Taboos you must know when traveling to Japan.

In Japanese, there are many language taboos. Wedding and other festive occasions, don't say anything unlucky, such as going, returning, returning, leaving, breaking, thin, cold, shallow, ruined, heavy, complex, broken and broken. When a store opens and a new store is completed, it is forbidden to speak fire-related language such as fireworks, closure, collapse, tilt, loss and decline. Avoid talking about people's physical defects in conversation, let alone words such as big, short, fat, bald, pockmarked, blind, deaf and dumb.

Social taboo

Japanese don't receive guests in offices, but in meeting rooms and reception rooms. They think that the office is a very private place, so they will not easily bring people into the confidential office department. When visiting Japanese families, you should make an appointment in advance. You must take off your shoes when you enter the Japanese house. When traveling to Japan, don't look around at will, and don't peek at the host's kitchen. The Japanese think it is impolite. Japan also has no habit of inviting colleagues home to interact with the whole family. Japanese seldom pass cigarettes to others when smoking. They think cigarettes are harmful to health, so they seldom pass them on to others.

Dress taboo

Japanese always cover their skirts to the right, and only when they are buried will they cover their skirts to the left. They think that the reality of the afterlife and the afterlife is completely opposite, so the Japanese will not buy clothes with left skirts, even if they like international famous brands again. When getting married, Japanese brides will not wear feather weaving (coat) if they wear traditional kimono, because women were forbidden to wear feather weaving in Edo era, and only geisha in Shenchuan were allowed to wear it afterwards, so nowadays brides will not wear feather weaving at weddings no matter how cold it is.

Gift giving taboo

When Japanese people give gifts, it is best not to give some useless gifts, because if the host receives a gift that is useless to him, he will give it to someone else, and that person can also give it to another person. If you don't want your gift to fall into the wrong hands, you'd better prepare it carefully.

The Japanese hate things decorated with foxes and badgers. They think the fox is a symbol of cunning and greed.

Dietary taboo

When eating, it is forbidden to add chopsticks with your mouth or tongue. It is forbidden to talk with food in your mouth or stand up with something in your mouth. Such behavior is uncultured in the eyes of the Japanese. When eating sushi, we should eat it in one bite. Although we also eat Japanese food at home, Japanese people are very particular about sushi. We should hold it in our hands, dip it in soy sauce and eat it in one bite. Never eat sushi alone in front of the chef.

Banquet taboo

Banquets are not popular in Japan, and there is no habit of bringing your wife to attend. It is very taboo to talk loudly with people who are far away when eating at a party, especially when you are talking and gesturing. It is forbidden to talk about politics, religion and other issues at banquets related to weddings, funerals and weddings.

Commercial taboo

During the negotiation, when the Japanese compare the "OK" gesture, if you nod your head to show your agreement, the Japanese will think that you want to give him a sum of cash, so don't just nod your head and compare the Japanese "OK" gesture.

Bus taboo

Don't make any noise when you take public transport. No matter on the tram or on the railway, please turn your mobile phone to silent mode, and don't make phone calls or talk rashly with friends on the bus. This is a respect for Japanese culture and other passengers.