This article is about seiza (Japanese: 正座): "proper/correct sitting". For seiza (Japanese: 静坐): "quiet sitting", see Jing zuo.
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Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and Shinzō Abe (then-current Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony
Seiza (正座 or 正坐; せいざSAY-(ee)-zah; lit.'proper sitting') is the formal, traditional way of sitting in Japan. It involves a specific positioning and posture in a kneeled position so as to convey respect, particularly toward elders. It developed among samurai during the Edo period and was later widely adopted by the public.
Seiza is associated with straw tatami flooring or zabuton pillows that allow for comfortable sitting, and it is commonly used in several Japanese practices, including Japanese martial arts and the Japanese tea ceremony. Sitting seiza-style is often difficult for people who are not accustomed to it or for the physically infirm, such as injured people and the elderly. Sitting seiza-style for long periods of time is associated with health problems, particularly those of the knees. Seiza may be compared to similar seated positions in other cultures, such as Indian Vajrasana.
Seiza (正座 or 正坐; せいざ SAY-(ee)-zah; lit. 'proper sitting') is the formal, traditional way of sitting in Japan. It involves a specific positioning and posture...
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Genju no Seiza (幻獣の星座, Genjū no Seiza, lit. Constellation of the Imaginary Beast) is a Japanese supernatural manga created by Matsuri Akino. The series...
"IroMegane: Is Seiza really the traditional way to sit for Japanese people?". iromegane.com. "正座は日本の文化，でも明治の文化。". blog.livedoor.jp. "IroMegane: Is Seiza really...
kneeling where the buttocks sit back on the heels, for example as in the Seiza and Vajrasana postures, is also often interpreted as sitting. The British...
leg. In Japan, this posture is considered an informal alternative to the seiza (proper sitting) position, though it is generally considered unfeminine...
2019 On February 20, 2019, the group released their 20th single Tokonoma Seiza Musume. Miru Shiroma is the center for this single. On August 14, 2019,...
good luck in Japan. A Fukusuke doll is the depiction of a man kneeling seiza style, with a large head and a topknot. It was originally a doll enshrined...
sit back on the heels with the upper body vertical - for example as in Seiza, Virasana, and Vajrasana (yoga) Taking a knee: where the upper body is vertical...
a sitting position such as the lotus position, half-lotus, Burmese, or seiza. Their hands often placed in a specific gesture or mudrā. Often, a square...
ground. From sitting, the individual should be seated on their knees (正座 seiza) with their hands forming a triangle on the floor in front of them, and...
unique to East Asia, which involves bending one's upper body at kneeling, or seiza, position on traditional Japanese style tatami floors. With the Westernization...
performed by the kaishakunin: First, the kaishakunin sits down in the upright (seiza) position, or remains standing, at the left side of the person about to...
kneeling postures Virasana (sitting between the heels) and Vajrasana or Seiza (sitting on the heels). Another sitting posture, Baddha Konasana (Cobbler's...
Chi. This is because in the past, Kakemono were viewed from a kneeling (seiza) position and provided perspective to the "Honshi" main work. This tradition...
formal way of sitting for both sexes is a kneeling style known as seiza. To sit in a seiza position, one kneels on the floor with legs folded under the thighs...
During rituals, people visiting the shrine are expected to sit in the seiza style, with their legs tucked beneath their bottom. To avoid cramps, individuals...
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disadvantage: The seated posture, tate-hiza, does not permit all-around mobility. Seiza, the formal kneeling-sitting posture, is a "dead" posture which is regarded...
a small cloth (手拭, tenugui) as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical...
Shine"), which won the 1974 Kodansha Publishing Culture Award, and Karyūdo no Seiza ("Constellation of the Hunter"), which won the 1982 Kodansha Manga Award...
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posture in which the ankles are placed together in front of the sitter) Seiza (a kneeling posture using a bench or zafu) It is not uncommon for modern...
Minky Momo Hitomi no Seiza Minky Momo SONG Special (魔法のプリンセス ミンキーモモ 瞳の星座 ミンキーモモSONGスペシャル, Mahō no Purinsesu Minkī Momo Hitomi no Seiza Minkī Momo SONG Supesharu)...
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