Japanese Etiquette an Introduction

by World Fellowship Committee of the Tokyo Y.W.C.A.

Cover is very clean with only light wear. Previous owner's note on half title page. Twentieth printing, 1974.One dog-eared page found. All pages bright, crisp, unmarked. Ships fast from California.

Genres: Japan, Nonfiction, Japanese Literature

157 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1959

Reviews

[Vincent · Rating 3 out of 5]

If fate or desire is taking you to the Land of the Rising Sun, you might want to be sure you don't offend your hosts. That means don’t eat the pickles until after the meal is over, remove your footwear upon entering any home & of course bow & show respect to elders.
This handy short book can be read in one sitting & is organized by chapters covering everything from funerals to weddings. Most interesting are the historically polite efforts Japanese people made to show respect - such as getting out of your car and when you drive past a senior walking the opposite way & bowing to him or her.
Or knowing when you are bowing which of the 3 types of bows you should make - a small one or the most obeisant, which is typically reserved only when bowing for the emperor
I now know that when visiting a Japanese home it’s proper to look only at the ground 3 feet ahead and not at anything else when walking through the house
Always kneel when opening a sliding door, always sip tea from a cup in the right hand & always eat a piece of cake held in the left hand.

These last two I loved: Lift your rice bowl with your left hand and eat with chopsticks in right:
And if there is not a separate set of chopsticks in the serving dish, you may reverse yours and use the other end to serve yourself.
Also...
There are 7 types of tea ceremonies, each held at different times & marking distinct moments in time

[Tawny · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is pretty old and probably outdated. It is extremely precise, including diagrams and drawings, down to the number of inches your hands should be separated or how many degrees you should bow! I only made it halfway through; if I had more time I would have finished it.