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Upon approaching the main building of a shrine in Tokyo you may notice a number of wooden plaques tied to a simple structure or tree. These are ema and visitors purchase them from a stall on the shrine premises, write a prayer on the back, and then leave them behind in the hope that their […]
While Japan is known as a very proper country when it comes to etiquette, and most times people will go out of their way to be polite, it seems that the some of the busy residents of Tokyo, and the city’s smokers, may have forgotten some of their manners. Tokyo Metro and Japan Tobacco have […]
Don’t be surprised to find that some things a just a little bit different than you are used to when you visit Tokyo for the first time. The city is very welcoming to visitors but some of the differences that you find may surprise you, frustrate you, or amuse you but one thing is for […]
In Japan eating with chopsticks or hashi is commonplace and you will often have to ask for a fork if you are unable to use chopsticks. With the proliferation of Asian cuisines throughout the world many people are able to use chopstick quite effectively but how many do you think know their chopstick etiquette?
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Written by Shane Sakata [email] for b5media.
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