Interesting little things of life in Japan (24 photos)

In Japan, everything seems unusual and strange. It seems that there only samurai, pokemon and robots walk the streets, everyone eats exclusively sushi, and the women there don't age. Is this really true or is it all outdated stereotypes? Let's try to figure this out. So, we offer a look at the interesting little things of life in Japan.

In public places there is shame





In Japan, it is not customary to eat in public places, this is considered shameful. Although there are a number of exceptions to this rule. For example, you can have ice cream. It is also permissible to eat on the train, that's just to do it almost secretly, hiding in a corner and not demonstrating to everyone your food. You can eat in small pieces, slowly rustling wrappers and shyly lowering his head.

Some Japanese restaurants serve food on a conveyor belt.



All over Japan you can find kaiten-zushi - convenient and affordable sushi restaurants with conveyor belt. Visitors can choose any a plate of sushi and pay at the end.

Here people are so honest that you can easily stumble upon a second-hand store with no staff.





If you suddenly need help with the terminal at the station, an employee will literally get out of it and show everything



Green lines represent the "school zone" - the path along which children go to classes



By the way, the Japanese are very disciplined and law-abiding. So, no one will climb the side of the stairs that designed for descent



All over the world, dogs are usually led on a leash. And in Japan - to carry in wheelchairs



Some Japanese sleep on the subway with their phones down (or dropped) side by side. And no one touches him. And all because the level of security allows



Adults get their ears cleaned by their lovers or mothers



In Japan, no one will be surprised if they see a man laying his head down. on the knees of her beloved, and she, with the help of a long sharp instrument begins to remove excess sulfur from the auricle. Such a procedure is considered normal not only among lovers, but also among members of one families. Traditionally, ear cleaning is associated with a feeling of maternal closeness, after all, it is the mother, caring for the child, who takes care of his cleanliness auditory canals.

Trains have their own rules of conduct



You may have heard about the ban on talking on trains, but this depends on their type. In electric trains, both in the morning and in the evening, almost all passengers employees and students. Nobody wants to listen to loud conversations, all focused on their own affairs. Another thing is trains. long distance. There are many different people in them: businessmen, tourists and other. You can eat and talk on these trains, it doesn't count. rudeness.

Drivers of the country are accustomed to parking in reverse



The fact is that parking spaces in Japanese cities are most often narrow, and it is much more convenient to drive into them in reverse. Accordingly, and it is more convenient to drive in the forward direction, since the driver immediately sees the road, and This means that the chance of an accident is minimal.

On Tokyo buses, you can take an umbrella for free if it starts raining⁠⁠. Return it on your next trip



This is an inflatable concert hall for 500 people, which can be transported from place to place.



This is what the bathrooms in a Japanese onsen resort look like - hot springs



The Japanese treat old trees with respect and literally support them.



Here is a narrow building you can stumble upon in Tokyo



On Okinawa, you can walk along the amazing "star" beach



Hoshizuna-no-Hama, which translates as "Sand in the shape of a star" - is a beach on the island of Okinawa, which features small five- and six-pointed stars hidden under the sand. These stars are grains of sand, and microscopic exoskeletons carried by ocean currents to the beach.

In restaurants in Japan, oshibori is brought before serving - slightly wet towel with which visitors dry their hands



“We do not have the 12.5 microgram tablets you need. So we split the 58 pieces in half and put each one in its own bag. Will you be comfortable?"



Many restaurants in Japan have realistic plastic models showing what real food looks like.



“Walked 4 days around the outskirts, parks and markets in Japan”



These are the night buses in Japan



Turns out square watermelons aren't exactly edible. Here's what they look like inside



Everyone knows that square watermelons have been grown in Japan for many years. But almost no one knows that they serve for decorative purposes, and not for use. They pluck watermelons before they are ripe, which makes them practically inedible. Those who have tried cubic watermelons claim they are of disgusting quality. By the way, these expensive berries in Japan taken as a gift.

You can buy cat bandanas in Osaka