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All the things you wanted to know about '''Japan''', but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes and topics pop up frequently in Japanese media.
[[File:Japan-map 3844.gif|frame|The [[Kaiju]]'s favorite playground.]]
== Clothing ==
* [[Fundoshi]]
* [[Inside Shoes]]
* [[Hachimaki]] (a particular headband)
* [[Kimono]]
** [[Kimono Is Traditional]]
** [[Kimono Fanservice]]
* [[Red Armband of Leadership]]
* [[Sailor Fuku]]
* [[Sarashi]]
* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
== Combat and Martial Arts ==
* [[Chiburi]] (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off)
* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]]
* [[
* [[
== Entertainment ==
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
** [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Takarazuka]]
== Games ==
* [[Go]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[
* [[Shiritori]]
* [[Shogi]]
== History ==
* [[Imperial Japan]]
** [[Katanas of the Rising Sun]] (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
* [[Public Domain Artifact]] (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]
=== [[Historical Domain Character]]s ===
* [[The 47 Ronin]]
* [[Hachiko]] (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
* [[Hattori Hanzo]]
* [[Ishikawa Goemon]]
* [[
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]
* [[Sasaki Kojiro]]
* [[The Shinsengumi]]
* [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (yet another warlord)
* [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (and yet another famous warlord)
* [[Yagyu Jubei]]
== Language ==
* [[Baka]]
* [[Japanese Language]]
** [[Alternate Character Reading]]
** [[Four Is Death]]
** [[
** [[
** [[Green Is Blue]]
** [[
*** [[Oba-san]]
*** [[Onee-Sama]]
** [[
*** [[Pronoun Trouble]]
** [[
** [[
** [[Kansai Regional Accent]]
** [[Keigo]]
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** [[Seven Is Nana]]
** [[Tohoku Regional Accent]]
* [[Japanese Ranguage]]
* [[Kigo]]
== NSFW (or sometimes NSFW) ==
* [[
* [[
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[
== Places ==
[[File:Regions and Prefectures of Japan.svg|thumb|500px]]
* [[Tokyo]] - The capital city
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)
== Politics ==
* [[Japanese Political System]]
** [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Kotobagari]]
== Religion ==
* [[Buddhism]]
** [[108]]
* [[Japanese Christian|Christianity In Japan]]
** [[Christmas in Japan]]
* [[The Four Gods]]
* [[Shinto]]
** [[Onmyodo]]
** [[Miko]]
** [[Paper Talisman]]
** [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]
* [[Shrines and Temples]]
== Stereotypes and Prejudices ==
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Hair Color in Japan]]
* [[Hikikomori]] (a.k.a. the [[Shut In]])
* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]]
* [[Joshikousei]]
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]
* [[Nuns Are Mikos]]
* [[Personality Blood Types]]
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
== The Supernatural ==
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Ghost Lights]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Youkai]]
** [[Japanese Vampire]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kitsune]]
** [[Orochi]]
** [[Shinigami]]
** [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]
== Other Tropes and Topics ==
* [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
** [[Shishi-odoshi]] ("the thing that goes 'doink'")
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''[[akanbe]]'' in Japan)
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Japanese Architecture]]
* [[Japanese Holidays]]
** [[Tanabata]]
* [[Japanese Invasion]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Kimodameshi]] ("test of courage")
* [[Kotatsu]]
* ''[[The Makioka Sisters]]''
* [[Maneki Neko]]
* [[Manga Demographics]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
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* [[Ryokan Inn]]
* [[Sacred First Kiss]]
* [[Salaryman]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
* [[Thousand Origami Cranes]]
* [["V" Sign]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 31 May 2021
All the things you wanted to know about Japan, but were afraid to ask. Naturally, these tropes and topics pop up frequently in Japanese media.
Clothing
- Fundoshi
- Inside Shoes
- Hachimaki (a particular headband)
- Kimono
- Red Armband of Leadership
- Sailor Fuku
- Sarashi
- Transfer Student Uniforms
- Zettai Ryouiki
Combat and Martial Arts
- Chiburi (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off)
- Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana
- Kendo
- Kyu and Dan Ranks
Entertainment
Games
History
- Imperial Japan
- Katanas of the Rising Sun (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
- Public Domain Artifact (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
- Second Sino-Japanese War
Historical Domain Characters
- The 47 Ronin
- Hachiko (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
- Hattori Hanzo
- Ishikawa Goemon
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Oda Nobunaga (a Japanese warlord)
- Sanada Yukimura
- Sarutobi Sasuke
- Sasaki Kojiro
- The Shinsengumi
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (yet another warlord)
- Uesugi Kenshin (and yet another famous warlord)
- Yagyu Jubei
Language
- Baka
- Japanese Language
- Japanese Ranguage
- Kigo
NSFW (or sometimes NSFW)
Places
- Tokyo - The capital city
- Tokyo University (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)
Politics
- Japanese Political System
- Kaiju Defense Force (Japan Self-Defense Force)
- Kotobagari
Religion
Stereotypes and Prejudices
- Christmas Cake
- Hair Color in Japan
- Hikikomori (a.k.a. the Shut In)
- Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
- Joshikousei
- No Koreans in Japan
- Nuns Are Mikos
- Personality Blood Types
- Phenotype Stereotype
- Yamato Nadeshiko
- Yaoi Fangirl (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
The Supernatural
Other Tropes and Topics
- Bicep-Polishing Gesture
- Bishonen Jump Syndrome
- Big Fancy House
- Shishi-odoshi ("the thing that goes 'doink'")
- Class Is in Room X-01
- Cram School
- Ear Cleaning
- Eyelid-Pull Taunt (known as akanbe in Japan)
- Henohenomoheji (the face made of hiragana)
- Instant Fanclub
- Japanese Architecture
- Japanese Holidays
- Japanese Invasion
- Japanese School Club
- Jidai Geki
- Kabuki Sounds
- Kawaisa
- Kimodameshi ("test of courage")
- Kotatsu
- The Makioka Sisters
- Maneki Neko
- Manga Demographics
- Mukokuseki
- Odango Hair
- Personal Seals
- Pettanko
- Pillars of Moral Character
- Pose of Supplication
- Red Oni, Blue Oni
- Red String of Fate
- Romantic Two-Girl Friendship
- Ryokan Inn
- Sacred First Kiss
- Salaryman
- School Festival
- Sempai-Kohai
- Seppuku
- Sneezing
- Subcultures in Japan
- Teru Teru Bozu
- This Is Unforgivable!
- Thousand Origami Cranes
- "V" Sign
- Weddings in Japan