Post on 19-Dec-2015
KyotoNagoya
Tokyo
Osaka
Virtual GIE JAPAN
Mt. Fuji Sushi Geisha Sumo
Japan Chapel Hill
http://www.youtube.com/visitjapan
NagoyaWelcome toPre Departure Class
1. Regional Facts2. Japanese People3. Japanese Society 4. Business Etiquette
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NagoyaWelcome toLocation
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Most of Japanese regions have four seasons
NagoyaWelcome toJapan and neighbors
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●South Korea
China
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
North Korea
NagoyaWelcome toDemographic
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Source: National Census
Japan
US
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Population
Half of the Japanese live in three major metropolitan areas
NY LA Chicago
TokyoOsaka/Kyoto Nagoya
Other
Other
50%
(millions)
NagoyaWelcome toWho lives in Japan?
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98.50%
JapaneseKoreansChineseOther
Source: CIA The World Factbook
Ethnic groups breakdown
NagoyaWelcome toResources/ Industry
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Manufacturing companies have developed, especially in• Electronics• Automobile
Invested in technologyNatural resources: negligible
Import Oil, Coal, and others
Characteristics of the Japanese
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“Collectivist culture, Long-Term Orientation, Uncertainty Avoidance”Source: Hofstede (1993)
Collectivism Individualism
0 100
Short-term Orientation Long-term Orientation
0 100
Uncertainty Acceptance Uncertainty Avoidance
0 92 10065
50
50
50
91
80
20
20 65
46
46
71
29
29
Japan
Japan
Japan
China France
BrazilNorway
GermanySweden
United States
United States
United States
“Cultural Dimensions” (Hofstede)
Japanese Society 1
• Average life expectancy – Male: 78, Female: 85 ( U.S Male:74, Female:79)
• Aging population and declining birthrate – escalating the load on the social security system
– dampening economic activity
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Japanese Society 2 • Seniority system
• Lifetime employment
• Nomi-nication : Nomi=Drink ( Communication over drink )
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NagoyaWelcome toJapanese Business Etiquette
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NagoyaWelcome toWeird? Why?
• Japanese Hierarchy -age & status • Non-verbal communication -spoken words ＜ non verbal
messages
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NagoyaWelcome toTip on Business Etiquette
‘Show’ your respect!
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NagoyaWelcome to
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Example 1Bowing
15 degree bow 30 degree bow 45 degree bow
Howdy!
The deeper you bow, the more respect you can show
Nice to see you!
I apologize
for……
NagoyaWelcome toExample 2
Seating position
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• If you visit client with your boss, you should sit……
Car
You
1 2
3
1 2
3You
Elevator
Cafe
1
D
2
You
Door
Table
1
You
Meeting Room
2
NagoyaWelcome to
Let’s practice Business Card Exchange!Mission: Give a good impression to Mr. Yamada (President of Toyota)
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NagoyaWelcome toThree Steps for Success
Step 1: Exchange cards with two hands
Step2: Bow at 30 degree and sit down
Step 3: Say something about the person or company (Something flattering about him is preferable)
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Japan Chapel Hill
Welcome to Japan!
Welcome toTokyo
Today’s Schedule
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sight Seeing
Company Visit
Cultural Activity
General Information Sight Seeing Company Visit Cultural Activity
About TokyoArea: 2,187.58 km2 (< Rhode Island)Population: 14,977,580
Special Municipalities (23 wards)
Central Part of Tokyo
General Information Sight Seeing Company Visit Cultural Activity
Railway NetworkPrimary mode of transportation in Tokyo
• 13 subway lines• More than 10 private railway companies
Yamanote Line Central Part of Tokyo≒
≒ SpecialMunicipalities
(= Manhattan area)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ikV6l7SNN0o
Shinjyuku
Shibuya
Roppongi Traditional Areas
Marunouchi
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Metropolitan Governmental Building
• Commercial and administrative center• Shinjyuku Station – Main transportation hub
Shinjyuku Skyline
Shinjyuku Station
Krispy Kreme Shinjyuku Isetan
Shinjyuku
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Shibuya 109
Center Gai
Hachi-kouShibuya Station
Shibuya Mark City
• Heart of Japanese pop culture!
