What is the Japanese term for the traditional art of calligraphy?

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What is the Japanese term for the traditional art of calligraphy?

A. Sumi-e

B. Shodo

D. Chado

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B. Shodo

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B. Hakone

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Answer 1

C. Ukiyo-e

Answer 2

B. Buddhism

Answer 3

C. Confucianism

Answer 4

A. Kamakura

Answer 5

A. Akira Kurosawa

Answer 6

B. Yasujiro Ozu

Answer 7

C. Kenji Mizoguchi

Answer 8

D. Hayao Miyazaki

Answer 9

A. Hiroshige

Answer 10

B. Hokusai

Answer 11

C. Utamaro

Answer 12

D. Sharaku

Answer 13

C. Hiroshima

Answer 14

B. Tokushima

Answer 15

A. Flower arranging

Answer 16

B. Miniature tree cultivation

Answer 17

C. Tea ceremony

Answer 18

D. Calligraphy

Answer 19

B. Shamisen

Answer 20

D. Shakuhachi

Answer 21

A. Ikebana

Answer 22

C. Chanoyu

Answer 23

C. Bunraku

Answer 24

D. Hiroshima

Answer 25

C. Bunraku

Answer 26

A. Sen no Rikyu

Answer 27

B. Murasaki Shikibu

Answer 28

C. Yosa Buson

Answer 29

D. Matsuo Basho

Answer 30

A. Tanabata

Answer 31

D. Setsubun

Answer 32

A. Ikebana

Answer 33

D. Karesansui

Answer 34

A. Shikoku

Answer 35

C. Hokkaido

Answer 36

B. Mashiko

Answer 37

A. Hokusai

Answer 38

B. Hiroshige

Answer 39

C. Utamaro

Answer 40

D. Sharaku

Answer 41

D. Ikebana

Answer 42

B. Sashimi

Answer 43

C. Yakitori

Answer 44

D. Hiroshima

Answer 45

C. Bunraku

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