I know color is very important in Japanese culture and using the wrong ones in the wrapping could be a mistake. So far I know: Red/White = wedding
What other combinations would be bad for wrapped gifts in a business meeting?
For a business meeting the wrapping paper should be green, because of course it will be made of seaweed, which is naturally green. They like it when you put some raw fish in there too.
I really want to travel to Japan, and since I am looking more to experience their culture I assume where I want to go, more specifically, is ‘Old Japan’. What places are the best to visit and to stay to experience their culture to the fullest (tea ceremonies, springs, etc.)?
As the guys above mentioned, Kyoto is the best place. What I recommend are,
[Arashiyama]
Recently we have discovered hot spring here. Then you can experience onsen in Arashiyama of Kyoto. Have you ever ridden in a jinrikisha or a rickshaw. You can ride in it here. But costs a lot, say, around 100$.
[Kinkaku-ji temple]
It’s a golden temple and very beautiful. It must impress you!
[Yasaka-jinjya shrine and Kiyomizu-dera temple]
Most visited area in Kyoto. You should walk from Yasaka-jinjya to Kiyomizu-dera and you can feel ancient Japan.
[Heian-jingu shrine]
It’s a very big shrine. You can see a Japanese garden here. And there are some museums around here.
[My home lol]
You could possibly visit my home. But I don’t speak English very well.lol
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I’ve forgotten to write the great place to visit in Kyoto. "Gion" is the best area for you. You can see ancient valuable houses and stores here. Do you know Geisha or Maiko? Take a look at the link below if not. You can see them here in Gion. And you can also experience Japanese traditional cultures such as wearing kimonos, tea ceremonies and watching Buyo.
Geisha – Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiko
Buyo – Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyo
I am planning to go to Japan really soon for vacation with some of my friends, and we all are young Black American females. We plan on touring around, and also go out to clubs. So we wanted know how Japanese people (especially the men) view us?
They view all foreigners as foreigners. There aren’t any predjudices or special preferences for any race or culture. They’ll be interested in you and your background.
I want to ask a Japanese foreign exchange student out on a date. However, I want to do this in a non-threatening and as polite way as possible. I am studying Japanese, however, this is a topic obviously not covered very well in a textbook or not at all.
Is there anything I should do or not do to be polite and considerate to her culture?
Don’t chew gum when meeting someone for the first time. There are a lot of things that apply in Japan, but I don’t know about them in America. Just be respectful and polite like you were taught.
My friend told me that Japanese food is a healthy food but Korean food is just apopular food.
The Japanese cuisine and Korean cuisine have very little on common. The Korean cuisine is very spicy, Japanese cuisine has more delicate flavors. There is cross-over because of the Japanese occupation of Korea, but not much.
I have a Windows 98 Japanese language laptop that I would like to re-install with an english version of Windows XP. Is there any reason that I would NOT be able to do this assuming that the laptop meets the minimum specifications for an XP install? Has anyone done this before?
yes xp requires 64mb ram
I am having a project for my japanese class at school where we’re are supposed to: Write down a pretend trip to japan and write in down in a poster or a booklet whatever. anyway does anybody know any good places to visit in japan ro to do thank you
http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan
http://www.jnto.go.jp/
http://www.japan-zone.com/
http://www.popjapantravel.com/
I have to do this powerpoint for one of my classes and my topic is Japanese culture.
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