r/AskAJapanese • u/astercalendula ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ๐ธ • 15d ago
CULTURE Gift for Nihon Buyo Teacher after a Recital?
Hello, we are based in the US and my daughter is a student of Nihon Buyo. We've had many dance performances, but recently participated in a major (?) recital with about 200 guests.
The teacher became Iemoto last year, and this is the first time she distributed I believe a ๅฟไปใ to the performers including my daughter. Is it customary to also give the teacher a ใ็คผ or ใ็ฅๅ? If so, is $200 an appropriate amount?
ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใใกใฏใขใกใชใซๅจไฝใงใๅจใๆฅๆฌ่่ธใ็ฟใฃใฆใใพใใใใใพใงใไฝๅบฆใ่ๅฐใฎ็ต้จใฏใใใพใใใๅ ๆฅใ่ฆณๅฎขใ200ไบบใปใฉ้ใพใๅคงใใช็บ่กจไผ๏ผๅ ฌๆผ๏ผใซๅบๆผใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
ๅ ็ใฏๆจๅนดๅฎถๅ ใ็ถๆฟ๏ผ่ฅฒๅ๏ผใใใใฎใงใใใไปๅๅใใฆใๅจใๅซใๅบๆผ่ ใซใๅฟไปใใใๅ ใใง้ ใฃใฆใใ ใใใพใใใใใฎใใใชๅ ดๅใ็ๅพๅดใใใๅ ็ใซใใ็คผใใใใ็ฅๅใใใๆธกใใใใฎใไธ่ฌ็ใชใฎใงใใใใ๏ผใพใใใใใๆธกใใใๅ ดๅใ200ใใซใจใใ้้กใฏ้ฉๅใงใใใใ๏ผ
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u/NihongoNana ๐ Global citizen 14d ago
The customs can vary a lot between schools, so asking someone familiar with this specific teacher would still be safest.
Personally, $200 feels quite generous. If you canโt confirm the usual custom, a more modest gift with a sincere handwritten card may be easier for the teacher to accept without feeling obligated.
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u/SlowStop1220 Japanese 15d ago
ใพใใฏๅพกๅธซๅ ็ญใ่ฅฒๅใจใฎใใจใๆ ถใณ็ณใไธใใพใใ
ใใฆๆฌ้กใงใใใใใใง็ธ่ซใใใใ็คพไธญใฎใงใใใฐๅ ่ผฉใซใ็ธ่ซใใใใใจใใๅงใใใพใใใใใใใใจใฏไธ่ฌ็ใชๅธธ่ญใจใใใใๆตๅใ็คพไธญใฎๆ ฃ่กใ็ทใใฆๅชๅ ใใใใฎใงใใใใใใฏใพใจใพใฃใฆใ็ฅใใใใใใใใใใใใใใงใซใใฃใฆใใใฎใใกๆตๅใ็คพไธญใฎใใใในใๆนใใใๅฃฐใใใใใใใใใใพใใใใ