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{{tropeUseful Notes}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.svg|thumb]]
[[File:Japan-map_3844.gif|frame|The [[Kaiju|Kaiju's]] favorite playground.]]
 
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 ==
* [[Imperial Japan]]
* [[Chiburi]] (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off)
* [[Japanese Political System]]
* [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Katanas of the Rising Sun]] (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
* [[108]]
* [[The 47 Ronin]]
* [[Baka]]
* [[Body Sushi]]
* [[Bicep Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
** [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]
* [[Useful Notes/Boke and Tsukkomi Routine|Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Boys Love Notes]]
* [[Useful Notes/Buddhism|Buddhism]]
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Japanese Christian|Christianity In Japan]]
** [[Useful Notes/Christmas in Japan|Christmas in Japan]]
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Compensated Dating]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Doujinshi]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Eyelid Pull Taunt]] (known as ''akanbe'' in Japan)
* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]]
* [[The Four GodsKendo]]
* [[FundoshiKyu and Dan Ranks]]
 
== Entertainment ==
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
** [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Takarazuka]]
 
== Games ==
* [[Go]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[Ghost LightsMahjong]]
* [[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)
* [[Martial Arts Headband|Hachimaki]] (headband)
* [[Useful Notes/Hair Color in Japan|Hair Color in Japan]]
* [[Hattori Hanzo]]
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Hikikomori]] a.k.a. the [[Shut In]].
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Useful Notes/Inside Shoes|Inside Shoes]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Ishikawa Goemon]]
* [[JapaneseMiyamoto ArchitectureMusashi]]
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[Japanese Holidays]]
* [[JapaneseSanada InvasionYukimura]]
* [[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]]
** [[Useful Notes/Gender and Japanese Language|Gender and Japanese Language]]
** [[Useful Notes/Gratuitous English in Japan|Gratuitous English in Japan]]
** [[Green Is Blue]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Honorifics|Japanese Honorifics]]
*** [[Oba-san]]
*** [[Onee-Sama]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Pronouns|Japanese Pronouns]]
*** [[Pronoun Trouble]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Sibling Terminology|Japanese Sibling Terminology]]
** [[Useful Notes/Japanese Stock Phrases|Japanese Stock Phrases]]
** [[Kansai Regional Accent]]
** [[Keigo]]
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** [[Seven Is Nana]]
** [[Tohoku Regional Accent]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
* [[Japanese Ranguage]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Japanese Vampire]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Joshikousei]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Kappa]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Useful Notes/Kawaisa|Kawaisa]]
* [[Kendo]]
* [[Kigo]]
 
* [[Kimodameshi]]
== NSFW (or sometimes NSFW) ==
* [[Kimono]]
** [[KimonoBody Is TraditionalSushi]]
** [[KimonoBoys FanserviceLove Notes]]
* [[KotatsuCompensated Dating]]
* [[KotobagariDoujinshi]]
* [[Kyu and Dan Ranks]]
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[Shotacon]]
* [[Mahjong (Tabletop Game)|Mahjong]]
 
* [[The Makioka Sisters]]
== 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]]
* [[Miko]]
* [[Miyamoto Musashi]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]
* [[Nuns Are Mikos]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[Onmyodo]]
* [[Orochi]]
* [[Out of the Country]]
* [[Paper Talisman]]
* [[Personality Blood Types]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Public Domain Artifact]] (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
* [[Red Armband of Leadership]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
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* [[Ryokan Inn]]
* [[Sacred First Kiss]]
* [[Sailor Fuku]]
* [[Salaryman]]
* [[Sanada Yukimura]]
* [[Sarashi]]
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]
* [[Sasaki Kojiro]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Shinigami]]
* [[Useful Notes/Shinto|Shinto]]
* [[Shiritori]]
* [[The Shinsengumi]]
* [[Shotacon]]
* [[Shrines and Temples]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Takarazuka]]
* [[Tanabata]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
* [[Thousand Origami Cranes]]
* [["V" Sign]]
* [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (another warlord, the ultimate unifier of Japan)
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's own version of an Ivy League School)
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (yet another warlord)
* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (and yet another famous warlord)
* [[V Sign]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
* [[Yagyu Jubei]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
* [[Youkai]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kitsune]]
* [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]
 
 
== The Japanese flag ==
[[File:Japan150_2275.png|frame]]
 
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