Shibuya
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
RoppongiRoppongi Hills
Tokyo Midtown
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
Asakusa Sensouji Ginza KabukizaTsukiji Fish Market
Traditional Areas
Sight SeeingGeneral Information Company Visit Cultural Activity
MarunouchiAround the Tokyo station:
Marunouchi area (West)
Yaesu area (East)
Ginza area (South)
Kasumigaseki area (South West)
Nihonbashi area (North)
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Bank of Japan
Central bank of JapanMember of G7
Governor
Masaaki Shirakawa( 白川 方明 )
Japanese Bernanke ?
Former Governor
Toshihiko Fukui( 福井 俊彦 )
Japanese Greenspan ?
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Sony Corporation
One of world’s largest electronics manufacturers
US subsidiaries: Sony Corporation of America (NY) Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (CA)
Sales (2008): 100 billion dollars# of employees : 180,500
Company VisitGeneral Information Sight Seeing Cultural Activity
Company visit
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
One of the biggest banks in Japan20% shareholder of Morgan Stanley
Market Capital (2.4.2009): 57 billion dollars# of employees : 78,302
Cultural ActivityGeneral Information Sight Seeing Company Visit
SumoNational Sport of Japan6 Grand Sumo Tournaments annually
• Three in Tokyo (Jan., May and Sep.)• One in Osaka(Mar.), Nagoya(Jul.) and Fukuoka(Nov.)
Tournament runs for 15 daysCurrent Yokozunas (Top ranked Sumo wrestlers)
• Hakuho and Asashoryu (both from Mongolia)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE(from National Geographic)
Tokyo to NAGOYA
KyotoNagoya
Tokyo
Osaka
Tokyo to Nagoya: 230 mile
Chapel Hill to Asheville: 221 mileD.C. : 268 mile
/ 1h 36min (by Shinkansen)
/ 3h 35min (by car) / 4h 30min (by car)
Shinkansen
• The world’s first “bullet train” (since 1964)
• Fast & Convenient– Speed: 170 miles/hour (max)
– Frequency: 13 trains/hour (peak)
6 seconds!!
• Extremely reliable– Fatal accident: never– Average delay:
Welcome to
Nagoya
NagoyaWelcome toToday's Schedule
9:00 am - 1:00 pmSightseeing1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCompany Visit3:00 pm - Excursion
to Shirakawa-go Hotel: Minshuku (Japanese Inn)
NagoyaWelcome to
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
Some History…
• Birthplace of “Three Great Samurais”
Nobunaga Oda1534 ～ 1582
Hideyoshi Toyotomi1537 ～ 1598
Ieyasu Tokugawa1543 ～ 1616
Tokugawa Art Museum
Tokugawa period1603 ～ 1868
Nagoya CastleKin-shachi
golden tiger-headed dolphins
NagoyaWelcome toIndustrial Area
• #1 among 3 largest industrial area in Japan
Industrial Area # of employee manufactured goods shipped
“Keihin” around Tokyo 0.8 million $3.1 trillion
“Chukyo” around Nagoya 1.0 million $5.5 trillion
“Hanshin” around Osaka 0.9 million $3.1 trillion
2007 年 工業統計調査より
– changed from textile to automobile
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
NagoyaWelcome toNagoya Port
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
NagoyaWelcome toToyota Motor Co.
