Japanese Manners that Confuse Foreign Tourists!!Toilets Often Have No Paperor Hand Dryers, Standing side of the escalator, How to wait in line in public places in Japan, Different slipper culture, Quietness on Trains and public places!!

Japanese Manners that Confuse Foreign Tourists!!Toilets Often Have No Paper
or Hand Dryers, Standing side of the escalator, How to wait in line in public places in Japan, Different slipper culture, Quietness on Trains and public places!!

Hi I’m Nobu, I like traveling overseas and in Japan, visited 28 countries!

I’m a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter of English for 11 years.

For the people who are interested in and planning trip to Japan ,
I show you hidden local information which you have never seen and heard of through books and ordinary site!

You will find unexpected fun through my articles!

1)Toilets Often Have No Paper
or Hand Dryers!!!

Foreign tourists are puzzled by the lack of paper and hand dryers in Japanese toilets.

This is because almost all Japanese people have handkerchiefs to wipe their hands, so they do not need them.

Since elementary school, Japanese people have always had a handkerchief with them because it’s mandatory for us.

Solution

When you arrive in Japan, keep a handkerchief in your pocket.

You can always find them at 100 yen stores and convenience stores.

They are very useful for wiping your hands after you take the toilet and wiping your mouth after eating and drinking!

2)Standing side of the escalator.

In Japan, the “standing side” of the escalator differs depending on the region.

In Tokyo, people stand on the left side of the escalator, and other cities in the Kanto ( east Japan ) region.

But people stand on the right side in Osaka and other cities in the Kansai ( west Japan )region.

If you stand on the wrong side of the escalator, you may be warned.

It is best to think of standing on the left in Tokyo and on the right west of Osaka.

3)How to wait in line in public places in Japan

If we form a line, people often form a line called a “fork line” instead of forming a line at each person at the counter.

This way, there is no inequality in the way people proceed from counter to counter.

Solution

Look carefully at how people line up at that location, and if there is a fork line, line up after them, and do not cut in directly to the counter.

4)Different slipper culture

In Japan, slippers are sometimes provided not only in houses but also in toilets( restrooms).

This is a surprising point that foreigners may wonder, “What’s the point of separating them?”

In Japan, clean and dirty areas are strictly separated.

In Japanese houses, people take off their shoes at the entrance and wear house slippers to avoid bringing dirt and grime from outside into the house.

Also, separate slippers are provided in the toilet (bathroom ) so that urine splashes from the toilet are not brought into everyone’s room.

SolutionIn

In Japan, we remember to change footwear outside, inside the house, and in the restroom.

Japanese people are very reluctant to put dirty shoes in a clean place.

5)Quietness on Trains and the public places

Foreign visitors to Japan are surprised at how quiet trains and public facilities are.

On trains, most Japanese people are either looking at their phones or whispering when they speak.

Be careful about the volume of your voice on trains and in public facilities.

Solution

Be careful how Japanese people talk there or not.

You can tell easily how the volume of your voice.

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