Culture 1
What do you do with shoes when entering a Japanese home?
Take them off and point them outwards at the entryway.
What is Onsen?
Hotsprings
What form of arts is a type of fencing?
Kendo
Ofudo
Japanese Bath
山 means ___________
Mountain
What number means death in Kanji?
What age are Japanese superstitious and fearful about?
4
42
What is Katakana?
Japanese Alphabet for foreign words
What is the holiday that celebrates girls and what traditional display do the Japanese people show?
Hina Matsuri
They display Japanese dolls representing the Emperor, Empress and royal court
Tatami
Straw mat flooring
月 means ____________ and _______________
Month and Monday
How is the date determined in Japan?
What is year 2020?
The present era is chosen by the emperor and the number depends on the years he has reigned.
2020 = Reiwa 2 (Reiwa means Beautiful Harmony)
What is Romaji?
Japanese words spelled using our English Roman Alphabet letters
What American holiday is celebrated in Japan but is the opposite tradition and another holiday is added to accommodate the change?
What is the name of the other holiday?
Valentine's Day
White Day
Genkan
Entryway
1. 国 means __________________
2. 中国 means ________________
3. 米国 means _________________
1. 国 means country
2. 中国 means middle/center country: CHINA
3. 米国 means rice country: AMERICA
Why do Japanese homes have 2 areas for the bathroom?
What is in each area?
Two areas because one area has the toilet and the other area has the bath (Ofudo).
What is Obento?
It is a Japanese style lunch box
What form of arts consists of all male actors?
Kabuki
Kotatsu
Japanese style low table with a heating unit underneath
1. 本 means ______________
2. 日本 means ____________
1. 本 means book or source
2. 日本 means source of the sun: JAPAN
What form of arts uses puppets?
Bunraku
What is Kaiseki?
It is exotic and traditional type of Japanese food
What form of arts uses masks that the actors wear?
Noh
Zabuton
Japanese cushion
年 means___________
Year