Fifteen, Thirty, Forty-Five

The customer service manuals of the city of Ikoma and of Gifu Prefecture define three bows. Eshaku, the light bow, tilts the upper body about 15 degrees forward from the waist. Keirei, the standard bow, tilts it about 30 degrees. Saikeirei, the deepest bow, tilts it about 45 degrees.

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