Japanese customs
Eastern island etiquette
Japanese customs refers to the traditional practices, social conventions, and etiquette of Japan—bowing, removing shoes indoors, gift-giving rituals, and the like: Learning Japanese customs helped me navigate my first business trip to Tokyo.
The phrase also means Japan's border control agency that inspects imports and travelers: We were delayed at Japanese customs for two hours.
- bowingBending forward in deference
- shrine visitJourney to sacred place
- gift-givingOffering presents to others
- punctualityBeing on time
- cherry blossom viewingAdmiring spring tree flowers
purification rituals · greetings · seasonal greetings · table manners · honorifics · coming of age · removing shoes · seasonal ingredients · tea ceremony
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