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== Clothing ==
== Clothing ==
* [[Fundoshi]]
* [[Fundoshi]]
* [[Useful Notes/Inside Shoes|Inside Shoes]]
* [[Inside Shoes]]
* [[Hachimaki]] (headband)
* [[Hachimaki]] (a particular headband)
* [[Kimono]]
* [[Kimono]]
** [[Kimono Is Traditional]]
** [[Kimono Is Traditional]]
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* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[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 ==
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
** [[Yonkoma]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Takarazuka]]

== Games ==
* [[Go]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[Mahjong]]
* [[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]]
* [[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 ==
== Language ==
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* [[Kigo]]
* [[Kigo]]


== NSFW (or sometimes NSFW) ==
== People ==
* [[The 47 Ronin]]
* [[Body Sushi]]
* [[Hattori Hanzo]]
* [[Boys Love Notes]]
* [[Ishikawa Goemon]]
* [[Compensated Dating]]
* [[Miyamoto Musashi]]
* [[Doujinshi]]
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (a Japanese warlord)
* [[Sanada Yukimura]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[Sarutobi Sasuke]]
* [[Shotacon]]
* [[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]]


== Places ==
== Places ==
[[File:Regions and Prefectures of Japan.svg|thumb|500px]]
* [[Tokyo]] - The capital city
* [[Tokyo]] - The capital city
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)
* [[Tokyo University]] (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)


== Religions ==
== Politics ==
* [[Japanese Political System]]
** [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Kotobagari]]

== Religion ==
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Buddhism]]
** [[108]]
** [[108]]
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** [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]
** [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]
* [[Shrines and Temples]]
* [[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 ==
== The Supernatural ==
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Ghost Lights]]
* [[Ghost Lights]]
* [[Japanese Vampire]]
* [[Kappa]]
* [[Orochi]]
* [[Shinigami]]
* [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Tanuki]]
* [[Youkai]]
* [[Youkai]]
** [[Japanese Vampire]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kappa]]
** [[Kitsune]]
** [[Kitsune]]
** [[Orochi]]
** [[Shinigami]]
** [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]


== Other Tropes and Topics ==
== Other Tropes and Topics ==
* [[Imperial Japan]]
* [[Japanese Political System]]
* [[Kaiju Defense Force]] (Japan Self-Defense Force)
* [[Katanas of the Rising Sun]] (Imperial Japanese Armed Forces)
* [[Body Sushi]]
* [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Bishonen Jump Syndrome]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]]
** [[Shishi-odoshi]] ("the thing that goes 'doink'")
** [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]
** [[Flipping the Table]]
* [[Boys Love Notes]]
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]
* [[Christmas Cake]]
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]
* [[Compensated Dating]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Cram School]]
* [[Doujinshi]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Ear Cleaning]]
* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''akanbe'' in Japan)
* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''[[akanbe]]'' in Japan)
* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]]
* [[Geisha]]
* [[Goldfish Scooping Game]]
* [[Hachiko]] (purebred Akita dog representing loyalty)
* [[Hair Color in Japan]]
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana)
* [[Hikikomori]] a.k.a. the [[Shut In]].
* [[Host Club]]
* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Japanese Architecture]]
* [[Japanese Architecture]]
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** [[Tanabata]]
** [[Tanabata]]
* [[Japanese Invasion]]
* [[Japanese Invasion]]
* [[Japanese Media]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Japanese School Club]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Jidai Geki]]
* [[Joshikousei]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Kabuki Sounds]]
* [[Karaoke Box]]
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Kimodameshi]] ("test of courage")
* [[Kendo]]
* [[Kimodameshi]]
* [[Kotatsu]]
* [[Kotatsu]]
* [[Kotobagari]]
* ''[[The Makioka Sisters]]''
* [[Kyu and Dan Ranks]]
* [[Lolicon]]
* [[Love Hotels]]
* [[Mahjong]]
* [[The Makioka Sisters]]
* [[Maneki Neko]]
* [[Maneki Neko]]
* [[Manga Demographics]]
* [[Manga Demographics]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[Mukokuseki]]
* [[No Koreans in Japan]]
* [[Nuns Are Mikos]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Personality Blood Types]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Personal Seals]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Pettanko]]
* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pillars of Moral Character]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Pose of Supplication]]
* [[Public Domain Artifact]] (of note, the three imperial regalia show up often)
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
* [[Red String of Fate]]
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* [[Salaryman]]
* [[Salaryman]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[School Festival]]
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Shiritori]]
* [[Shotacon]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Sneezing]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Subcultures in Japan]]
* [[Takarazuka]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[Teru Teru Bozu]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]
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* [["V" Sign]]
* [["V" Sign]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
* [[Weddings in Japan]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
* [[Yonkoma]]


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[[Category:Index]]
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/Asia]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/Japan]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/Japan]]

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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.

    The Kaiju's favorite playground.

    Clothing

    Combat and Martial Arts

    Entertainment

    Games

    History

    Historical Domain Characters

    Language

    NSFW (or sometimes NSFW)

    Places

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    Religion

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    The Supernatural

    Other Tropes and Topics

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