Cherry Blossom Quiz with Answers 100% Score

Let’s start easy. Which season is associated with the arrival of cherry blossoms?

1. Summer
2. Autumn
3. Winter
4. Spring

Right Answer: Spring

The blooming of the cherry blossoms spreads from south to the north. Which region of Japan is typically first to receive them?

1. Kyushu
2. Shikoku
3. Honshu
4. Okinawa

Right Answer: Okinawa

These days, people all over Japan celebrate with Hanami parties beneath the cherry blossoms. What colour is the tarpaulin upon which they sit?

1. Red
2. Pink
3. Yellow
4. Blue

Right Answer: Blue


This U.S. city is also famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms, and is often seen as a sign of friendship between the two countries. Which city is it?

1. New York
2. Boston
3. Los Angeles
4. Washington D.C.

Right Answer: Washington D.C.

Back in Japan, do you know the name of this popular viewing path in Kyoto?

1. Sorcerer’s Path
2. Queen’s Path
3. Emperor’s Path
4. Philosopher’s Path

Right Answer: Philosopher’s Path



The image of the sakura flower is engraved onto which of the following Yen coins?

1. 50¥
2. 20¥
3. 500¥
4. 100¥

Right Answer: 100¥

Which Studio Ghibli anime shows the protagonist laughing and dancing beneath a cherry blossom tree?

1. My Neighbour Totoro
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Ponyo
4. The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Right Answer: The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Legoland Japan recently broke a world record with their incredible Lego cherry blossom tree. How many Lego bricks were used?

1. 10.000 – 20.000
2. 900.000 – 1.000.000
3. 700.000 – 800.000
4. 800.000 – 900.000

Right Answer: 800.000 – 900.000

 “Petals falling / Unable to resist / The moonlight”. These lines feature in a haiku by which great poet?

1. Kobayashi Issa
2. Masaoka Shiki
3. Basho Matsuo
4. Yosa Buson

Right Answer: Yosa Buson

Take a look at this cute and colourful character. She’s the cherry blossom mascot for a town on which of Japan’s four main islands?

1. Honshu
2. Shikoku
3. Hokkaido
4. Ryushu

Right Answer: Ryushy