Japan travel quiz

David Whitley,

From lavish temples to bullet trains, and famous hotels to traditional dances, Japan is one of the most culturally-rich destinations on the planet. But it throws in some impressive nature too.

This quiz will test how well you know Japan’s cities, landmarks and oddities – and you may learn something new along the way.

Japan travel quiz

From lavish temples to bullet trains, and famous hotels to traditional dances, Japan is one of the most culturally-rich destinations on the planet. But it throws in some impressive nature too.

This quiz will test how well you know Japan’s cities, landmarks and oddities – and you may learn something new along the way.

1 / 10

Sometimes known as White Heron Castle, the hilltop, feudal-era Himeji Castle is the biggest and most visited in Japan. But in which James Bond film was it turned into a ninja training camp?

2 / 10

In Japan, what are onsen?

3 / 10

The New York Bar in Tokyo’s Park Hyatt hotel features prominently in which 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson?

4 / 10

In which former imperial capital of Japan would you find Kinkaku-ji, an outlandish pavilion covered in gold leaf?

5 / 10

Of the four main Japanese islands, which is furthest north?

6 / 10

Gakugei-Daigaku is a chilled-out neighbourhood, featuring design-focused bookstores, the Tiyo No Yu bathhouse and boating lake-centred Himonya Park, in which Japanese city?

7 / 10

In Japan, sakura is pink and white and particularly popular in the spring. What is sakura known as elsewhere?

8 / 10

At the Samurai Kenbu Theatre in Kyoto, the performers dance with which weapon?

9 / 10

If you are in Japan and see kanji, what are you looking at?

10 / 10

At the base of Mount Wakakusa, Nara Park in Nara is famous for having more than a thousand of which animal, once regarded as divine?

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