For example meals are traditionally held on a tatami floor around a low table.
Japanese sit on floor to eat.
This very simple ancient practice of sitting on the floor while eating is done with a unique asana yoga posture of our body which has many health benefits read on to know how just changing the way we sit while eating can have positive effects on both our body and mind.
To sit seiza style one must first be kneeling on the floor folding one s legs underneath one s thighs while resting the buttocks on the heels the ankles are turned outward as the tops of the feet are lowered so that in a slight v shape the tops of the feet are flat on the floor and big toes overlapped the right always on top of the left and the buttocks are finally lowered all.
The chinese still have lots of customs that they practice and live by but their culture had.
Sitting on the floor is also customary during the tea ceremony and other traditional events.
Some restaurants feature both styles and you may be asked which you prefer.
The japanese eat and sleep on the floor.
Where i come from it s usually only children who sit on the floor but that rule absolutely doesn t apply in japan.
Modern designs revolving around japanese dining tables these days a lot of homes in japan use western style chairs and table although traditional japanese dining tables are still very popular.
There are already a lot of very good speculations answers out there on why japanese and koreans still practice the floor culture today but not much on why and when did this floor culture disappear from the everyday life of the chinese.
While a majority of restaurants in japan provide western style tables and chairs low traditional tables with cushions to sit on the floor are also common and referred to as zashiki.
Sitting upright on the floor is common in many situations in japan.
They feel that digestion and circulation is better.
These low tables also become popular in other parts of the world and many designers incorporate them in their projects.
They eat dinner sitting on the floor and then after taking a bath the japanese pull a futon out of their closet and spread it out on the floor.
In japan chairs are not a common phenomenon when it comes to eating.
Even when using chairs it s not uncommon for japanese people to sit on them in the same way as they would sit on the floor as this girl is doing while eating in a restaurant.
The concept of chairs is without a doubt accepted in japan but when it comes to eating the japanese prefer floor seats.
The formal way of sitting for both genders is kneeling seiza as shown on the picture below people who are not used to sit in seiza style may become.