Japanese culture
Everything from Japanese culture that turns up in the game, with the story behind each name and the letters that catch people out.
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- AikidoAIKIDOArt built on redirecting an attacker's force
- BentoBENTOPacked lunch in a compartmented box
- BushidoBUSHIDOThe warrior's code of honour
- DarumaDARUMARound red doll with blank eyes
- FutonFUTONBedding rolled out on the floor at night
- GeishaGEISHAEntertainer trained in dance and conversation
- HaikuHAIKUSeventeen-syllable poem in three lines
- HanamiHANAMIPicnic held under the cherry blossom
- JudoJUDOThrowing art that became an Olympic sport
- KarateKARATEStriking art that came from Okinawa
- KendoKENDOFencing with bamboo swords and armour
- KimonoKIMONOWrapped robe tied with a wide sash
- KitsuneKITSUNEFox spirit that gains tails as it ages
- KotatsuKOTATSUHeated table with a quilt hanging over it
- MatsuriMATSURISummer festival with food stalls and fireworks
- MikoMIKOShrine attendant in red and white
- MochiMOCHIPounded rice cake, chewy and sweet
- OnigiriONIGIRITriangular rice ball wrapped in seaweed
- OnsenONSENHot spring bath, and a staple episode setting
- RamenRAMENNoodle soup ordered at a counter shop
- RoninRONINMasterless warrior, or a student retaking exams
- SakeSAKERice wine served warm or cold
- SamuraiSAMURAIWarrior class that served a feudal lord
- ShinobiSHINOBICovert agent of feudal Japan, by another name
- ShogiSHOGIJapanese chess where captured pieces return
- ShogunSHOGUNMilitary ruler who governed in the emperor's name
- ShurikenSHURIKENSmall thrown blade, often star-shaped
- SobaSOBAThin buckwheat noodles, hot or chilled
- SumoSUMOWrestling in a raked circle of clay
- SushiSUSHIVinegared rice served with raw fish
- TanukiTANUKIRaccoon dog with a talent for disguise
- TatamiTATAMIWoven straw mat used to measure a room
- ToriiTORIIGate marking the entrance to a shrine
- UdonUDONThick white wheat noodles in broth
- WasabiWASABIGreen paste served beside raw fish
- YakuzaYAKUZAJapanese organised crime syndicate
- YokaiYOKAISupernatural creature of Japanese folklore
- YukataYUKATALight cotton robe worn at summer festivals