How to enter a Japanese home
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- How to enter a Japanese home
In this episode of Inside Local Japan, Jason Gatewood will show the proper art of entering a Japanese home.One of the more unique aspects of day-to-day life in Japan is the need to remove your shoes upon entering homes, temples and shrines, schools and certain businesses. There is even an special place dedicated to the process called the "genkan" (玄関) that is found wherever one is expected to take of their shoes.
And like many aspects of life in Japan, there is a subtle art involved.
玄関マナー
日本のユーニークな風習で外国人には馴染みのないことが、屋内（家、お寺、神社、学校など）に上がる際に靴を脱ぐことです。このInside Local Japanのエピソードでは、日本の玄関のマナーをご紹介いたします。
Why don't people where I live get this? Whenever I ask people to take their shoes off, they take them off in the dirty area, then seem to shuffle around in their socks and do a little dance in the dirt before walking into the clean area in their now filthy socks. They may just as well keep their shoes on. I wouldn't say I'm particularly on the very clean and tidy side, but dirty socks in my house really gets to me.
Bruh, ever heard of dance party?
This is exactly how I was raised to take my shoes on and off when entering and leaving. Only thing is we didn't have that designated space, instead, we used something called a breezeway. Now that I think of it idk what a breezeway is but it was the small room we first entered that we used to carefully take off our outdoor shoes (and coats/jackets/scarves) and put on house slippers.
I can’t believe I found this video. My friends and family think I’m crazy when I freak out about the way they remove their shoes in my place. I didn’t know that there were areas in homes built for the specific reason. Now I know that my OCD isn’t being crazy and that this is a legit thing.
I am so grateful for this video. Now I have something to show people before they come into my home. They ALWAYS step in the shoe area after taking off their shoes and then step into my non-shoe home. I hate it. I rarely invite people over.
I wish I lived in Japan. Bc every time I ask someone in US to remove their shoes before entering they resent it!! Most of the time they don't want to take the time to untie expensive tennis shoes. 👟😭
PEOPLE UNTIE THEIR SHOES WHEN THEY TAKE THEM OFF??
I myself live in us l like having my shoes just like Japan and in anime i been a huge fan of anime since 1st grade the only issue I have is when i leave my room when my parents call me about garbage i come out with no shoe's on that is the issue i deal with cause I like having my shoes even when I watch anime
@@johnnyboy-ws3we show respect in other peoples homes
@@andiechasse i had show respect in other people's house before
I rather them get mad and not come in my house
Kid going out's foot hit the ground before getting in shoe, that's the same thing as incorrectly going in . and yes, ALWAYS bring your own socks. you should also talk about WHY this is, it's Hygiene.
Why bringing socks? Are barefeet not allowed?
10/10 will recommend to a friend.
I’m from the UK and my mother raised me to take shoes off before entering the house. It’s not all that common here though, there have been times I’ve gotten odd looks from asking people if I need to remove my shoes.
So can I bring my own house shoes in like a backpack
What my mom does is she buys a bulk of cheap socks so when someone comes she offers them a new pair and they go home with it
Why no expensive adidas ones, who even want the cheap ugly ones. If I visited your mom, I would want the expensive adidas ones, and also nike.
I really appreciate this video!!!
Useful!
In Malaysia 🇲🇾, also before enter home,need REMOVE SHOES
Kool video bro!
I came upon the other video you were in, talking about how you got to Japan and what it's like living there. You are so well spoken, you should make videos. It came up in my recommendations so I clicked on it, saw the whole thing then ended up here. Make some more videos while it's hot.
What they said in Japanese upon entering:
ばい? (Hai)
Yes?
はい、ジェイソンです。(Hai, Jason desu)
Yes, it's Jason
はい、ちょっと待ってください (Hai, chotto matte kudasai)
Yes, just a moment
As he was about to step up with his shoes still on, she screamed:
ダメエエエエエエエエエエエエ!!! (Dameeeeee!!!)
Noooooooo!!
(That's strong disapproval)
Just thought I would translate that with my understanding of japanese since I lived in Japan a very long time ago.
