wizards competition pt 2

Question 0

shureimon

Answer 0

gate of shuri castle in Okinawa prefecture, featured on 2,000 yen note

Question 1

takakurabe

book name

Answer 1

“troubled waters” written by higuchi ichiyo

Question 2

higuchi ichiyo

Answer 2

one of Japan’s earliest feminist novelists, second female featured on Japanese currency (5,000 yen)

Question 3

gakumon no susume

Answer 3

encouragement of learning written by ***uzawa yukichi

Question 4

juuin hitoe

Answer 4

ancient costume

Question 5

kimono, obi, tabi, zori, Haori, hakama

Answer 5

traditional clothes

Question 6

Matsui hideki

Answer 6

first Yankee to hit a grand slam, also first Japanese player to hit a home run in the worlds series. nicknamed “Godzilla”

Question 7

shouji

Answer 7

washi sliding window

Question 8

happi coat, hachimaki

Answer 8

festival costume

Question 9

yukata, geta

Answer 9

summer kimono

Question 10

shiromuku, tsunokakushi

Answer 10

wedding gown

Question 11

fukuzawa yukichi

Answer 11

meiji educator who wrote English-Japanese dictionary, guide to western travel, all the countries of the world, ECT; on 10,000 yen note

Question 12

syphilis

Answer 12

discovered by bacteriologist hideyo Noguchi

Question 13

seijin no hi

Answer 13

second Monday of January

Question 14

omisoka

Answer 14

December 31

Question 15

chitose ame

Answer 15

thousand year old candy, eaten on shichigosan

Question 16

shichigosan

Answer 16

November 15

Question 17

kenkoku kinenbi (national foundation day)

Answer 17

February 11

Question 18

shunbun no hi (spring equinox day)

Answer 18

March 20

Question 19

hideyo Noguchi

Answer 19

on 1,000 yen note

Question 20

enka

Answer 20

Japanese popular song which is full of melancholy

Question 21

kohaku uta gassen

Answer 21

tv program featuring jpop and enka

Question 22

Showa no hi

Answer 22

April 29, previously known as greenery day

Question 23

toshikoshi soba

Answer 23

served on New Year’s Eve

Question 24

sushi

Answer 24

raw seafood on ball of rice with vinegar, served with cucumber, pickled radish, and cooked egg

Question 25

shabu shabu

Answer 25

cooked thinly sliced beef at table

Question 26

kyogen

Answer 26

short, comedic plays developed at about same time as Noh. characterized by realism and down-to-earth humor

Question 27

Noh

Answer 27

stylized form of drama dance in which a masked main character dances to chanting and instrumental music

Question 28

sumie

Answer 28

monochromatic ink painting

Question 29

shodo

Answer 29

calligraphy includes fude, sumi, buchin, shitajiki, and hanshi

Question 30

kabuki

Answer 30

theatrical art performed by adult males only. begun by okuni of Izumo shrine In shimane prefecture

Question 31

oyama, onnagata

Answer 31

2 names for male actors who specialize in kabuki female rules

Question 32

gagaku

Answer 32

ritual music and dance of imperial court

Question 33

Zen Buddhism

Answer 33

origins of principles of wabi-sabi

Question 34

wabi-sabi

Answer 34

beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete; things maddest and humble; things unconventional