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Visiting Someones House - It is the custom in every Japanese household to
take one's shoes off when entering the house. It is generally considered polite to
wear shoes instead of sandals, but sandal wearers may carry a pair of white
socks to put over their bare feet or stockings, so that their bare feet will not touch
the slippers that the host offers. The shoes are turned around so that the toe
faces the door after taking them off. If during the winter time, a guest is wearing a
coat or hat, the guest will take it off before the host opens the door. When the
guest is leaving, he or she does not put on the coat or hat until the door has
closed.
take one's shoes off when entering the house. It is generally considered polite to
wear shoes instead of sandals, but sandal wearers may carry a pair of white
socks to put over their bare feet or stockings, so that their bare feet will not touch
the slippers that the host offers. The shoes are turned around so that the toe
faces the door after taking them off. If during the winter time, a guest is wearing a
coat or hat, the guest will take it off before the host opens the door. When the
guest is leaving, he or she does not put on the coat or hat until the door has
closed.