| SAGOS | Palmlike plants native to Japan |
| PANAMAHATS | Apparel made from palmlike plants |
| ENOKI | Thin white edible mushroom native to Japan |
| ACER | Maple genus with many species native to Japan (4) |
| JAPONICA | Thorny shrub with red blossoms, native to Japan (8) |
| HYDRANGEA | A genus of shrubby plants native to China and Japan (9) |
| RAMONDA | Genus of three species of flowering plants native to shady, rocky places in Spain and the Pyrenees - considered here to be alpines (7) |
| SIKA | and 3dn, Mammal of the family Cervidae native to Japan, Russia and China with a short head and compact body |
| DEER | Mammal of the family Cervidae native to Japan, Russia and China with a short head and compact body (4,4) |
| SIKADEER | and 3dn, Mammal of the family Cervidae native to Japan, Russia and China with a short head and compact body |
| SHINTO | Set of religious beliefs and practices native to Japan (6) |
| SABLE | Which marten, native to Japan and Siberia, is prized for its fur? (5) |
| SAGUAROS | Giant cactus plants native to North America (8) |
| CACTI | Plants native to arid regions (5) |
| ALPINES | Plants native to mountain summits |
| BANKSIA | Genus of woody plants native to Australia (7) |
| ALOE | Genus of succulent plants, native to Africa (4) |
| ARUMS | Flowering plants native to the Mediterranean |
| CYCAD | Palmlike plant around since at least the Triassic period |
| CREATION | Brainchild of Theban king protecting a palmlike plant |
