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Japan A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the country of Japan.
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Last updated: December 19, 2019
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First submittedOctober 20, 2015
Times taken32,586
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Clue
Answer
A
Japanese animation
Anime
B
Shinkansen trains are so fast they
are compared to these
Bullets
C
Tree with celebrated blossoms
Cherry
D
Way to say thanks: ____ Arigato
Domo
E
Former name of T
Edo
F
Tallest mountain
Fuji
G
Famous movie monster
Godzilla
H
Largest island
Honshu
I
Japanese for "Number 1"
Ichiban
J
Martial art from which judo is derived
Jujutsu
K
Chinese characters used in Japanese
Kanji
L
Place for a quicky: ____ Hotel
Love
M
Japanese comics
Manga
N
Stealthy assassin
Ninja
 
Clue
Answer
O
Second biggest urban area
Osaka
P
Arcade game / gambling machine
Pachinko
Q
Type of egg you might serve
on sushi
Quail
R
Land of the ______ Sun
Rising
S
National sport
Sumo
T
Capital city
Tokyo
U
The flavor of MSG
Umami
V
TV cartoon about a giant robot,
redubbed in English
Voltron
W
Artwork: The Great ____ off
Kanagawa
Wave
X
 
 
Y
The Japanese mafia
Yakuza
Z
Type of Buddhism
Zen
+7
Level 93
Oct 21, 2015
I recommend accepting also the original (?) spelling "Gojira" for the famous movie monster.
+3
Level ∞
Oct 21, 2015
Okay
+2
Level 84
Oct 22, 2015
"Number 1" clue is a bit misleading. Kept trying ichi and it wouldn't work. Better translation of the word you are looking for might be "first".
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Level ∞
Oct 22, 2015
Ichi will work now
+5
Level 86
Nov 24, 2018
The clue is not misleading. "Ichi" means "one" and "ichiban" means "number one." It depends on the context, but usually "first" would be "daiichi," as in "anzen daiichi" (safety first).
+3
Level 69
Oct 24, 2015
Thanks = Arigato. Domo Arigato = Thanks a lot
+3
Level 78
Feb 15, 2022
And both are ways to say thanks.
+3
Level 65
Feb 15, 2022
Mr Roboto
+1
Level 73
Feb 20, 2022
Thank you very much [domo] Mr. Ro-bot-o [domo] ....
+2
Level 78
Feb 2, 2016
The answer for "V" is the best answer ever. Defender of the universe!
+3
Level 72
Feb 2, 2016
For "V" I kept trying to figure out how to spell "Gundam" or "Go Lion" or "Doraemon" with a "V". I realize "Go Lion" doesn't start with a V, but could you accept the answer since they are the same show?
+1
Level 58
Feb 15, 2022
Eva and Mazinger don't fit either.

I also tried "Valkyrie" (Macross).

I didn't know Voltron, maybe I'll check it out...

+1
Level 85
Feb 2, 2016
living in japan ten years ago helped....glad i could still remember these 100%
+1
Level 82
Feb 2, 2016
oh.... should have remembered Ichiban from that old movie we watched in film class where the ugly American kept going around asking very loudly to speak with the "Ichiban! Number one guy!"
+2
Level 88
Feb 2, 2016
Ichi the killer did it for me. Enjoyable movie
+1
Level 82
Feb 15, 2022
I found it. It was House of Bamboo. Robert Stack is the guy who kept looking for the ichiban.
+1
Level 42
Feb 2, 2016
I kept typing Voltes V, which was older than Voltron. It was dubbed in English on its first showing in my country, where it was popular. Maybe consider it as an alternate answer? It was also dubbed in English for the North America release in 1983.
+1
Level 56
Feb 2, 2016
There is a Sushi place called Ichiban near my house and I was killing myself trying to remember the name and couldn't. I almost broke and just yelped it...arrrrgh.
+2
Level 93
Aug 1, 2018
and now i have that joey tribbiani advert ichiban - for men in my head
+1
Level 88
Aug 3, 2019
Umami, the hipster taste bud no one else buys into.
+3
Level 76
Feb 15, 2022
It does exist, though.
+1
Level 67
Aug 19, 2021
Can you accept Vultron?
+1
Level 71
Feb 15, 2022
"How do I know what the former name of the letter T is?" afterwards I see it meant Tokyo ....... duuuuh
+5
Level 63
Feb 15, 2022
The question "Former name of T" baffled me, I understand what it means now but I thought T might be an actual thing rather than a reference to another question. Maybe it could be rephrased as "Former name of current capital city"?
+1
Level 67
Feb 15, 2022
21, missed love, pachinko, quail, wave
+1
Level 58
Feb 15, 2022
The giant robot (V) could also be Valkyrie, which are fighter jets that transform into robots from the series Macross.
+1
Level 57
Feb 15, 2022
Nothing about Nintendo? surprising
+1
Level 72
Feb 15, 2022
Fun quiz but I am surprised kanji scored so low.
+2
Level 65
Feb 15, 2022
I get calling Sumo the national sport, but for my dime Baseball is much more popular
+1
Level 47
Mar 1, 2022
Former of T, you mean Tokyo, right?