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The etiquette textbook for elementary school students that was discontinued by GHQ has been reprinted (5th printing). The explanation is provided by animal behavior researcher Kumiko Takeuchi.
The 10th edition of the reprinted textbook series, “National Etiquette,” has become a hot topic on social media due to the recent boom in “relearning.”
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“National Etiquette” is an orthodox version that incorporates the Ogasawara style of etiquette, which is the etiquette of samurai families. You can learn at
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“self-cultivation” classes on the grounds that they wanted to eliminate militaristic and nationalist ideas from Japanese education. At this time, there was a class that disappeared along with
“self-cultivation”. It is “national etiquette.”
During the war, classes on “national etiquette” were held during “self-cultivation” time as part of self-cultivation education for all grades in the elementary section of national schools. This book is a collection of textbooks on “National Etiquette” for grades 3 to 6 (the textbook for grades 1 and 2 is “Kodomonoshitsuke”).
Marquis Yoshichika Tokugawa (head of the Owari Tokugawa family), who was in a position to instruct etiquette before and after the war, was involved in this “National Etiquette.” Marquis Tokugawa had never learned how to make tea or flowers, and the etiquette he learned was due to his mother’s strict discipline during his childhood, and he was very grateful to her. The Marquis wanted to raise his female students to become housewives who could discipline their children, like a mother, and for that purpose, he wanted to train them in etiquette at the national school stage and lay the foundation. This intention is reflected in this textbook.
The “National Etiquette” is an orthodox one that incorporates the Ogasawara-ryu etiquette, which is the etiquette of the samurai class, but the etiquette for everyday life is not formal, it is a relatively gentle description for elementary school students, and the postwar education has avoided it. This book is sure to be the best
introduction to etiquette for Japanese people in the Reiwa era, regardless of their age, as it allows them to learn with a fresh sense the etiquette for the imperial family, shrines, national flag, and national anthem.
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Book title: [Reprint edition] National etiquette
Author: Etiquette Education Research Group
Commentary: Kumiko Takeuchi
Specifications: A5 size, 184 pages
ISBN: 978-4802401432
Release: 2022.09.06
Main unit: 1400 yen (excluding tax)
Publisher: Heart Publishing
Product URL: https://www.810.co.jp/hon/ISBN978-4-8024-0143-2.html
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