[For seniors] Fun brain training! Let’s get excited with the “Aru-Nashi” quiz

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How about spending some fun time with an “Aru-Nashi” quiz? Many senior and welfare facilities run quiz-based recreation, right? The “Aru-Nashi” quiz we’re introducing this time can be enjoyed by small or larger groups alike! Using a whiteboard to present the questions makes it easy to go one by one, so it’s recommended.

With a whiteboard, you can also chat with others while tackling the quiz, which really livens things up.

Converting words into hiragana and imagining from the hiragana is said to boost creativity.

Try some brain training while having fun!

[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! Liven Up with the 'Aru-Nashi' Quiz (11–20)

With one you have ‘rock, doctor, cage, clothes, face’; without it you have ‘pebble, hospital, fence, Western clothes, head.’

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If you add the syllable 'ka' to a certain person's initial, it takes on a different meaning.

Some people may feel that kanji problems are difficult. However, the tougher the question, the greater the joy when you solve it. These are recommended problems for training the flashes of insight and imagination that come from thinking things through. It’s said that the part of the brain responsible for insight and imagination is the right hemisphere.

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In conclusion

There’s real depth to the “Yes/No” riddles where, for example, something is added to a certain person’s words or you search for hidden letters in the wording.

Even after the answer is revealed, you can still have fun by chatting about topics related to the solution, or by creating similar puzzles together with older adults—it all depends on your creativity.

By all means, try using these Yes/No riddles for recreation and group activities!