Kansai and OYIS Trivia

The Kansai Region contains which major cities?

• Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, and Hiroshima

• Osaka, Sapporo, Nagasaki, and Himeji

• Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, and Nara

• Osaka, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Yokohama

Another name for the Kansai Region is...

Kansai is home to the first capital of Japan. Where was it?

• Osaka

• Kobe

• Kyoto

• Nara

The world's first novel was written in the Kansai. What is its title?

• The Tale of Genji

• The Pillow Book

• The Windup Bird Chronicles

• Haiku

Kansai's international airports are unique because...

• Both close at night, unlike more 24 hour airports.

• They are ranked 1st and 2nd in the world for passenger travel.

• Both are outside the borders of the Kansai

• They are both on artificial islands

Osaka is the ____ biggest city in Japan.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

A famous saying about Osaka says that in Kyoto you spend your money on clothes, but in Osaka you spend your money on...

Despite it obviously being untrue, Osaka's name means...

• City in the sky

• Big Hill

• Underwater palace

• River of Dreams

Osaka has the largest ____ in Japan.

• River

• Boulevard

• Covered Market (Shotengai)

• Subway

What food is NOT a famous Osaka speciality?

• Okonomiyaki

• Takoyaki

• Oshizushi

• Beef