Across
- 3. Sorry babe, but these balls made from your favorite animal are utterly delicious
- 4. If you're trading in Japan, this is your NASDAQ alternative
- 7. Famous animation studio known for films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro
- 11. A tree that Imani would love for its size
- 13. We won't be there when these are in bloom, but we'll see their motifs everywhere
- 14. Japanese game that we've played together
- 15. A Japanese aesthetic emphasizing beauty in imperfection
- 18. A Japanese dining experience in which the diner leaves the choice up to the chef
- 19. The #1 manga in the world, now available on Netflix
- 20. Japan's equivalent of Mexico's Day of the Dead
- 22. The Japanese word for "empty house," like the ones you might acquire for free
- 23. A great craft for a clumsy potter to learn
- 24. Japanese soy sauce
- 26. What you might say to a Japanese person if you need to ask for directions, or if you bump into them on the street
- 27. You love these, whether they're filled with veggies or meat
Down
- 1. Japanese company with the biggest market cap
- 2. Time setting of the show Blue Eye Samurai
- 5. The type of poetry that Imani once wrote and performed for you
- 6. We've attempted gorillas and elephants using this art style
- 8. City known for modern architecture and street food
- 9. It's a mountain and an apple
- 10. Like Amazon, but Japanese
- 12. The denim capital of Japan
- 16. What you'll find in the forest of Arashiyama
- 17. Indigenous people of northern Japan
- 21. Hot spring bath that we'll likely enjoy in a rural area
- 22. Japanese martial art focusing on joint locks and throws
- 25. Japanese martial art based on throws and grappling