Do people ever bring their own slippers when visiting a home or business ?
carrying slippers every where you go seems clunky and unpractical. Although I can see bringing your own home slippers to a friends house if you live in the same building
LOL, if you did that what else are you supposed to take with you, it's gonna add up.
Imagine going home to someone and you got this huge bag with all the stuff.
Very good, japanese culture is close to islamic customs
Good lesson even for Japanese
LOL.
Hi from Germany. I love this, I want to include it in our home 🫶 but I have one question. Where do Japanese people store their other shoes? We are a household of three and we have so many different shoes; rubber boots, winter boots, sandals…I would greatly appreciate it if you could make a video about that.
Many parts of the world do this, however it is not always done correctly as they step in the same place they remove shoes. I think a way needs to be invented where once you step into the clean area there is a way to place the shoes and bring them back without stepping back into the part where the shoe was imagine if there was a group of people at your home how and where would u place the shoes
i kinda feel like it should be common sense to not step on the nasty wet tile part with your naked/sock only foot, i don't know why anyone would do that intentionally.
0:49 お邪魔しますがいないからダメ！！w
My house is very annoying, because it has a reverse gengkan, where the floor you enter on is taller than the floor of the main house, so even though I take my shoes off as soon as I come inside, dirt ends up falling down into the main house anyway. It's infuriating.
wtf? lmao are you even in japan
How do you deal with wheelchairs?
You take of the wheelchair and let the guy walk instead.
This is very handy
Don’t you dare wear shoes in MY home..everyone knows that about me and my family 😊
Why this is so hard for people in Canada to understand? This is why I hate having guests.
I live in Finland so No shoes inside the house comes from Moms milk!
.. I Don't understand (mainly USA) in this have shoes on in side. I clean, even your bed after, with smile...
But in Office / Store(Pay all, be sad -markets) ?
I haven't bean in Japan. But if its so then its not problem to me as male.
...I am just curies, what they do when pregnant women or one parent, whit baby baggy, comes in???
3:27 Walking in after, a Bear foot is OK! House ELF.s likes you!!
Slippers, sock's are just for your own Comfort!!!
PS. if you have to use Slippers then you have to use Socks! (personal and others, hygiene in mind, after all)
Specially when those slippers aren't your own!
Uhhh, I'l just stay at home.
haha. so true..
My whole family is Dominican and my mom she makes me takeoff my shoes and put on slippers
LOL.
This has happened to me in Germany before.
That's to complicated, imagine you need to go out and in every 10 second, you don't have time to play Hello Kitty at the same time.
Dozo
Why use slippers why no walk around inside in sockings
Because Japanese people don't know if that really is safe.
Have you ever encountered smelly feet?🤢 With everyone having to take off their shoes does it ever get uncomfortable?
Is there something special Japanese people do to counter this somewhat natural occurrence?😁 Do they talk/gossip about the stinky feet visitors??😏
Smelly shoes sometimes in the summer, but there’s all kind of sprays and powders for that. And 99% of all people here bathe thoroughly so its never that much an issue.
if you keep your feet dry they should never smell
The soles of shoes worn outside are much dirtier than stinky feet. Why can't you think of stepping on a lot of dog poop, dog urine, other people's saliva, and all sorts of filth on the outside?
@@jonghopark4274 Why can't you be mature enough to see an honest question without jumping into a rude inspector position? I know the ground is dirty. Mind your business, defensive & unwanted lecturer. I'm asking the video maker not you.
@@sunnyday7869 Just ask them if you are allowed to use their shower and if they have socks they want to give away.
Dude what if you have visitors lol
You tell the visitors to take off their shoes and if they don't listen tell them to go home where they belong.
Just kidding, I actually wouldn't do anything if they didn't listen, I would just look at them and think for myself: "Guess it's gonna be cleaning tonight".
ダメなものはダメ！
my god. ..... I am Korean, You really someone different from american black man. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
vos je what does this even mean?
@Kyl Olf fuck off
@@chaidle how do you even get on TH-cam when u don't have internet in North Korea