The Japanese take off their shoes when they up to the house. And they wear slippers for indoor use that are available. Please do not enter the house with wearing shoes.
Since old times, Japanese houses consist
of tatami rooms. The tatami room means the room carpeted with
straw mat. Japanese people take off their slippers, when entering a tatami
room. In the latest Japan, the life style of the European and American type
increased. So, the rooms which have carpeted on the tatami besides a Western
type living room also increased in number. In that case, it is not necessary to
take off slippers. Japanese people are wearing slippers in rooms other than the
tatami room.
Japanese people change into the
slippers only for a toilet, when going into a toilet. Also, when they are out
of the toilet, they change into slippers for indoor wear again. Because there
are many foreigners forgetting this, please be careful. It is hated by Japanese
people of the house when you come back to the room with wearing the slippers only for a toilet.
Please respect the lifestyle of
each country, and make many friends who invite you to their home.
日本の家は、靴を脱いで家にあがります。そして、用意された室内用のスリッパをはきます。くれぐれも靴を履いたまま家の中に入らないでください。
日本の家は古来より畳の部屋が多く、畳の部屋にはスリッパを脱いで入ります。最近は西洋式の生活スタイルが多くなり、西洋式リビングルームのほか、畳の上にカーペットを敷いている部屋も増えました。その場合にはスリッパを脱ぐ必要はありません。畳の部屋でなければスリッパをはいたままで過ごします。
トイレに入るときは、トイレ専用のスリッパに履き替えます。トイレから出たら、また、室内用のスリッパに履き替えます。これを忘れる人が多いので注意してください。トイレ専用のスリッパをはいたままで部屋に戻ると、家の人に嫌がられますよ。
各国それぞれの生活習慣を尊重し、自宅に招待してくれる友達をたくさん作ってくださいね。
----- Wriiten by Mori-sensei in Murasaki Japanese Institute
----- Wriiten by Mori-sensei in Murasaki Japanese Institute
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