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Konichiwa こんにちは~!!
Japan's etiquette is quite peculiar, to us anyways. Most of you might already know this since it's practically the complete opposite of Western etiquette~
In the house
When entering houses one must not wear their outdoor shoes inside. Usually they have indoor slippers but most of the time they just walk with bare feet of with socks.
There are formal and casual ways to sit down on the tatami floors. During casual occasions, woman will usually sit with both legs to one side whereas men would sit cross-legged. Formal occasions have a way of sitting for both genders it is called, 'seiza' and is highly uncomfortable if one is not used to it. Even the locals find it uncomfortable. Sitting on tatami floors might not be one's cup of tea but in Japan it is not unusual. Even during tea ceremonies, they sit on the floors.
Guests are usually placed in order. The most important person sits farthest from the entrance and if there is a tokonoma (a scroll hung on walls) the guest is placed in front of it. The least most important guest or host would sit next to the entrance.
Well, that's about it for 'Inside the house', I'll be posting about dining tomorrow~!!
Sayonara さようなら~!
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