This quiz tests you on your knowledge of crests, logos and flags.
Here are the answers to the Japanese festival quiz If you haven’t taken it go take it now!
1) A Matsuri is a festival (祭り)
2) Bon Odori (盆踊り)is a traditional community dance at the Bon festival in summer
3) During Setsubun (節分), one eats the same number of beans as your age to be granted good health in the future
4) Koinobori resemble windsocks in the shape of carp. They come in various sizes and colours with beautiful designs on them
5) Hanabi means fireworks. Fireworks festivals are most common during the summer festival season.
6) Nagashi bina is an event held on girls’ day on 3rd march. Dolls in boats are floated on water to ward off bad luck
7) The girls’ festival is also know as the Peach Tree Festival
8) The Yukki Matsuri or snow festival is held in Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido
9) An uchiwa is a fan
10) Tsukimi or moon viewing is a festival held in mid september.
Test your knowledge of Japanese festivals with this fun quiz. How many points can you score out of 10?
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Try this quiz to test your knowledge of Japanese particles. This is for low intermediate students of Japanese. (Level three of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
2/9
gohan wo tabemashou
Let’s eat some food
3/9
ringo ga sukidesu ka
Do you like apples?
(According to one of the comments, “Ringo WA suki desu ka” is in fact more natural, minus one point to me)
4/9
tokyo ni ikimashou
Let’s go to Tokyo
5/9
watashi ha ringo ga suki desu
I like apples
6/9
nihongo ga jouzu desu ne
(Your) Japanese is good
7/9
chotto muzukashii no desu ga
It’s a little difficult
8/9
doko ni gohan wo tabemasu ka
Where shall we eat?
9/9
tanoshimi ni shite imasu
I’m looking forward to it
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