Play Japan Trivia Online

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From Hokkaido to Okinawa.

Chart the Japan round

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Round up your friends and play a live Japan trivia round right now. 36 questions in the bank, shuffled fresh every game. One person starts a room, everyone else joins with a 4 letter code from any phone or laptop. No signup, no app, no setup, and it is free for up to 20 players.

Sample questions

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  1. 01What is the capital city of Japan?
  2. 02What is the name of Japan's highest mountain, a snow-capped volcano southwest of Tokyo?
  3. 03In Japan, the word sakura refers to which beloved springtime sight?
  4. 04What does the Japanese word arigatou mean?
  5. 05The red circle on Japan's national flag represents what?
  6. 06Which traditional Japanese sport features two wrestlers trying to force each other out of a circular ring?
  7. 07For more than a thousand years before Tokyo, which city served as Japan's imperial capital?
  8. 08Which is the largest of Japan's four main islands, home to both Tokyo and Kyoto?
  9. 09In the city of Nara, over a thousand of which animals roam freely and bow to visitors for crackers?
  10. 10In Japan, what is an onsen?
  11. 11A torii, the traditional red gate seen across Japan, typically marks the entrance to what?
  12. 12Tonkotsu, a rich and creamy style of ramen broth, is made by boiling what for hours?
  13. 13Known for its subtropical beaches, which prefecture is Japan's southernmost?
  14. 14In August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and which other Japanese city?
  15. 15Japan's own name for itself, Nihon, roughly translates to what?
  16. 16Mount Fuji is an active volcano. In which century did it last erupt?
  17. 17Which Kyoto shrine is famous for its winding tunnels of thousands of red torii gates?
  18. 18The world's first bullet train line, the Shinkansen, opened in 1964 to link Tokyo with which city?

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  1. Start a room. Pick Japan and hit play. You get a 4 letter code.
  2. Friends join. They open the site, type the code, and pick a nickname. Nothing to install.
  3. Answer fast. Speed and streaks both score, so the fastest right answer wins the round.

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