TheCultureofJapanContents•clothes•food•Building•LivinghabitsclothesThetraditionaldressofJapanisthekimono(和服).Kimonos,whicharegenerallymadeofsilk,havelargesleevesandreachfromtheshouldersallthewaydowntotheheels.Theyaretiedwithawidebelt.Kimonosarenowusuallywornonlyonspecialoccasions,weddings,andgraduationceremonies.Japanhasabsorbedmanyideasfromothercountriesoverthecourseofitshistory,includingtechnology,customs,andformsofculturalexpression,andhasdevelopeditsuniqueculturewhileintegratingtheseimports.TheJapaneselifestyletodayisarichblendofAsian-influencedtraditionalcultureandWestern-influencedmodernculture.foodEatingaMealBeforeeating,Japanesepeoplesayitadakimasu,apolitephrasemeaningIreceivethisfood.Thisexpressesthankstowhoeverworkedtopreparethefoodinthemeal.Aftereating,peopleonceagainexpresstheirthanksforthemealbysayinggochisosamadeshita,whichliterallymeansitwasquiteafeast.TheJapaneseDiningTableThemosttraditionalJapanesemealisaservingofplain,whiterice,alongwithamaindish(fishormeat),somekindofsidedish(oftencookedvegetables),soupandpickledvegetables.SushiNowadays,sushibarsareeverywhere.buildingTraditionalJapanesehomesaremadeofwoodandsupportedbywoodenpillars,buttoday‘shomesusuallyhaveWestern-styleroomswithwoodenflooringandareoftenconstructedwithsteelpillars.Moreandmorefamiliesinurbanareas,moreover,liveinlarge,apartmentbuildings.TwobigdifferenceswithWesternhomesarethatshoesarenotworninsidethehouseandthatatleastoneroomtendstobedesignedintheJapanesestylewithatatami(榻榻米)floor.Shoesaretakenoffwhenenteringahousetokeepthefloorclean.Thelanguagehabit随声附和和点头称是婉转的表达方法寒暄致意在人前接吻:日本人认为在人前接吻是难为情的事。拥抱:接触他人的身体,在日本被认为是失礼的行为。男女之间除恋爱关系的双方外,一般不握手。在人前嚼口香糖:允许抽烟,但嚼口香糖不行。别人没吃,自己独自吃东西,也被视为失礼。穿着鞋子进屋:进入日本住宅,必须脱鞋。窥视别人家的厨房:在日本,访问别人家庭时,窥视厨房是不礼貌的行为。thankyou