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Pause at the genkan
Read the scene and choose the best area.
You have just arrived at a home and can see two different floor levels.
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Shoes in Japan
Practice reading entrance cues, using slippers considerately, and checking the rule when footwear expectations vary.
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What you will learn
- Recognize cues that shoes are likely to be removed
- Understand basic indoor-slipper etiquette
- Remove slippers before stepping onto tatami
- Check signs or ask your host or staff when the rule is unclear
- Recover calmly after crossing a footwear boundary by checking current cues and correcting safely
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Slippers and tatami
Read the scene and choose the best area.
A doorway opens from a wooden corridor into a room with woven floor mats.
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Follow the venue's setup
Read the scene and choose the best area.
This entrance provides several possible places, but only one is intended for shoe storage.
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Recover at the threshold
Choose the response that best fits the situation.
At an unfamiliar venue entrance, one outdoor shoe has crossed onto the raised indoor floor before you notice the local footwear cue.
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