Fukai Nihon 深い日本 Deep Inside Japan
inkan 印鑑 o hanko 判子 how you "sign" in Japan
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- Category: Tradition and Folk
In Japan, for the stipulation and signing of important contracts, such as rents, telephone contracts or the opening of a bank or postal account, they don't use its own signature but the inkan 印鑑 or hanko 判 子 are used. Let's see what they are and how they are used and if even foreigners can have one.
Ojigi おじぎ Bow in Japan forms and meanings
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- Category: Tradition and Folk
Bowing in Japan to greet, to welcome or to apologize is part of this culture since ancient times and is truly rooted in every Japanese. We'll see the differences that exist, because the bow in Japan is not all the same, it changes according to the circumstances and whoever is in front of it.
Meishin 迷信 The Superstitions in Japan
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- Category: Tradition and Folk
In a technological Japan, that always looks to the future, superstitions are well rooted, more than you think and at all social levels. We'll show the most peculiar and strange ones.
Omotenashi おもてなし The art of Japanese Hospitality
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- Category: Tradition and Folk
Omotenashi お も て な し is a particular "discipline" (but we'll see that it represents more a philosophy of life), imparted to every employee, public or private, of any activity dealing with the customer reception.
Zashiki-warashi 座敷童 The Protector Spirit of the House
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- Category: Tradition and Folk
The zashiki-warashi 座 敷 童, or zashiki-bokko 座 敷 童子 as it is sometimes called, is a benign spirit of Japanese folklore. He /she is often represented as a child or small child (usually not exceeding ten years), very shy but a good omen for the home and those who live inside it.