What are some japanese customs?

Answer 1

I'm not sure how often this is done anymore, nor am I sure about all the ceremonial stuff that goes with this, but one interesting Japanese tradition I know of is the passing down of the family sword (most likely a katana). I think the way it goes is this...

When the oldest son is old enough or deemed ready, his father passes down the family sword, a very sacred heirloom, to him. The father also tells him the sword's entire history in their family (who it originally belonged to, which ancestors used it, how many people were killed with it, how many wars/battles it was used in, etc.). The son is expected to memorize this history in order to pass it along to his own son. However, if a man has only daughters instead of sons, when the oldest daughter gets married, the family sword is passed down to her husband. And, in order to keep the sword "in the family," the new husband takes his wife's family name (i.e. - Following this tradition, if I, a female, was my father's only child and my last name is Jones, my new husband would change his last name to Jones and my father would pass down the sword to him, in essence, keeping it in the Jones family.).

How do I know all this? Well, I used to work with an older Japanese guy (he's in his 40's) who told me about this tradition when I interviewed him for a report while I was in college - lol. He said his family's sword (which was given to him by his father) is over 700 years old.

Answer 2

You should find out on your own by personal experiences. You won't regret it, they have very respectable and beautiful customs.

Answer 3

take off their shoes, and sit at tables near the floor without chairs

Answer 4

hard work and always be on time