automatic loom (1929)
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
?Toyoda Model AA sedan (1935)
-> Toyota Motor Co. (1937)
TOYOTA Group
http://www.toyota.co.jp/jp/video_library/tech/index.html
Plug-in HV
Robot i-Real
豊田章男
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NagoyaWelcome toShirakawa-go
UNESCO World Heritage Site(since 1995)
• “Gassho-zukuri” style architecture, steep slanting thatched roof– Adopted to heavy snowfalls
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
– Eco-house• Cooling by vaporization heat• Raising silkworms in attic
NagoyaWelcome toShirakawa-go
Sightseeing Company Visit Excursion
loom experience
Manual loom
bedroom
Irori, fireplace
NagoyaWelcome to
Good Night ･･･
Nagoya to KYOTO
KyotoNagoya
Tokyo
Osaka
93 mile / 44min
Welcome toKYOTO
“Historic City” KYOTO794 AD
1868 AD
Culture # National Treasure: 169 # Important Cultural Asset: 1,629
Tourism # Tourists: 50 M / year
Former Capital of Japan 794 AD – 1868 AD
Present
Relocation of the Capital Kyoto Tokyo
Today’s Schedule
8:00 am - 1:00 pm1:00 pm - 6:00 pm6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hotel: TAWARA-YA
Sight SeeingCompany VisitDinner
Kyoto City Map
Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner
One thing you should remember …
2-jou (2nd St.)
3-jou (3rd St.)
4-jou (4th St.)
5-jou (5th St.)
7-jou (7th St.)
N
North ~ South:Number + “jou” (= street)
West ~ East:OO Street
Kawara-machi St.
Naming Rule
Kinkaku-ji temple
Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner
Thick gold leaf !20 kg (44.1 LB)
Web Camera http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/kinkakuji/webcam/index.html
Built in 1397
Four different faces
Summer
Spring Fall Winter
Machi-ya Business
Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner
Machi-ya = Kyoto’s traditional townhouseMore than 200 years old !
Nishijin-ori (textile)
Kimono
Cafe Restaurant Hair Salon Rental house
Geisha
Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner
Maiko (= Dance child): Apprentice Geisha
Okiya = lodging house for maikos
“Don’t Follow Maikos in the Street” Kyoto city website
Companies in KyotoFEATURES: Hi-tech Companies Originating from Traditional Crafts
Established in 1889
Since 1590sIndustrial Automation,Electronic Components, etc.
LSI, Semiconductor, etc.
Solar Battery, Electronic Devices, etc.
Hanafuda (Flower Cards)
Kiyomizu-yaki (Ceramic Ware)
Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner
Kyo-kaiseki
Sight SeeingCompany Visit Dinner
• An artistic and gracious Japanese seasonal cuisine• Uses the fresh ingredients of the season• Cooked in ways that enhance the original taste of the
ingredients
Sleep well …
TAWARA-YA ryokan (hotel)
• Established over 300 years ago• Very famous among celebrities (Hitchcock, Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, etc.)• You should stay before you die
Kyoto to OSAKA
KyotoNagoya
Tokyo
Osaka
27 mile / 27min
Welcometo Osaka
Today’s Schedule
9am-1pm Sight Seeing1pm-5pmCompany Visit5pm-9pm Dinner9pm- Hot Spring
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Company Visit Dinner Hot Spring
Osaka Castle Minami
Mt. Koya
Company Visit
Company visit
Unique features underling Osaka-originated companies
Sightseeing Dinner Hot Spring
• Mercantile spirit
• Entrepreneurship
• Comedy Lovers
Company Visit
Mercantile spirit- Highly cost-conscious people- Osaka dialect lubricates business
Sightseeing Dinner Hot Spring
Sumitomo
Mitsubishi
Company Visit
Entrepreneurship
Sightseeing Dinner Hot Spring
Nissin Foods• World-wide instant noodle maker• Inventor of instant ramen noodle
Company Visit
Comedy LoversYoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
• Major entertainment conglomerate• Developed Japanese “Manzai” culture
Sightseeing Dinner Hot Spring
Nation’s Kitchen“Kui-da-o-re”: Osaka people eat as long as money endures.
Sightseeing Dinner Hot SpringCompany Visit
Takoyaki
Udon
Kushi-katsu
Hot Spring
Step 1: Be naked
Step 2: Wash body
Step 3: Enjoy bath
Step 4: Get out of bath area
Step 5: Wipe out
Step 6: After bath
Sightseeing Dinner Hot SpringCompany Visit
Thank you for visiting Japan!
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