Jason Khoh
Day 24: Kagoshima Prefecture
Day 24 takes us to Kagoshima which is located on both the island of Kyushu and the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Day 23: Okinawa Prefecture
Day 23 takes us to the southernmost prefecture of Japan: Okinawa. The capital is Naha and Okinawa is part of the Kyushu region of Japan.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Day 22: Shiga Prefecture
Day 22 has us back in the well-known Kansai region of Japan to visit the landlocked prefecture of Shiga.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Day 21: Yamaguchi Prefecture
The first day of week five has us visiting Yamaguchi, which is part of the Chugoku region and located in the westernmost part of Honshu.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Day 20: Ehime Prefecture
Welcome to day 20 of our virtual pub quiz. Today we head back to the island of Shikoku to visit the northwestern prefecture of Ehime.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Day 19: Nara Prefecture
We are back in the Kansai region of Honshu to visit the landlocked prefecture of Nara on day 19. Its capital also goes by the same name.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 3, 20201 min read
Day 18: Nagasaki Prefecture
oday we are back in Kyushu to visit the west coast prefecture of Nagasaki. The capital also goes by the same name.
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Jason Khoh
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Day 17: Aomori Prefecture
Day 17 takes us to Aomori, the northernmost prefecture in Honshu. Aomori is also the name of its capital
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Jason Khoh
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Day 16: Iwate Prefecture
he start of week 4 has us back in northern Japan in the prefecture of Iwate. Iwate is in the Tohoku region of Honshu on the Pacific coast.
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Jason Khoh
May 29, 20202 min read
Day 15: Oita Prefecture
We’re back down in the island of Kyushu to visit Oita on the last day of week three. You can find Oita on the northeastern corner...
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Jason Khoh
May 28, 20201 min read
Day 14: Ishikawa Prefecture
We head back down to the Chubu region of Japan to visit the prefecture of Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast. The capital is Kanazawa city.
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Jason Khoh
May 27, 20201 min read
Day 13: Yamagata Prefecture
We head north to the Tohoku region of Japan to visit Yamagata, which is in the southwestern corner of the region and faces the Sea of Japan.
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Jason Khoh
May 26, 20201 min read
Day 12: Miyazaki Prefecture
We’re back in the southern island of Kyushu to visit Miyazaki, which is on the island’s south-east coast.
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Jason Khoh
May 25, 20201 min read
Day 11: Toyama Prefecture
The start of the third week has us back down in the Chubu region of Honshu island in Toyama. Toyama prefecture is along the Sea of Japan
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Jason Khoh
May 20, 20202 min read
Day 8: Wakayama Prefecture
Day 8 marks the first time we visit the Kansai region: Wakayama, located on the Kii peninsula in western Japan. The capital is Wakayama city
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Jason Khoh
May 15, 20202 min read
Day 5: Fukui Prefecture
We are back on the main island of Honshu on Day 5 to visit Fukui prefecture!
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Jason Khoh
May 14, 20202 min read
Day 4: Tokushima Prefecture
The fourth day of our quiz transports us to Kochi’s neighbour: Tokushima. Tokushima is the easternmost prefecture of Shikoku and its capita
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Jason Khoh
May 13, 20201 min read
Day 3: Kochi Prefecture
Day Three in Kochi (hey, it rhymes!) Our first foray into the island of Shikoku...
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Jason Khoh
May 12, 20202 min read
Day 2: Shimane Prefecture
Day 2 of our online pub quiz has us visiting Shimane prefecture!
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Jason Khoh
May 8, 20203 min read
The Great "I wish I was in Japan" Pub Quiz
Bummed 'cause COVID-19 means you can't go to the pub or visit Japan? Do the next best thing by taking part in our virtual pub quiz on Japan!
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