May 5th, 2009 | View Comments

This quiz tests you on your knowledge of crests, logos and flags.

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May 3rd, 2009 | View Comments

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 (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.

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May 2nd, 2009 | View Comments

Test your knowledge of Japanese festivals with this fun quiz. How many points can you score out of 10?

Completely confused? Check out the answer and explanation page here.

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March 31st, 2009 | View Comments

Try your knowledge of Japanese food in this quiz.

So how did you do?

If you liked these quizzes why not try out:

1) Japanese general knowledge quiz

2) Japanese particles quiz

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March 28th, 2009 | View Comments

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)

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Answers to the particle quiz

2/9

ご飯食べましょう

gohan wo tabemashou

Let’s eat some food


3/9

リンゴ好きですか

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

東京行きましょう

tokyo ni ikimashou

Let’s go to Tokyo

5/9

リンゴ好きです

watashi ha ringo ga suki desu

I like apples

6/9

日本上手ですね

nihongo ga jouzu desu ne

(Your) Japanese is good

7/9

ちょっと難しいです

chotto muzukashii no desu ga

It’s a little difficult

8/9

どこご飯たべますか

doko ni gohan wo tabemasu ka

Where shall we eat?

9/9

楽しみしています

tanoshimi ni shite imasu

I’m looking forward to it

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If you liked this quiz, why not try the Japan general knowledge quiz?

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