Kansai and OYIS Trivia

The Kansai Region contains which major cities?

• Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, and Hiroshima

• Osaka, Sapporo, Nagasaki, and Himeji

• Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, and Nara

• Osaka, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Yokohama

Another name for the Kansai Region is...

(a)  

Kansai is home to the first capital of Japan. Where was it?

• Osaka

• Kobe

• Kyoto

• Nara

The world's first novel was written in the Kansai. What is its title?

• The Tale of Genji

• The Pillow Book

• The Windup Bird Chronicles

• Haiku

Kansai's international airports are unique because...

• Both close at night, unlike more 24 hour airports.

• They are ranked 1st and 2nd in the world for passenger travel.

• Both are outside the borders of the Kansai

• They are both on artificial islands

Osaka is the ____ biggest city in Japan.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

A famous saying about Osaka says that in Kyoto you spend your money on clothes, but in Osaka you spend your money on...

(a)  

Despite it obviously being untrue, Osaka's name means...

• City in the sky

• Big Hill

• Underwater palace

• River of Dreams

Osaka has the largest ____ in Japan.

• River

• Boulevard

• Covered Market (Shotengai)

• Subway

What food is NOT a famous Osaka speciality?

• Okonomiyaki

• Takoyaki

• Oshizushi

• Beef