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Local Customs: What to wear at japanese weedings...
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Japanese weddings consists of short ceremonies(KEKKON SHIKI) atended by a few relatives and friends followed by a LARGE RECEPTION(KEKKON HIROEN) and a sit down dinner attended by large numbers of people related to the families..
Unless specifically invited to the CEREMONY itself, guests are USUALLY invited to just the reception....
One should arrive in advance of the appointed time...
The standard dress for guess attending wedding ceremonies and receptions is aimed at not competing with the bride and groom..
Japanese men USUALLY own a formal BLACK suit that they reserve for such occasion…They wear white shirts and white ties…
MARRIED Japanese women MAY own a black kimono with a design in GOLD and other colors for these occasions..
The YOUNGER generations, the unmarried and NON Japanese may not have such attire and it is perfectly acceptable to wear other clothing..
For women, this includes a nice knee length dress or suit and blouse..
For men, a regular dark business suit and tie are ok…
Black suit in the western world mean a FORMAL wedding but not in japan....Black suit are always worn..no matter what..
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Local Customs: Pass the envelope , please
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If you do attend the RECEPTION, you should take a gift of money in a SPECIAL ENVELOPE (shugi-bukuro) with the inscription for FELICITATIONS (kotobuki).
The amount to include goes something like this…
30000-70000 immediate family, relatives
10000-30000 friends
20000-30000 colleage
Place NEW bills still unfolded in the INNER envelope, if it does not have a inner envelope , just place it in and fold…
Write your name, the amount of money and address on the outside of the envelope…
Its is not customary to bring a PRESENT in addition to money…
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Local Customs: At the reception table
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When you arrive at the reception, near the entrance to the banquet hall there will be a reception table..
Make sure you are at the WRIGHT table, there may be other couples getting married there too, and many of these tables will be displayed..
Usually they have the name of the bride and groom display some where on the table but if you can not read japanese, just ask ..
The people sitting here are most likely to be young friends of the bride and groom…
Turn the envelope with your money gift so that it faces the reception attendant and place it on the tray provided, sign the guest book and accept the printed program of the reception…
The program will have the seating arrangement showing your name and where you are seated….
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Local Customs: Now the fun begin....
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Generally an announcement will be made that the preparations are complete and that eveyone should be sitted
A formal intro of the bride and groom will be done by the "best man"..in this case the NAKODO... then a toast..
Then come, 2 or 3 hours of SPEECHES, songs, eating, drinking and congratulations....sorry, there is no DANCING..:))
If you have been requested to give a speech, make it brief and polite...When you are called by the master of ceremony, rise, bow to the others at your table then walk to the microphone....
Bow to the bride and groom and give your speech, then bow again and take your sit..
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Local Customs: Whether or not...
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..you give a congratulatory message, you may wish to offer more personal congratulations, during a break from the speeches and songs, take a bottle of beer or sake from your table and go the main table where the bride and groom are..
Fill the newyweds glasses as an excuse for saying..OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU..
During the reception is custom for the bride to leave the banquet several times to change her dress (O-ironashi), so if you want to congratulate dont wait to long..
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Local Customs: As the party draws
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to an end, a server may come to your table and package some of the untouched food and place it in a bag near your chair which contans the "return gift"(hikide-mono) that you will carry home..
At the end of the lunch, take your bag and head to the exist where the bride and groom and their parents will bid you a FORMAL farewell and thank you for attending......Bow, BOW, BOW....and offer a final OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU and leave..:))
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Local Customs: MANEKI NEKO....the lucky beckoning cat
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Ever wonder what does statue cat outside business are for??
The story goes...
According to ancient legend, this cat stood in the doorway of the Gotoku-ji temple and raised her paw in the traditional Japanese beckoning gesture to a feudal lord who was passing by.
The feudal lord followed the cat into the temple and instantly, a lightning bolt struck the place where the lord had been standing.
Thus the cat had saved his life. From then on, the Maneki Neko has been considered an incarnation of the Goddess of Mercy
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The Gotoku-ji Temple now houses dozens of statues of this Cat, and owners of lost or sick cats stick up prayer boards with the image of the Beckoning Cat in this temple.
In business the Maneki Neko is said to bring success. This is because her raised paw beckons in customers. It also welcomes in personal happiness and harmony.
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Local Customs: Fill it up, please!!
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While the majority of visitors to Japan never have occasion to drive about the country, those who do have been known to comment on the fact that Japanese service stations still offer service.
Attendants wear crisp, clean uniforms and dash forward to greet customers as they enter the station. They guide drivers to the pump and indicate where to stop. With a smile they ask which type of gasoline you want. They wash your windows and offer to clean your ashtray and take away any trash you may have. Once finished, drivers can usually count on an attendant to accompany them to the road and watch traffic for them, helping them merge safely.
In the picture you will wonder where are the pump..well just look above by the ceiling, they are hanging..:)...
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Local Customs: Good luck .....bad luck???
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Superstition exist in all countries I beleive...Here in Japan the numbers 4 and 9 are consider unlucky numbers ...
The reason for the dislike derives from its pronunciation....Four is pronounce SHI which is associated with death which is pronounce the same way...
Nine is pronounced KU which is associated with agony or torture which is also pronounce the same way...
There are many patients in hospitals who dislike having these numbers on their hospitals room door..:))
Some japanese passenger planes have no seats with number 4 or 13.....Some buildings also have no 13 floor..:))).....number.....The 12th floor is designated 12a and the 13th..is 12b........
The north-east is considered unlucky since it is the direction by which demons enter and leave..It even has a special name KIMORI which means DEVILS GATE ...some people dont build their house facing this direction.. hehehehe
Sleeping with your head facing NORTH is also unlucky becasue that is how dead bodies are laid out...I better change my sleeping position..:-))
Japanese calendar have a unique feature in which they list the lucky days and unlucky days...The most important ones are TAI-AN (lucky day) in which people plan weddings..
.and BUTSU-METSU (unlucky day) good for funerals...so remember to die on the right day....:-)))....otherwise you will be laying there for days until a family member figure out which day will be best ..:-)))
Weddings halls are virtually empty on Butsu-metsu days in spite of the special low prices they offer as an iniducement......
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KiKitC Wed Apr 9, 2008 11:49 UTC
Thank you for the very informative tips and great photos. Interesting stories behind some of the names...and the history of the area is quite curious. Would love to come out, just for some sashimi. | marielexoteria Wed Jan 30, 2008 09:58 UTC
Very cool story about Maneki Neko. | tzuki Tue Nov 6, 2007 08:59 UTC
What a beautiful tip!! Thanks for sharing with us and accompained with such colouful photos... Love them! :-) tzuki | faithfernando Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:12 UTC
all the while i thought its a chinese heritage but then thanks to this i am enlightened. :) |
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