The Japanese Culture of Gift Giving
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In Japanese culture, it’s customary to present a gift when visiting someone’s home or staying with a host family. Understanding the Japanese gift giving culture…
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The Japanese Culture of Removing Shoes
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In Japan, the custom of removing shoes before entering a home extends beyond residences to various other places like temples, shrines, hot spring resorts, traditional…
Read ArticleThe Significance of Rabbits in Japanese Culture
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A lunar calendar is based on the monthly cycles of the Moon’s phases, as opposed to solar calendars which are directly based on the cycles…
Read ArticleThe Importance of Hanko in Japanese Culture
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A seal or a printing stamp in East and Southeast Asia is sometimes used instead of a signature in office documents, contracts, personal paperwork, works…
Read ArticleIndirect Communication in Japanese Culture
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In Japanese culture, communication styles reflect on maintaining harmony. The Japanese are generally non-confrontational and rarely directly give negative responses such as insults, criticisms, or…
Read ArticleNenkō Joretsu in Japanese Culture
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In Japan, there is a cultural norm in companies called Nenkō joretsu. It is a seniority-wage system of promoting employees of the firm based on how close…
Read ArticleSenpai and Kōhai Relationships in Japanese Culture
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Japan is said to have a homogeneous society, which means the quality or state of being of a similar kind or of having a uniform…
Read ArticleExperience the History and Culture of Japan in Ueno!
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Tokyo’s Ueno district is home to some of the city’s most popular cultural sites such as the Tokyo National Museum, the Natural Museum of Nature…
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