In Japan, it is customary for women to give chocolates to men on Valentine's Day, February 14th. However, there are some differences from Valentine's Day around the world.
This time, we will introduce the differences between Valentine's Day in Japan and around the world, and tell you how to enjoy it in a way that is unique to Japan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, let's take a look at Valentine's Day around the world! \ud83d\udc9bThere are various types of gifts<\/strong> \ud83d\udc9bIt is also common for men to give gifts to women.<\/strong> ~Valentine's Day in Japan<\/strong>~ Chocolate to express gratitude<\/strong> Chocolate exchanged between friends<\/strong> Chocolates given by men to women<\/strong> Chocolate bought as a "reward to oneself"<\/strong> At this time of year, supermarkets and other stores are filled with a cheerful atmosphere, with lots of Valentine's chocolates on display and limited-edition sweets appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How will you spend Valentine's Day this year? Wishing you all a wonderful Valentine's Day!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Japan, it is customary for women to give chocolate to men on Valentine's Day, February 14th. However, Valentine's Day around the world [\u2026]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-cul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2145,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2127\/revisions\/2145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.plat-clover.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
~Valentine's Day around the World<\/strong>~
"Valentine's Day as a "day to express love"<\/strong>
Overseas,A day for both men and women to give gifts to each other<\/strong>It has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other countries, it is common to give bouquets of flowers, accessories, cards, etc.
Red roses in particular are popular as a symbol of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A notable feature of overseas gifts is that they are often given by men to women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valentine's Day in Japan is different from Valentine's Day around the world and has developed into a unique culture.
Originally, it was a day when women gave chocolates to men to express their love, but in recent years it has become more casual and has spread as a day to convey love and gratitude.
\ud83d\udc97Honmei Choco (True Love Chocolate)<\/strong>
A special chocolate to express your love<\/strong>
These are chocolates to give to someone you have a crush on or a lover. Many people make them by hand, and they often pay special attention to the wrapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc97Obligatory chocolate (giri choko)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This is chocolate given to "people who have helped you" at work, school, etc. However, in recent years, an increasing number of companies are abandoning the "obligatory chocolate culture."<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc97Friend Chocolate (Tomochoco)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This culture is especially popular among girls, and people often exchange cutely wrapped, handmade chocolates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc97Reverse Chocolate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Recently, "reverse chocolate," in which men give chocolate to women, has also been gaining attention. This is similar to Valentine's Day in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc97Self-made chocolate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
More and more people are buying high-end chocolates and enjoying special sweets that are only available for a limited time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It's a great opportunity to show your appreciation to your friends and teachers at school too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n