An American In Japan

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1. Where is the annual Snow Festival held every year? Misawa Sapporo Kyoto Hachinohe

2. What do the Japanese call the "bullet train"? sakura-san tohoku shinkansen bullet-u train-u

3. Which of the following is NOT a Japanese beer? Tsing Tao Kirin Orion Asahi

4. In what year did the U.S. return control of Okinawa to Japan? 1972 1980 1947 Never; Okinawa has always belonged to Japan

5. What is awamori? The Japanese word for suicide The Shinto burial rite An Okinawan liquor The northern most prefecture on Hokkaido

6. Is the sweet potato native to Japan? Yes No

7. What is Obon? A Japanese New Year festival A Japanese musical instrument The Japanese word for Emperor A Buddhist celebration for honoring ancestors

8. What is the name of the Emperor's residence in Tokyo? Tokyo Palace Hirosaki Castle Kokyo Palace Kyoto Imperial Palace

9. What is the Japanese word for Japan? Ainu Nihon Kokusai Japan

10. Which religion is native to Japan? Christianity Buddhism Shintoism Confucianism