About the Japan Memory Game
Where ancient temples meet bullet trains and cherry blossom season stops the nation — Japan is a feast for the senses. Take a memory trip from Mount Fuji to the ramen bar.
What's in the Japan deck
The full deck, so you know exactly what you're up against — 12 cards, 6 pairs: 🌸 Cherry Blossom⛩️ Torii Gate🗻 Mount Fuji🍣 Sushi🍜 Ramen🏮 Lantern🎏 Koi Streamer🐉 Dragon🍵 Green Tea👘 Kimono🚅 Bullet Train🪭 Fan
Study tip: link the first three — cherry blossom, torii gate and mount fuji — into one ridiculous mental picture. Absurd images stick; lists don't. Then do the same for the next three, and the board will memorise itself.
How to memorise an around-the-world board
Put every item on a map you picture in your head. Landmarks, foods, flags and animals all belong to a country — memorise the country first and the item second. Geography decks are the one theme where a mental image of the actual world does half the sorting for you.
Then group by continent and walk it in travel order: Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas. A trip around the world in twelve stops is a story with a route, and routes are what spatial memory eats for breakfast.
Fun Facts About Japan
- Japan's bullet trains have an average delay of less than a minute.
- Cherry blossom viewing — hanami — has been a Japanese tradition for over a thousand years.
- Mount Fuji is an active volcano, though it last erupted in 1707.
- Japan consists of over 14,000 islands.
How to Play
Tap any card to flip it over, revealing the japanese icon image underneath. Tap a second card — if the two match, they stay face up and you keep going. If not, they flip back after a moment. Your goal is to match every pair in as few moves as possible.
Three difficulty levels are available: easy (6 pairs), medium (8 pairs) and hard (12 pairs). Switch between them any time with the difficulty buttons above the board. Start on easy if you're new, or jump straight to hard for a proper brain workout.
Around the World deck questions
Can these decks actually teach geography?
They teach recognition — which flag, which landmark, which animal goes with which place — which is the first layer of geography and the one quizzes test. Pair the game with a globe or atlas for the names and you have a proper lesson.
Which board is best for a school geography club?
Whoever lost last week picks the theme, hard board, one attempt. The landmark and flag decks scale the best for groups because everyone can shout suggestions.