Work in Japan: Japan Biz Cultural Words
noren

Noren (暖簾 のれん) Noren, are short curtains with vertical slits hung in front of restaurants, bars, and shops during business hours. The name of the shop or a symbol indicating the products sold there may be dyed into the cloth, so the noren also functions as a shop sign. Since a shop's noren symbolizes the shop, […]

Read more