The Manners To Visit Or Stay In A Japanese Family House

THE MANNERS TO VISIT OR STAY IN A JAPANESE FAMILY HOUSE

Hi guys, welcome back again on my blog. As usual, here I’ll discuss about Japan, especially about family life in Japan. Some times ago, I have told you about “The Procedure of Entering A house In Japan”. Japanese people are clean and polite people . They have good habit. One of them is the procedure of entering a house. So, You have to know that thing if You want to go to Japan or visit Japanese people’s house. Today, I’m going to tell you about “The Manners To Visit Or Stay In A Japanese Family House”, it is related to the last topic.

            Japan has been known for its discipline, hard work, clean and has good manners. Everyone would want to go to Japan and want to know the unique things there. Quite a lot of visitors come to Japan such as to go on tours, meet relatives or business affairs, school affairs and others. So, when you want to vacation or meet with business partners or do other things in Japan, you can stay at the inn, because in Japan there are so many inns available that are in suitable with the desired and suit to the costs incurred. So you can book by online or other. But if you want other options when you visit Japan, you can also stay at a Japanese family house. Don’t worry if you want to stay at a Japanese family house because Japanese houses will always be open to tourists who come to Japan such as business or school affairs. But because you stay at someone else's house, you have to follow their procedures and there are things to know if you want to stay overnight or just visit Japanese houses.

So the following is what should be done if you want to visit or stay at a Japanese family house:

1.    Make Appointment

Before you come to your relative’s or friend’s house, you have to make appointment before come to their house. Because as we know Japanese people are very timely, even if you want to come to their house, you have to tell them exactly what time you will come to their house.

2.    Greeting And Giving Souvenirs

Before you enter the homeowner’s house, you have to greet them, it will make the homeowner is respected by you. Japanese people have a habit that often gives small gifts as thanks. So you can give souvenirs to them for thanks because you have been allowed to stay at their house. So you make them happy and they feel valued by what you give.

3.    Footwear

At the last topic, I have told you about “take off footwear”. One of the manners to visit or stay at a japanese family house is taken off footwear. As like Indonesians, Japanese people also take off their shoes or sandals before entering the house. In Japanese house, there is “Genka”. Genka is terrace or small room in front of the entrance of the house. On the terrace or in this small room, they can take off their footwear before entering the house and make sure the shoes or sandals that they use are stacked facing out. But if there is sandals rack, they can put the sandals or shoes on the rack. This is done so that it is easier for them to want to come out later. If they use socks, make sure don't open them because it's more polite than without socks. So you have to know these things because japanese people really like cleanliness.

4.    Try To speak Japanese

They will also accept you if you speak English but you have to try to speak Japanese because it makes them happy with you and they will respect you even though you can't speak Japanese very well.

5.    Tell Them What You Can Eat

Homeowners will feel disappointing to their guests if they give food that is not in accordance with what their guests like or want. So make sure to let the homeowner what meals that you can eat.

6.    Respect For Eating Rules

You have to respect their eating rules, like how to sit when eating, using chopsticks, and ways to hold chopsticks and then say something before eating. Japanese people have quite a lot of procedures for using chopsticks, so if you don't know, you have to try it, if you do it wrong, it won't be scold but they just laugh at you because they feel funny.

            So, those are some of the manners to visit or stay in a japanese family house. Before you come to Japan or go to Japan, you have to know these things, so you can adjust to Japanese families and know how good behavior must be done there.

If you want to know more about family life in Japan, keep reading on my blog.
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