Tokyo Trivia Time

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1. What is the station name of the area home to the bulk of Tokyo's major museums? Shinjuku Roppongi Ueno Asakusa

2. The 'Six Trees' area of Tokyo is one of the major entertainment districts in the whole of Japan. Which name means 'Six Trees'? Ropponki Ropponboorupen Ropponhebi Roppongi

3. Tokyo Tower is the spitting image of what other world famous landmark? The Leaning Tower of Pisa Landmark Tower The Eiffel Tower Sears Tower

4. Tokugawa was made shogun in 1603 and he decided on Tokyo as the seat of his government. However back in those days it wasn't called Tokyo. What was it called? Shiseido Tokaido Edo Mikado

5. In 1923 a great disaster struck Tokyo killing more than 70,000 people. What was it? The Great Kanto Earthquake Bloody Sunday The Great Samurai Uprising The Great Eruption of Fuji-san

6. What hip part of Tokyo can you often see the black/orange faces of fake tanned 'ganguro' girls practising 'para para' dancing or wandering round with painted faces and impossibly short skirts. Shinjuku Asakusa Shibuya Ginza

7. The most popular baseball team in Japan is the cashed up Tokyo Giants club and they play their home games at The Tokyo Dome. What JR (Japan Rail) station is it closest to? Gianto Stadium Station Iidabashi Suidobashi Tokyo Dome-mae

8. Tokyo Disneyland is not actually in Tokyo. What prefecture is it in? Kansai Kiba Chiba Hokkaido

9. The firebombing of Tokyo caused more civilian deaths than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. True False

10. What is the name of the famous fish market frequented by hordes of tourists hoping to get snapshots of the enormous tuna auctioned off there? Sensushiji Tokyo Tuna Town Tsukiji Whale of a Sale