東京、日本
Tokyo, Japan

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Japanese Culture Tips

• Physical contact is considered to be more personal. Bowing is the most common greeting, and the angle of the bow depends on the person you are greeting.
• When introducing oneself, family names come first.
• There are 300,000 last names in Japan with the same Kanji but different readings and are derived from regions, places, titles of jobs, and names of stores.
• The various sports which originated in Japan consist of Sumo (wrestling), Kendo (bamboo sword fencing), Takagari (Falconry), and other Japanese martial arts (like Karate and Judo) are traditional sports.
• The term, J-pop refers to all types of music in Japan. Not just popular Japanese music.
• Taking baths are very important to Japanese culture. Everyone takes one in the afternoon, and they conserve the water by having everyone in the family use the same water.

Common Catchphrases

• Hello/Good Afternoon = Konnichiwa (こんにちは)
• Goodbye = Sayonara (さようなら)
• Thank you = Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます)
• Please = Onegaishimasu (おねがいします)
• No = iie (いいえ)
• Excuse me = Sumimasen (すみません)
• I'm sorry = Gomenasai (ごめなさい)
• I don't speak Japanese = Nihongo ga wakarimasen (日本語がわかりません)
• Where is the bathroom? = Toire wa doko desu ka?(トイレはどこですか)

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