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うち. Japanese Homes 家. げんかん. Genkan 玄関. Kitchen 台所. だいどころ. Toilet トイレ. Eco-friendly. おふろ. Bathroom お風呂. Tatami Room 和室. わしつ. ふとん. Heating Table こたつ. せんたく. Laundry 洗濯. Phrases. When entering someone’s house: おじゃましま す ojamashimasu When leaving someone’s house: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Japanese Homes
Japanese Homes
Most are two-story, since land in Japan is scarceWesternized homes with traditional elements1Genkan
First room when you enter a houseMust place your shoes facing outSome people wear slippers insideGenkans are also in schools, offices, other buildingsSeparates the outside from the inside2
Modern genkans3Kitchen
Traditional Japanese kitchen (now a museum)4
Modern day kitchens are very westernized. Most kitchens are still much smaller than what we are used to in US. Picture on the right is my host familys kitchen.5Toilet
Traditional, squat toilet still used in older homes and public placesJapanese dont like the idea of sitting on something someone else has sat on, hence squat toiletsExtremely high tech: bidet feature, heating, play music6
Eco-friendly
Eco-friendly toilet recycles waterMy host familys bathroom7Bathroom
Bath and shower separateBathe and shower dailyMust shower first, then soak in bath (you do not clean yourself in the bath)Water can be saved for many days8Tatami Room
Once house in Japanese home is super traditionalTatami on floor (do not wear slippers on this and avoid stepping on edges)Shoji screen (paper sliding door)Fusuma sliding partitionsTraditional Japanese art9
Pictures honoring ancestorsShinto shrinesLow furniture10Heating Table
When it is cold, some people have heated tables called kotatsu. 11Laundry
Everyone hangs their laundry up. No hot water. Done almost every day.12PhrasesWhen entering someones house: ojamashimasuWhen leaving someones house: ojamashimashitaLiterally means Im sorry for intruding.13Table MannersBefore eating: itadakimasuAfter eating: gochisousamadeshitaBoth hands on table when eatingEat all riceEating family styleChopsticks hashi
You must say those phrases before and after eatingJapanese have both hands on the dinner table when eating at all timesIt is polite to eat all the grains of riceIt is not uncommon to eat family style, taking from a common dish, even at a restaurantProper hashi usage: dont do weird things with your hashi while or after eating14
Some typical Japanese mealsNatto (eaten over rice), Gyouza (pot stickers), yakisoba, donburi, and sushi15Boxed Lunch
Pretty much all moms make lunch for their kidsPresentation is very important is where moms make characters out of foodWrap obento in furoshiki16Giving GiftsMust look prettyFace item towards personUse both handsBow yoroshikereba douzo tsumaranai mono douzo
Apologizing
Studying Abroad in Japanhttp://yfuusa.org/https://www.rotary.org/enhttp://www.afsusa.org/ http://www.ciee.org
TipsResearch and read other blogsDont expect too muchHelp out around the houseDont spend too much time on the internet or talking to family in AmericaActively participateTry to speak the language