Essential Japanese Manners And Etiquette

Money

The Japanese have a strange attitude toward money: for some reason, they are embarrassed to show it in public. Therefore, money envelopes decorated in a traditional manner are very popular here. And if you haven’t got such an envelope, you’ll have to wrap the money in a piece of paper before giving it to anyone. Of course, you don’t need to do so at supermarkets, but you still have to consider this rule: you can’t hand your money to the cashier, only put it in the cash tray. And it’s all for the sake of the protection of personal space.