1. Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Virtual GIE JAPAN Mt. Fuji Sushi Geisha Sumo Japan Chapel Hill http://www.youtube.com/visitjapan

2. Nagoya Welcome to Pre Departure Class 1.Regional Facts 2. Japanese People 3. Japanese Society 4. Business Etiquette RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

3. Nagoya Welcome to Location RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyManner Most of Japanese regions have four seasons

4. Nagoya Welcome to Japan and neighbors RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyManner ● South Korea China Tokyo Russia Japan North Korea

5. Nagoya Welcome to Demographic RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyManner Source: National Census Half of the Japanese live in three major metropolitan areas NY LA Chicago Tokyo Osaka/ Kyoto Nagoya Other 50% (millions)

6. Nagoya Welcome to Who lives in Japan? RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyManner Source: CIA The World Factbook Ethnic groups breakdown

7. Nagoya Welcome to Resources/ Industry RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyManner Manufacturing companies have developed, especially in Electronics Automobile Invested in technologyNatural resources: negligible Import Oil, Coal, and others

8. Characteristics of the Japanese RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette “Collectivist culture, Long-Term Orientation, Uncertainty Avoidance” Source: Hofstede (1993) “Cultural Dimensions ” (Hofstede)

9. 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 RegionAgenda Japanese Society Etiquette

10. Japanese Society 2 Seniority system Lifetime employment Nomi-nication : Nomi=Drink ( Communication over drink ) RegionAgenda Japanese Society Etiquette

11. Nagoya Welcome to Japanese Business Etiquette RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

12. Nagoya Welcome to Weird? Why? Japanese Hierarchy -age & status Non-verbal communication -spoken words ＜ non verbal messages RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

13. Nagoya Welcome to Tip on Business Etiquette ‘Show’ your respect! RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

14. Nagoya Welcome to RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette Example 1 Bowing 15 degree bow 30 degree bow45 degree bow Howdy! The deeper you bow, the more respect you can show Nice to see you! I apologize for……

15. Nagoya Welcome to Example 2 Seating position RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette If you visit client with your boss, you should sit…… Car You 1 2 3 12 Elevator Cafe 1 D 2 You Door 1 You Meeting Room 2

16. Nagoya Welcome to Let’s practice Business Card Exchange! M ission: Give a good impression to Mr. Yamada (President of Toyota) RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

17. Nagoya Welcome to Three 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) RegionAgendaJapaneseSocietyEtiquette

18. JapanChapel Hill Welcome to Japan!

19. Welcome to Tokyo

20. 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

21. General InformationSight SeeingCompany VisitCultural Activity About Tokyo Area: 2,187.58 km 2 (< Rhode Island) Population: 14,977,580 Special Municipalities (23 wards) Central Part of Tokyo

22. General InformationSight SeeingCompany VisitCultural Activity Railway Network Primary mode of transportation in Tokyo 13 subway lines More than 10 private railway companies Yamanote Line ≒ Central Part of Tokyo ≒ Special Municipalities (= Manhattan area) http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ikV6l7SNN0o Shinjyuku Shibuya Roppongi Traditional Areas Marunouchi

23. Sight SeeingGeneral InformationCompany VisitCultural Activity Metropolitan Governmental Building Commercial and administrative center Shinjyuku Station – Main transportation hub Shinjyuku Skyline Shinjyuku Station Krispy KremeShinjyuku Isetan Shinjyuku

24. Sight SeeingGeneral InformationCompany VisitCultural Activity Shibuya 109 Center Gai Hachi-kou Shibuya Station Shibuya Mark City Heart of Japanese pop culture! Shibuya

25. Sight SeeingGeneral InformationCompany VisitCultural Activity Roppongi Roppongi Hills Tokyo Midtown

26. Sight SeeingGeneral InformationCompany VisitCultural Activity Asakusa Sensouji Ginza Kabukiza Tsukiji Fish Market Traditional Areas Traditional Areas

27. Sight SeeingGeneral InformationCompany VisitCultural Activity Marunouchi Around the Tokyo station: Marunouchi area (West) Yaesu area (East) Ginza area (South) Kasumigaseki area (South West) Nihonbashi area (North)

28. Company VisitGeneral InformationSight SeeingCultural Activity Company visit Bank of Japan Central bank of Japan Member of G7 Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ( 白川 方明 ) Japanese Bernanke ? Former Governor Toshihiko Fukui ( 福井 俊彦 ) Japanese Greenspan ?

