2. Battle for Japan Japan S N K F K M O E K T K Y H S F S G T M A S A Y I A N G F M S T T C I N K Y T O H O K W N I H O 木 木 光 光 火 火 Soon I will have Japan! I will paint Japan green! An easy victory! Red is the strongest! Japan must become one! Another win for red! I am the smartest. Japan will be mine! Blue is strong like the sea. I am so smart. I can’t lose!

3. Kanagawa This building in Yokohama is the tallest building in Kanagawa and the second tallest building in Japan. Landmark Tower

4. Tokyo It opened in 2012. It is the tallest tower in Tokyo and Japan. Tokyo Skytree

5. Chiba This city in Chiba is home to Japan’s most famous yuru-kyara, Funassyi. Funabashi

6. Ibaraki Ushiku Daibutsu ( 牛久大仏 ) is a statue ( 像 ) in Ushiku, Ibaraki. At 120 m, it is the ________ statue in Japan. Tallest (or biggest)

7. Tochigi Made over 1,100 years ago, Tochigi’s Ashikaga Gakko ( 足利学校 ) is Japan’s oldest _______? School

8. Gunma This animal can run the fastest! Cheetah

9. Saitama Saitama Stadium is the second largest stadium in Japan. What team plays there? Urawa Red Diamonds

10. Fukushima This scientist ( 科学者 ) was born ( 生まれた ) in 1876 in Inawashiro, Fukushima. He is on Japan’s smallest bill ( 札 ). Noguchi Hideyo

11. Miyagi Made in 2005, they are the newest team in Japan’s Pro Baseball League. They play in Sendai, Miyagi. (Tohoku) Rakuten (Golden) Eagles

12. Yamagata What prefecture in Tōhoku has fewer people than Yamagata? Akita Prefecture ( 県 ) Population ( 人口 ) Area (km²) （面積） Akita1,189,21511,612 Aomori1,475,6359,606 Fukushima2,126,99813,783 Iwate1,416,19815,279 Miyagi2,365,2047,285 Yamagata1,244,0409,323

13. Iwate Iwate is the biggest prefecture in Tōhoku. What is the second biggest? Fukushima Prefecture ( 県 ) Population ( 人口 ) Area (km²) （面積） Akita1,189,21511,612 Aomori1,475,6359,606 Fukushima2,126,99813,783 Iwate1,416,19815,279 Miyagi2,365,2047,285 Yamagata1,244,0409,323

14. Akita Japan’s most famous pet is this animal from Akita. Dog

15. Aomori These three prefectures in Tōhoku are bigger than Aomori. Akita, Fukushima, and Iwate

16. Hokkaido The lowest temperature ( 気温） in Japan was recorded ( 記録された ) in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on January 25 th, 1902. Was it..? A. -56°C B. -51°C C. -46°C D. - 41°C D. - 41°C

17. Niigata This river starts in Nagano and ends in Niigata. It is the largest and longest river in Japan. Shinano River

18. Toyama Mount Tate in Toyama is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" ( 三霊山 ). Mt. Tate is _______ than Mt. Haku, but ________ than Mt. Fuji. Taller, Shorter Mount Tate 3,015 m Mount Haku 2,702 m Mount Fuji 3,776 m

19. Ishikawa The town of Shika ( 志賀 ) in Ishikawa is home to the world’s longest _______? Bench (460 m)

20. Fukui Yasutaro Koide is the oldest person in the world. He was born ( 生まれた ) in Tsuruga, Fukui on March 13 th, 1903. How old is he? He is 112 years old

21. Gifu He named Gifu in 1567. He was one of Japan’s strongest warlords ( 大名 ). Nobunaga Oda

22. Nagano Nagano is next to the most prefectures. How many prefectures does it touch ( 接する )? Eight ? ? ?

23. Yamanashi It last erupted ( 噴火した ) in 1708. It is the tallest mountain in Japan. Mt. Fuji

24. Shizuoka Shizuoka makes the most green tea in Japan. What prefecture makes the third most tea? Mie Japan’s Tea Production ( 生産 ) 2010

25. Aichi This city has the third biggest number of people in Japan. It’s the biggest city in Aichi. Nagoya

26. Shiga This is the largest lake ( 湖 ) in Shiga prefecture and the largest lake in Japan. Lake Biwa

27. Mie This _______ in Mie has the shortest name in Japan. Station

28. Nara The pagoda ( 仏塔 ) and hall ( 金堂 ) of Hōryū-ji temple were made about 1300 years ago. They are the ______ wooden ( 木造 ) buildings in the world. Oldest

29. Wakayama Kishi station in Wakayama has Japan’s cutest station master ( 駅長 ). Station Master Tama is this kind of animal. Cat

30. Osaka This building is in Osaka. It is the tallest building in Japan. Abeno Terminal or Abeno Harukas

31. Kyoto Japan has the smallest _______ in the world. Here is one in Kyoto. Hotel rooms (or hotels)

32. Hyogo This food is from Hyogo. It is Japan’s most famous meat. Kobe Beef

33. Tottori Tottori has a population ( 人口 ) of 585,494 people. It is the prefecture with the _________ number of people. Smallest

34. Okayama Okayama has a festival every year for him. He is Japan’s most famous folktale character ( 物語の主人公 ). Momatarō

35. Shimane Tottori has the smallest number of people in Japan. Shimane has the ________ smallest number of people. Second

36. Hiroshima In 2015, they were the strongest soccer team in Japan. San Frecce Hiroshima F.C.

37. Yamaguchi You can walk for 8.79 km in Yamaguchi’s Akiyoshidō ( 秋芳洞 ) It is the ________ cave ( 洞窟 ) in Japan. Longest

38. Kagawa Kagawa prefecture’s area ( 面積 ) is 1,862 km 2. It is Japan’s _________ prefecture. Smallest

39. Tokushima Tokushima’s most famous place is the ________ whirlpools ( 渦潮 ). A famous ramen ingredient ( 具 ) and anime have the same name. Naruto

40. Kochi The highest temperature ( 気温） in Japan was recorded ( 記録された ) in Shimanto, Kochi, on August 12 th, 2013. Was it … ? A. 45°C B. 43°C C. 41°C D. 39°C C. 41°C

41. Ehime Ehime’s Dōgo Onsen is the oldest hot springs in Japan. This Natsume Sōseki book’s main character ( 主 人公 ) liked to go there. Botchan

42. Fukuoka The peregrine falcon ( ハヤブサ ) can fly up to 322 km/h. It is the ________ animal in the world. Fastest

43. Oita He is from Nakatsu, Oita. He is on Japan’s biggest bill ( 札 ). Yukichi Fukuzawa

44. Nagasaki Tsunashima, Nagasaki, is the closest part of Japan to this country. (South) Korea Tsunashima S. Korea

45. Kagoshima On Yakushima, Kagoshima, lives the oldest _____. It is between 2,170 and 7,200 years old. Tree - Jōmon Sugi ( 縄文杉 )

46. Kumamoto Eiichiro Oda was born ( 生まれた ) in Kumamoto on January 1 st, 1975. He made this, Japan’s most popular comic series. One Piece

47. Saga Koi-hime is _____ than Nijinomatsu- Mamoru, but she is _______ than Youkan-emon. Older, Younger 佐賀県のゆるキャラ

48. Miyazaki This is the tallest animal in the world. Giraffe

49. Okinawa This is the Tree House Restaurant in _______, Okinawa’s biggest city. Naha