FIVE THINGS YOU MAY KNOW ABOUT JAPAN
By Yumi
I want to share five things you may definitely want to know about staying at a Japanese home. Even if you will be staying at a hotel, learning these etiquettes will be very helpful for you and your travel mate.
Some of my American friends have Japanese friends and most of them are familiar with the culture very well. But when this guy learned Japanese with me and stayed with his friend’s parents’ home in Chiba, I felt a bit nervous.
Why?
Because I didn’t really have the time to go over the basic Japanese household etiquettes that are very useful when you are staying at your Japanese friend’s home.
1) Take off your shoes at Genkan (entrance): It is a traditional entry area for a Japanese house. I can say that all Japanese houses have the genkan so please take off your shoes.
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