29. Company VisitGeneral InformationSight SeeingCultural 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

30. Company VisitGeneral InformationSight SeeingCultural Activity Company visit Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group One of the biggest banks in Japan 20% shareholder of Morgan Stanley Market Capital (2.4.2009): 57 billion dollars # of employees : 78,302

31. Cultural ActivityGeneral InformationSight SeeingCompany Visit Sumo National Sport of Japan 6 Grand Sumo Tournaments annually Three in Tokyo (Jan., May and Sep.) One in Osaka(Mar.), Nagoya(Jul.) and Fukuoka(Nov.) Tournament runs for 15 days Current Yokozunas (Top ranked Sumo wrestlers) Hakuho and Asashoryu (both from Mongolia) http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE (from National Geographic)

32. Tokyo to NAGOYA Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Tokyo to Nagoya: 230 mile Chapel Hill to Asheville: 221 mile D.C. : 268 mile / 1h 36min / 1h 36min (by Shinkansen) (by Shinkansen) / 3h 35min (by car) / 3h 35min (by car) / 4h 30min (by car) / 4h 30min (by car)

33. 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:

34. Welcome to Nagoya

35. Nagoya Welcome to Today's Schedule 9:00 am - 1:00 pmSightseeing 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCompany Visit 3:00 pm - Excursion to Shirakawa-go Hotel: Minshuku (Japanese Inn)

36. Nagoya Welcome to SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion Some History… Birthplace of “Three Great Samurais” Nobunaga Oda 1534 ～ 1582 Hideyoshi Toyotomi 1537 ～ 1598 Ieyasu Tokugawa 1543 ～ 1616 Tokugawa Art Museum Tokugawa period 1603 ～ 1868 Nagoya Castle Kin-shachi golden tiger-headed dolphins

37. Nagoya Welcome to Industrial 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 SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion

38. Nagoya Welcome to Nagoya Port SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion

39. Nagoya Welcome to Toyota Motor Co. automatic loom (1929) SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion 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

40. Nagoya Welcome to Shirakawa-go UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1995) “Gassho-zukuri” style architecture, steep slanting thatched roof – Adopted to heavy snowfalls SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion – Eco-house Cooling by vaporization heat Raising silkworms in attic

41. Nagoya Welcome to Shirakawa-go SightseeingCompany VisitExcursion loom experience Manual loom bedroom Irori, fireplace

42. Nagoya Welcome to Good Night ･･･

43. Nagoya to KYOTO Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka 93 mile / 44min

44. Welcome to KYOTO

45. “Historic City” KYOTO 794 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

46. Today’s Schedule 8:00 am - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Hotel: TAWARA-YA Sight Seeing Company Visit Dinner

47. Kyoto City Map Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner 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

48. Kinkaku-ji temple Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner Thick gold leaf ! 20 kg (44.1 LB) Web Camera  http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/kinkakuji/webcam/index.htmlhttp://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/kinkakuji/webcam/index.html Built in 1397 Four different faces Summer SpringFall Winter

49. Machi-ya Business Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner Machi-ya = Kyoto’s traditional townhouse More than 200 years old ! Nishijin-ori (textile) Kimono Cafe Restaurant Hair SalonRental house

50. Geisha Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner Maiko (= Dance child): Apprentice Geisha Okiya = lodging house for maikos “Don’t Follow Maikos in the Street” Kyoto city website

51. Companies in Kyoto FEATURES: Hi-tech Companies Originating from Traditional Crafts Established in 1889 Since 1590s Industrial Automation, Electronic Components, etc. LSI, Semiconductor, etc. Solar Battery, Electronic Devices, etc. Hanafuda (Flower Cards) Kiyomizu-yaki (Ceramic Ware) Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner

52. Kyo-kaiseki Sight Seeing Company VisitDinner 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

53. Sleep well … TAWARA-YA 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

54. Kyoto to OSAKA Kyoto Nagoya Tokyo Osaka 27 mile / 27min Welcome to Osaka

56. Sightseeing Sightseeing Company VisitDinnerHot Spring Osaka Castle Minami Mt. Koya

57. Company Visit Company visit Unique features underling Osaka-originated companies SightseeingDinnerHot Spring Mercantile spirit Entrepreneurship Comedy Lovers

58. Company Visit Mercantile spirit -Highly cost-conscious people -Osaka dialect lubricates business SightseeingDinnerHot Spring Sumitomo Mitsubishi

59. Company Visit Entrepreneurship SightseeingDinnerHot Spring Nissin Foods World-wide instant noodle maker Inventor of instant ramen noodle

60. Company Visit Comedy Lovers Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Major entertainment conglomerate Developed Japanese “Manzai” culture SightseeingDinnerHot Spring

61. Nation’s Kitchen “Kui-da-o-re”: Osaka people eat as long as money endures. Sightseeing Dinner Hot SpringCompany Visit TakoyakiTakoyaki UdonUdon Kushi-katsuKushi-katsu

62. 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 SightseeingDinner Hot Spring Company Visit

63. Thank you for visiting Japan!

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