokugawa dynasty (1603-1867), which ruled from Kyoto, was defeated.
From Quiz: A Flight to Japan
Answer: Tokyo and Yokohama
This is a classic example of how city population figures can be misleading. Osaka's official population of 2.5 million (compared with 8.1 and 3.5 million for Tokyo and Yokohama respectively) refers to the area under the control of the city government. Therefore vast swathes of the city are not included. Osaka is the main centre of a huge urban agglomeration which includes parts of Hyogo, Kyoto and Nara prefectures (as well as Osaka). The total population of these four prefectures is 18.5 million.
From Quiz: Osaka
Answer: Uchinaguchi
The Okinawan languages or 'hogens' (there are many) vary from island to island and by locality. 'Uchinanchu' refers to an Okinawan person, 'Mensoore' means 'welcome', 'Myaku-dzutzu' is a self-describing term for the language of Miyako Island, about 300km southwest of Okinawa.
From Quiz: Okinawa
Answer: Shotoku
From Quiz: Japanese Culture and History 2
Answer: Asuka
From Quiz: Japanese Culture and History 1
Answer: gangs
From the gangs it has come down through time to be viewed as a much more refined form of art. But isn't this often the case with arts and literature? Who knows...maybe one day Danielle Steele will be considered refined lit!
From Quiz: Japanese Art, Culture and History
Answer: Matsushita Electric
Also called MEI. One of the world's largest consumer products companies.
From Quiz: Questions about Japan
Answer: Pine mountain
Matsuyama was established in 1889 and is the capital of the Ehime Prefecture. It features some of the oldest hot springs in Japan, and faces the Seto Inland Sea. The city has a pleasant climate with very little rainfall. With the sea lying west and the mountains lying east, Matsuyama exhibits both the bustle of a busy city, and the tranquility of the countryside. It is around a 1.5 hour airplane ride from Japan's capital, Tokyo.
Dōgo Onsen, one of the hot springs of Matsuyama, is regularly touted to be the oldest hot spring in the entire of Japan, with those who disagree saying that it is at least one of the oldest. Built during the Edo Period (1603-1868), the Matsuyama Castle lies in the middle of the city, and is a popular tourist attraction.
From Quiz: Japan: All about Shikoku
Answer: Kanmon Straits
The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki lie between Kyushu and Honshu. They are also called the Straits of Shimonoseki because the city of Shimonoseki which faces the strait, located on the south-western tip of Honshu.
The Kanmon straits are also an important connection between the Seto Inland Sea (Which separates the Japanese islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū) and the Sea of Japan, used by many cargo ships.
The Kanmon Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting Shimonoseki and the city of Kitakyushu on Kyushu. It has been in use since 1973. The bridge is approximately 3,500 feet (1,070 m) long.
From Quiz: Japan: All about Kyushu
Answer: Fukuoka
Fukuoka located on the northern shore of Kyushu, is an energetic and bustling economic center of the island. Kanmon Straights Bridge connects the city to the main island of Honshu.
Among the popular sites are Sakurai Futamigaura, which is a spot to watch the sunset in between two giant rocks. "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region" is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where Munakata Taisha Shrine is located.
From Quiz: Venues of 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
Answer: 4
The main islands, sometimes called the "Home Islands", are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku and Kyushu. These four islands comprise approximately 366 000 sq. km. of Japan's total area of 377 000 sq.km. The Okinawa island archipelago are strung out up to 1600 km southwest of Kyushu, the westernmost of the four main islands.
From Quiz: The Fascination of Japan and its Geography
Answer: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb over the center of Hiroshima City in Hiroshima Prefecture. Over 80,000 people died from the blast, and thousands perished after due to radiation sickness. On August 9, the port of Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture also was bombed, resulting in tens of thousands more casualties.
Both cities have a Peace Park and devote themselves to educating people about the horrors of nuclear war and vow to eliminate nuclear weapons. Please visit the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few buildings to survive the blast near Ground Zero. Hiroshima is also known for its delicious oysters. Nagasaki is a beautiful port city with Chinese, Japanese, and Dutch influences.
From Quiz: Japan's Prefectures - A Basic Quiz
Answer: Roppongi
Be careful when you hit the streets of Roppongi at night. It can be a bit of a jungle.
From Quiz: Tokyo Trivia Time
Answer: 1960s
From Quiz: The Land of the Rising Sun
Answer: shinkansen
You can travel the length of Honshu by the shinkansen. Service began in 1964 and traveled at speeds up to 200kph (125mph). Now it attains speeds over 300kph (187mph)!
From Quiz: An American In Japan
Answer: Left over right
If you wear it right over left it means you are dead. If you want an all silk kimono they are very expensive. There are many undergarments and accessories you have to buy. Luckily a cheaper, cotton version is also common. The length of the sleeves depends on your marital status.
From Quiz: Life in Japan
Answer: Karate
Karate traces its origins to Okinawa, where rulers early in the 17th century implemented a strict no weapons policy for security forces.
From Quiz: Japanese Ks
Answer: L. L. Bean
The climate of Hokkaido is comparable to Maine, and the open spaces encourage outdoor recreation. L.L. Bean, Maine's largest retail company, with its reputation for high quality outdoor goods, is a logical favorite for Hokkaido residents.
From Quiz: Hokkaido
Answer: Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line can be used to view all of central Tokyo. Trains run in both directions and the ticket costs the same, even if you take the longer way around the loop to your station.
From Quiz: Out and About in Tokyo
Answer: Kochi
Onagadori roosters sometimes have tail feathers more than 20 feet long. All incorrect answers are cities in central Honshu near Nagoya.
From Quiz: Name the Japanese City II
Answer: 3778m
Mt Fuji is an inactive volcano. There is a chance that it will erupt in the future.
From Quiz: Japan Yoshimura -Style
Answer: Nagoya
Also in Nagoya is the Nagoya Castle which was once a military base for the Tokugawa clan, but is a copy of the original because the original was destroyed during World War II. All the incorrect cities are side trips from Nagoya.
From Quiz: Name the Japanese City
Answer: his own funeral
Female corpses are also usually dressed in white. The only other time women wear all white is on their wedding day. Interesting symbolism!
From Quiz: Traditional Japanese Textiles
Answer: Toyota
Toyota recorded a profit of almost 1 trillion yen in 2001.
From Quiz: Japanese Ts
Answer: source of the sun
Mountains and hills cover most of Japan, making it an island country of great beauty.
From Quiz: A Flight to Japan
Answer: Miyako and Yaeyama
From Quiz: Okinawa
Answer: No-mask
From Quiz: Japanese Culture and History 2