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Name the Japanese City

Created by GWU_Boy

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Name the Japanese City game quiz
"See how well you are at naming Japanese cities if I give you a couple of clues. A medium-level knowledge of Japan is useful, because these cities are a little smaller than Tokyo and Kyoto, but not by much."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. This city was a former castle town and has now rebuilt itself into the cultural and economic center of western Honshu. It contains the Peace Memorial Park that has the eternal Peace Flame which is to never be extinguished until all nuclear weapons are dismantled.
    Nagasaki
    Hiroshima
    Kochi
    Okayama


2. This is Japan's fourth largest city and was an old castle town. It is located at the center of the porcelain, lacquer, and cloisonne industries and is in the Chubu District of Central Honshu.
    Sakae
    Nagoya
    Arimatsu
    Seto


3. This place is a prefectural seat and fourth largest city on the island of Kyushu. Some attractions here are the Sofukuji Temple, Oura Catholic Church, and Glover Mansion and also serves as the setting for Puccini's opera, "Madame Butterfly".
    Nagasaki
    Kagoshima
    Fukuoka
    Okinawa


4. The aerial gateway to Hokkaido Island, this city has checkerboard-like streets and is where the Odori-Koen Promenade is, which is the site of the annual Snow Festival. The Clock Tower Building and Jozankei Spa are also in this city, with Lake Shikotsu only an hour away.
    Hakodate
    Sapporo
    Sendai
    Hiraizumi


5. A 30-minute train ride from Tokyo, this city was one of the first in Japan to allow foreign visitors in during the Meiji Restoration. It is a busy port city and includes a famous China Town and the Sankei-en Garden.
    Kamakura
    Nikko
    Hakone
    Yokohama


6. This city is the largest city in the Hokuriku region of Honshu and was originally a castle town during the feudal ages. The Noh drama is said to be at its purest form in this city, which has one of Japan's most beautifully landscaped gardens, the Kenrokuen Park.
    Kanazawa
    Matsushima
    Aomori
    Ibusuki


7. An old capital of Japan, this city is near Kyoto and attracts visitors with its Deer Park as well as the Buddhist Kofukuji Temple which dates back to 710 AD. However, the biggest ancient attraction here is the Todaji Temple, which holds the Greta Buddha which was created in the 8th century and weighs 452 tons.
    Nara
    Arimatsu
    Setu
    Inuyama


8. This is Japan's third-largest city and is where its famous namesake castle, once one of Japan's largest, has been located since 1586. The city is at the mouth of the Yodo River and is one of Japan's commercial and industrial hubs.
    Osaka
    Morioka
    Akita
    Otsu


9. This hilly city is full of winding paths up and down Rokko foothills located in the backdrops. The city is famous for its Port and Port Tower, as well as the Ikuta Shrine, Kitanocho area, and the City Museum, all of which survived the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995.
    Narita
    Biwa
    Toba
    Kobe


10. Which of these cities is not located on Japan's biggest island, Honshu?
    Mito
    Nagoya
    Miyazaki
    Kanazawa


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