Japan
Japan lies off the east coast of Asia. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 65 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Japan trivia questions
What is the capital of Japan?
Answer: Tokyo
Bonus fact: Tokyo is one of the world's largest metropolitan areas.
Japan is an island country in which ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Bonus fact: Japan lies off the east coast of Asia.
What is Japan's highest mountain?
Answer: Mount Fuji
Bonus fact: Mount Fuji is a 3,776-meter stratovolcano.
What is the official currency of Japan?
Answer: Yen
Bonus fact: Japan's currency is the yen, represented by the symbol ¥.
Which U.S. battleship hosted Japan's formal surrender in 1945?
Answer: USS Missouri
Bonus fact: The surrender documents were signed aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
In Japan, a Buddhist temple may feature a multi-story tower called what?
Answer: Pagoda
Bonus fact: Pagodas developed from the stupa tradition.
The Battles of Khalkhin Gol were fought between Japan and which country?
Answer: Soviet Union
Bonus fact: Soviet and Mongolian forces fought Japanese and Manchukuo forces in 1939.
Japan lies east of which peninsula?
Answer: Korean Peninsula
Bonus fact: The CIA locates Japan between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula.
In what year was Kyoto established as Japan's imperial capital?
Answer: 794
Bonus fact: Kyoto remained Japan's imperial capital until the middle of the 19th century.
The release of "Street of Shame" coincided with debate in Japan over laws concerning what issue?
Answer: Prostitution
Bonus fact: Japan passed the Prostitution Prevention Law in 1956, the same year the film was released.
Origami is most strongly associated with which country?
Answer: Japan
Bonus fact: Japan developed a rich and influential origami tradition.
Judo is a martial art that originated in which country?
Answer: Japan
Bonus fact: Judo was founded in Japan.