Seiza
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Seiza 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 s
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and Shinzō Abe (then Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony at Akasaka Palace (2014)
A woman in seiza performing a Japanese tea ceremony
Frederick Starr sitting in the seiza style on a zabuton
The judo practitioner at right performs a bow while seated in seiza
Agura
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Agura is the Japanese term for the position normally referred to as sitting cross-legged in English.
Seiza
…postures for sitting on the floor. During this time, seiza referred to "correct sitting", which took various forms such as sitting cross-legged (胡坐, agura), sitting with one knee raised (立て膝, tatehiza), or sitting to the side (割座, wariza), while the posture commonly known as seiza today was called kiza…
Toyotomi Hideyoshi sitting in agura position