HELLO JAPAN ハーロ ジャパン
a visual introduction ビジュアル イントロダクション
日本語 nihongo japanese にほんご
There are two types of alphabet:
ひらがな hiragana
mixed in the use of chinese characters:
&
漢字 kanji
カタカナ katakana
greetings
排啓はいけい
おはよございます ohayo gozaimasu
どぞよろしく dozoyoroshiku
good morning
please take care of me
こにちわ konichiwa
はじめました hajimemashite
good afternoon
こんばんわ konbanwa good evening
Nice to meet you
manners
作法さほ
Japanese people tend to bow when greeting each other. There are different levels of bowing.
nod
えしゃく eshaku
けいれい keirei
the lower the bow the more formal
せいけいれい seikeirei
modern モダンlifestyle
traditional
トラディショナルlifestyle
the japanese mindset
日本の考え方ひほんのかんがえかた
Japanese people tend to tell white lies this is because they are considerate to the balance of harmony in the environment. They tell white lies to avoid upsetting or making a situation negative or bad for any parties involved.
Japanese people classify relationships
People in different relationship classfications are treated very differently. Someone whom is considered an outsider tends to be treated very politely and formally, such as a superior or colleage. To some degree they will also be patronised out of being polite.
Japanese people split their personality There are two types of self . Honne is of their true feelings and desires. These may be contrary of what is expected of them in Society and Socially. Tatemae is the a facade, the behavior and opinions one display in public.. It is what is expected by society and required according to one s positition and circumstance.
たてまえ tatemae
ほんえ honne
Japanese Relationship Classification 日本人の関係の分類 Honne
わたし me
うち uchi
うち-UCHI Insider, Related to Home, Group that we belong to
UCHI PEOPLE:
Honne
そと soto
そと-SOTO Outsider, Related to outside Home, Other Groups of people
SOTO PEOPLE:
Family & Best Friends
Neighbours, Colleagues, Co-Workers and Other People you don t know well.
People are more frank or honest with people in Uchi Category
People are more polite and formal with people in Soto Category
geography 日本
地理ちり SEA OF OKHOTSK
hokkaido sapporo
has 9 regions& 47 prefectures
hakodate
INFO Capital: Tokyo Currency: Yen ¥ Language: Japanese Location: Eastern Asia Area: 378000 square km Population: 127 million
SEA OF JAPAN
tohoku sendai
niigata kanazawa
chubu chugoku
EAST CHINA SEA
hiroshima
shikoku
fukuoka nagasaki kagoshima
kobe
kyoto osaka
kanto
nagoya shizuoka
kumamoto
naha
awajishima
N
okinawa
yokohama
kansai
kochi
kyushu
tokyo
PACIFIC OCEAN
Japan Geography Facts 日本の地理の事実 68% of the land are mountains while 13% are plains Temperate Climate and 4 seasons
a land of forests surrounded by the sea 自然災害しぜんさいがい Natural Disasters: Earthquakes Tsunami Winter Storms Volcanic Eruptions Typhoons Floods
consists of 6852 islands
梅雨つゆ rainy season: Mid June to Mid July 台風たいふう Typhoon Season： September
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