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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]] |
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== Games == |
== Games == |
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* [[Go]] |
* [[Go]] |
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* [[Mahjong]] |
* [[Mahjong]] |
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* [[Shiritori]] |
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* [[Big Fancy House/Anime and Manga|Big Fancy House]] |
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** [[Shishi-odoshi]] ("the thing that goes 'doink'") |
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* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]] |
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* [[Chiburi]] (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off) |
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* [[Eyelid-Pull Taunt]] (known as ''[[akanbe]]'' in Japan) |
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* [[Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana]] |
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* [[Henohenomoheji]] (the face made of hiragana) |
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* [[Hikikomori]] a.k.a. the [[Shut In]]. |
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* [[Host Club]] |
* [[Host Club]] |
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* [[Idiots Cannot Catch Colds]] |
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* [[Instant Fanclub]] |
* [[Instant Fanclub]] |
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* [[Japanese Architecture]] |
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** [[Tanabata]] |
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* [[Japanese School Club]] |
* [[Japanese School Club]] |
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* [[Jidai Geki]] |
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* [[Joshikousei]] |
* [[Joshikousei]] |
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* [[Kabuki Sounds]] |
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* [[Teru Teru Bozu]] |
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* [[This Is Unforgivable!]] |
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Revision as of 16:00, 7 August 2020
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 (headband)
- Kimono
- Red Armband of Leadership
- Sailor Fuku
- Sarashi
- Transfer Student Uniforms
- Zettai Ryouiki
Culture and Entertainment
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine
- Geisha
- Hair Color in Japan
- Idol Singer
- Japanese Media
- Karaoke Box
- Takarazuka
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) Stuff
Places
- Tokyo - The capital city
- Tokyo University (Japan's most famous own version of an Ivy League School)
Religions
The Supernatural
Other Tropes and Topics
- Japanese Political System
- Kaiju Defense Force (Japan Self-Defense Force)
- Bicep-Polishing Gesture
- Bishonen Jump Syndrome
- Big Fancy House
- Shishi-odoshi ("the thing that goes 'doink'")
- Butterfly of Death and Rebirth
- Chiburi (cleaning a katana blade by swiping it in the air, forcing the blood off)
- Christmas Cake
- Class Is in Room X-01
- Cram School
- Ear Cleaning
- Eyelid-Pull Taunt (known as akanbe in Japan)
- Every Japanese Sword Is a Katana
- Henohenomoheji (the face made of hiragana)
- Hikikomori a.k.a. the Shut In.
- Host Club
- Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
- Instant Fanclub
- Japanese Architecture
- Japanese Holidays
- Japanese Invasion
- Japanese School Club
- Jidai Geki
- Joshikousei
- Kabuki Sounds
- Kawaisa
- Kendo
- Kimodameshi ("test of courage")
- Kotatsu
- Kotobagari
- Kyu and Dan Ranks
- The Makioka Sisters
- Maneki Neko
- Manga Demographics
- Mukokuseki
- No Koreans in Japan
- Nuns Are Mikos
- Odango Hair
- Personality Blood Types
- Personal Seals
- Pettanko
- Phenotype Stereotype
- 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
- Yamato Nadeshiko
- Yaoi Fangirl (demographically more numerous in Japan than in most other places)
- Yonkoma