page_title: Seiza
section_title: Agura
hierarchical_section_title: Seiza / Alternative sitting positions / Agura
caption_attribution_description: 榊原康政。Sakakibara Yasumasa.
context_page_description: Seiza is the Japanese term for the standard formal traditional way of sitting in Japan.
context_section_description: Sitting cross-legged, agura, is considered informal: it is appropriate for certain situations but not others. It is common in informal situations, such as eating at a low table in a casual restaurant, and allowed in formal situations especially for those for whom seiza is difficult, such as elderly or non-Japanese people.
caption: Sakakibara Yasumasa sitting in agura position
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