Japan In-Depth Learning 1: Japanese Basic Manners and Rules

Name: Japan In-Depth Learning 1: Japanese Basic Manners and Rules
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Precise and Practical Program to Study Japanese Manners and Way of Thinking

Created bykana hattori

Last updated 9/2019

English

What you'll learn

Basic manners at Japanese restaurants — seemingly complicated footwear removal rules (shoes, slippers, and toilet slippers!), drinking manners, chopstick manners, gratuity custom in Japan, and simple Japanese phrases useful at restaurants
Basic manners on Japanese transportations — noise manners, queueing manners, priority seat manners, when drinking and eating is okay and not okay, as well as information about convenient rechargeable IC cards that you can use for transportation, how to find boarding points on a platform, busiest holiday time in Japan when it’s hard to reserve Shinkansen bullet train tickets, and useful phrases that you can use on public transportations.
Basic manners when visiting Shinto shrines — definition and philosophy of Shinto, how to do purification ritual when entering Shinto shrines, how to do greeting to Shinto deity, photo manners, as well as explanation of things you see and can buy/try at Shinto shrines.
Basic manners when visiting Buddhist temples — definition and philosophy of Buddhism in Japan, commonalities between Shinto and Buddhism, footwear removal rules at Buddhist temples, what to do at Buddhist temples including incense ritual, what not to do at Buddhist temples.
Basic manners at Japanese traditional accommodation Ryokan — what to expect, difference from western hotels, footwear removal rules in Ryokans, tokonoma rules, things you have to know about yukata (cotton kimono you wear at ryokans), and how to take Japanese bath.

Course content

7 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 46m total length

Precise and Practical Program to Study Japanese Manners and Way of Thinking3:27
Precise and Practical Program to Study Japanese Manners and Way of Thinking

INTRO_Basic manners at Japanese restaurants2:32
seemingly complicated footwear removal rules (shoes, slippers, and toilet slippers!), drinking manners, chopstick manners, gratuity custom in Japan, and simple Japanese phrases useful at restaurants
Shoes off, slippers off, and toilet slippers off6:08
In this lesson we will learn about the seemingly complicated culture of footwear removal in Japan.
No pouring your own drink3:54
In this lesson we will learn about drinking manners in Japan.
Do not use chopsticks in upsetting ways3:55
In this lesson we will look at chopstick manners.
Outro3:17
I hope you enjoyed learning the manners at restaurants in Japan.

INTRO_Public transportation manners2:46
noise manners, queueing manners, priority seat manners, when drinking and eating is okay and not okay, as well as information about convenient rechargeable IC cards that you can use for transportation, how to find boarding points on a platform, busiest holiday time in Japan when it’s hard to reserve Shinkansen bullet train tickets, and useful
No loud voice, no phone call, or no loud music3:30
Probably one of the first things visitors to Japan notice when riding a public transportation is how quiet it is inside the car.
Make a queue at designated boarding point4:50
n this lesson we will look at queueing in Japan.
Priority seat3:40
We have seen two most important manners while using public transportation.
Drinking and eating manners4:01
Unlike some other countries in Asia, it's not completely banned to drink or eat anything on public transportation in Japan.
Outro3:13
I hope you enjoyed learning about manners on public transportation in Japan.

INTRO_Shinto shrine3:05
definition and philosophy of Shinto, how to do purification ritual when entering Shinto shrines, how to do greeting to Shinto deity, photo manners, as well as explanation of things you see and can buy/try at Shinto shrines.
What to do at the entrance5:08
In this lesson we will look at what to do at the entrance of a Shinto shrine.
How to greet the kami5:00
Once you get to the main hall, this is where you pay your respects and either greet the deity or make a prayer.
Photo manners4:39
You have learnt the procedures to enter a Shinto shrine, how to purify yourself, and how to greet the deity.
Outro2:18
I hope you enjoyed learning about manners at Shinto shrines.

INTRO_Buddhist temple1:55
definition and philosophy of Buddhism in Japan, commonalities between Shinto and Buddhism, footwear removal rules at Buddhist temples, what to do at Buddhist temples including incense ritual, what not to do at Buddhist temples.
Rules about shoes3:52
Taking shoes off is a very basic manner anywhere in Japan, and Buddhist temples are not exception.
No clapping of hands, and bow before enjoying the garden4:48
What I often see at Buddhist temples is people clapping their hands like they do at Shinto shrines.
No sitting on Sanmon gate threshold or steps3:59
When I take my clients to Buddhist temples, very often I see visitors sitting and resting on the "Sanmon" gate threshold.
Outro3:44
I hope you enjoyed this section about Buddhist temple manners.

INTRO_Ryokan3:25
In this section we will learn the manners at ryokan, Japanese traditional accommodation.
slippers and tokonoma rules3:19
You now know very well the rules about removal of footwear inside Japanese traditional building
yukata4:21
Once you check in at ryokan, you can relax wearing yukata.
How to take a bath6:26
At ryokans, one of the most unique experiecnes is having the communal bath.
Outro2:36
I hope you enjoyed learning about manners at ryokan.

Requirements

All students should be excited and curious about Japan, and ready to learn basic manners and way of thinking in Japan.

Description

Are you visiting Japan soon?

This course offers practical lessons for people visiting Japan so they know what to expect, what to do, and what not to do in the light of Japanese manners, as well as simple and practical Japanese phrases.

When you are planning to visit Japan, you must be both excited and worried about the difference in language, culture, food, transportation system, etc.

Every single client who I have guided in the past said that Japanese people are so kind and helpful, and I really do agree. Even though not many Japanese people are necessarily good at speaking other languages than Japanese, they always try to help you and be friendly with you.

But at the same time, Japan has a unique culture with its own rules and manners. Visitors could be sometimes viewed as being rude in the eyes of local Japanese by unintentionally doing things against Japanese rules and manners.

Japanese people understand visitors do not do it intentionally, but if people who come to Japan are informed beforehand of what not to do, they don’t have to be viewed as being rude and the experience they have could be even friendlier and even more memorable.

In this course, I would like to share with you basic but very important Japanese manners so you won’t surprise or offend anybody when you are in Japan and you could be treated nicely with respect.

When you finish this course, you will be ready to have fun, memorable experiences in Japan!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who is interested in Japan, planning to visit Japan, or already living in Japan and encountering the urgent necessity to understand Japanese manners
Anyone who is involved in business with Japanese boss/employee/clients and would like to understand the basic Japanese manners and values to create even better relationships
Anyone who would like to work as a tour guide in Japan

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