JB2&3 Review

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On 1 January 2024, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. What region is this location a part of?

• 東北

• 北陸

• 中国

• 北九州

Answer explanation

Technically it is also a part of the 中部 region, as this prefecture is considered to be a part of both.

The 宮城, 岩手, 青森, and 福島 prefectures are all on which ISLAND?

• 本州

• 北海道

• 九州

• 四国

Answer explanation

They are all on Japan's largest island.

(Level 3) The 宮城, 岩手, 青森, and 福島 prefectures are all in which REGION?

• 中国

• 関西

• 東北

• 関東

Answer explanation

They are all in the Tohoku region.

What was the name of the old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures?

• Satsuma

• Choshu

• Mutsu

• Tosa

Answer explanation

This is mentioned in the Japan Bowl study guide, so we might want to know this one. The provinces were divided into today's modern prefectures by the Meiji government after the Boshin war.

家の中でかさを＿＿でください。

• ささない

• きかない

• しない

• すまない

Answer explanation

家の中で、傘をささないでください。

Please don't open your umbrella in the house.

Choose all of the kanji that have exactly 9 strokes:

• 弟

• 室

• 昨

• 彼

Tanabata is July 7th, but the famous Tanabata Matsuri in Sendai is held in...

• May

• June

• August

• September

Answer explanation

It's held from August 6-8.

These wooden dolls, which trace their origin to the Edo period, are said to have originated in the Tohoku region of Japan.

• Akabeko

• Kokeshi

• Teru Teru Bouzu

• Daruma

Answer explanation

While Kokeshi dolls are mostly used as children's toys, they are also symbols of hopes for bountiful harvests, wishes for good luck and fortune, and great appreciation for craftsmanship and culture.

The Shimabara rebellion took place in Shimabara, but that place now goes by a different name. What is it?

• Nagasaki

• Kyoto

• Fukushima

• Fukuoka