Japan

1. Japan

2. Land Of Earthquakes • Japan is situated on high-risk zone for earthquakes • Earthquakes & Tsunami are very common . • In recent times , earthquake of Kobe (1995) & in East Japan in 2011 were the worst.

3. Culture • The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period.

4. Japanese Names • Some of the most common Japanese family names are Sato, Suzuki, Takahashi, Tanaka and Watanabe. • The 1st art of the name reflects family name ,while 2nd part tells about place a person belongs to. Like in TadshitaOhisa, Tadshita is family name & Ohisa is the place name where ancestors of Tadashita family used to live • San is used after every name in Japan to show respect .It is like Sir in English or Sahib in Hindi Like if you want to call TadashitaOhisa, you would call him by Ohisa-san

5. Greeting • In Japan, people greet each other by bowing. • A bow ranges from a small nod of the head to a long, 90 degree bend at the waist. • When bowing to someone of higher social status, a deeper, longer bow indicates respect.

6. Japanese Manners • Japanese are soft spoken • Showing anger in public is not considered good • Saying No is not very common • Showing respect to Seniors is very important in Japanese culture

7. Some Table Rules • Blowing your nose in public, and especially at the table, is considered bad manners. • It is considered good manners to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice. • Talking about toilet related and similarly unappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated by most people. • Unlike in some other parts of East Asia, it is considered bad manner to burp.

8. Some Table Rules (Continued) • Do not spear food with your chopsticks. • Do not point with your chopsticks. • Do not wave your chopsticks around in the air or play with them. • Do not move plates or bowls around with your chopsticks.

9. Some House Rules • When entering a Japanese house or a ryokan, outdoor shoes are always replaced by slippers at the doorway (genkan). Slippers are provided by the host. • When bathing Japanese style, you are supposed to first rinse your body outside the bath tub with a washbowl. Afterwards, you enter the tub, which is used for soaking only. The bath water tends to be relatively hot for Western bathing standards.

10. Some House Rules (Continued) • Most Westerners are not used to sitting on the floor, however, in Japan sitting upright on the floor is common in many situations. For example, meals are traditionally held on a tatami floor around a low table.

11. Some World FAMOUSJapanese Arts

12. Martial Arts Japan has given birth to several types of Martial Arts. • Sumo,considered by many to be Japan's national sport, has its origins in the distant past. • Swordsmanship, the art of the sword. Katana is a type of Japanese sword also commonly referred to as a "samurai sword • Judo , literally meaning "gentle way" or "way of softness", is a modern grappling-based martial art. • Karate literally means "empty hand".

13. Paintings • Painting has been an art in Japan for a very long time. • Chinese papermaking was introduced to Japan around the 7th century.

14. Calligraphy • The flowing, brush-drawn Japanese language lends itself to complicated calligraphy.

15. Ukiyo-e • Ukiyo-e, literally "pictures of the floating world ."

16. Ikebana • Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

17. Bonsai • Bonsai is the art of growing trees, or woody plants shaped as trees, in containers.

18. Kimono • The kimono is a Japanese traditional garment worn by women, men and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" (ki "wear" and mono "thing"),has come to denote these full-length robes.

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