How to give a gift in Japan-Gifting Culture in Japan

People often sincere mind and the gifts closely linked. Today, the world would be difficult to find any country such as Japan, gift items and more red tape after another, strictly follow the traditions of the country.

To the good life in Japan, and neighbors, friends, relatives, co-workers, supervisors, customers and other lay dealings, you must understand the rules of Japanese gifts; if you do not understand, can not only accomplishing a bad thing, said a serious point, and even interpersonal relations will be messed up.

In Japan, attention to "gifts" is well known, the annual Ghost (by the end of June to mid-July) and the end of the year (the end of December to early January), is the peak of the Japanese gifts.

Japanese gift is intended primarily for care over their superiors, as well as with friends LTHS other gifts and more for food, native products, daily necessities of life, such as, the price of the gift is not expensive, it is more symbolic than practical significance. When Japanese people move their new homes, but also presented a small gift to a neighbor, said the care and friendship; and after travel, the Japanese also tend to bring back a little gift for colleagues or neighbors, said the people, "bliss." Japanese businessmen often invite their business partners to dinner. Feast is almost always located in the Japanese restaurant or nightclub, very rich, often continue for several hours. Entertain guests at a private home is a rare thing. If you really go to the Japanese guest house, then stepped into the door, we must first take off a hat, gloves, and then took off his shoes. By habit, to give the hostess to bring a box of sweets or candy instead of flowers.

The Gift of the packaging can not be rushed, even if it is a box of tea should also be well-kept. Japanese think is positive odd number, a symbol of good luck, the even number is overcast, a symbol of heavy tidings; 1,3,5,7 etc. usually odd, but taboo in which "9", because in Japanese "9" pronunciation and "bitter" identical. Thus, with double the number of hard-packed gift box Zhisheng is a "bogey."

In Japan, when the gifts, no matter what the gift, be sure to shoot as much as possible cause of packaging. Use pastel paper gift packaged. Attractive packaging will make people feel the giver of good intentions.