{"id":4154,"date":"2020-08-27T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T02:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:06:09","slug":"weird-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/weird-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan has been a\ncountry that has been seen as unique and a different world compared to the rest\nof the world. Check out our article on some things you may find to be weird in\nJapan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan has been\nsought after travel destination for many years. Some people want to experience\nthe culture and natural beauty of the countryside. The cities have garnered\nattention for their cramped spaces and fun nightlife. There is so much to do\nthere you would run out of time before being able to experience most of what\nthe country has to offer. One big attraction for some people is all of the\ndifferent, and weird things you can find during your time there. There have\nbeen large amounts of videos, articles, and essays that talk about this side of\nthe country. In this article, we will look at some of the most interesting things\nthat you may find in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Game Shows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japan is known\nfor many things. Natural beauty, beautiful architecture, and thousands of years\nof culture. One thing that most people have encountered at some point is\nJapanese TV. Japanese TV has gained notoriety as being outlandish and outright\ncrazy. Some shows throughout its history have lived up to being over the top\nspectacles that only happen in Japan. Some shows have contestants trying to\nguess whether something is real or made of chocolate. They must bite what they\nfeel is chocolate, and the usual amusement comes from the mistakes. There have\nbeen quite a few shows that will instantly make you think of Japan when you sit\ndown to watch them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vending Machines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many travelers\nhave learned of the great convenience of vending machines in Japan. You can\nfind these machines on every corner or side street and they are extremely\nuseful when you need an emergency drink. The vending machines do not stop at\nsnacks and drink, though, and they can dispense some truly strange products.\nSome machines have you spending 1,000 yen and getting a random product from a\nlist, while others will hand out more adult items. They run the gamut of\neveryday use to the fetishes of very specific groups of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Special Cafes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cafes will be on\nmany corners of Japanese city streets and they are useful for having meet-ups\nand other group activities. There has been a culture of specialty cafes that\nappeal to people looking for an experience that can\u2019t be found anywhere else.\nThese cafes can be animal-specific, hobby specific, or they can be dedicated to\nmusic groups and games. Many pop-up cafes are in business for a short period.\nIf you have an interest group in Japan there is a high probability that you can\nfind a caf\u00e9 that will cater to your interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Special Fruits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are foods\nfrom across Japan that will fetch a high price. Special fruits like watermelon\nare especially high. You will find some watermelons being sold as high as\n10,000 yen. You can find many fruits and vegetables that would be cheap in your\nhome country, but because of import or difficulty of growth, they will be\nextremely high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bathrooms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bathrooms in\nJapan will generally be extremely clean. Even the public bathrooms in parks and\nstations will be kept in good order. The toilets will also be different as some\ncome with features people would not associate with toilets. Some are fully\nautomated and will raise and lower the seat on their own, while others can be\nso advanced that they can check your blood pressure while you sit on it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Special Kit Kats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kit Kat candy\nwafers are well-known candy bars around the world. They generally come in one\nflavor and style. In Japan, they have decided to create an entire line of Kit\nKat bars that you can only find in the country. They have special macha, sake,\nTokyo banana, pepper, and many other flavors. You can\u2019t get them anywhere else\nand they are surprisingly good and bad. There are seasonal kinds of Kit Kats as\nwell and can only be purchased during certain months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KFC Christmas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KFC Christmas has\nbecome a staple of Japan. Every year on Christmas families will line up around\nthe corner and wait for hours to get their Christmas bucket of chicken. It was\nmade popular in the \u201980s and become synonymous with the Christmas season. They\nhave created a small menu that can help families find the deal that fits them\nbest. Make sure to try the colonel\u2019s chicken on Christmas day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Napping at Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In most areas of\nthe world, it would be extremely bad to be caught sleeping on the job. In\nJapan, however, it can be seen as the employee working as hard as they can. The\nway they view it is that the employee has worked so hard that they need a power\nnap to re-energize. You can often see workers sleeping at their desks, on their\ncomputers, or the benches in the break room. Some companies have nap areas for\ntheir employees to use at any time of the workday. You can\u2019t sleep the entire\nshift, but a power nap is seen as a good way to keep workers productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tooth Beauty<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beauty is in the\neye of the beholder, and each country will have their standards of beauty.\nJapan is no different from how they feel men and women should maintain their\nbodies or physical features. A popular aesthetic is the fanged tooth or crooked\nteeth. It is seen as youthful and cute to many who live there. Braces have been\nbecoming more popular with people there, but it is still a popular fad to have\ncrooked teethe for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student Duties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

School students\nhave to take on certain responsibilities that most students in other countries\ndon\u2019t. They have address teachers and staff in a specific manner, wear special\nuniforms, and most importantly they must clean their school every day. The\nstudents receive orders for who is set to do a chore for the day, and they all\nwork together to clean the school. It builds a community and teaches students\nto take care of their surroundings and take pride in the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kawaii Culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The word kawaii\nin Japanese translates to cute. So, kawaii culture is about all things cute,\nfrom music to clothing. It is about being able to express yourself in a country\nthat generally applauds conformity. They have entire conventions that are\ndedicated to this culture and it has been seen around the world. Harajuku is one\nof the most popular places for people to experience and enjoy the kawaii\nculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Shut-ins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japanese\nshut-ins, or hikikomori, are becoming more prevalent in the country. These are\npeople who have decided to retract from society and only do the bare minimum to\nsurvive. Sometimes they don\u2019t support themselves and are supported completely\nby their families. They don\u2019t add anything to society and simply want to exist.\nThere has been a steady rise in these kinds of people and it seems to show no\nsigns of slowing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are only a\nfew things that are big in Japan. There can be some things that may be normal\nto some while completely weird to others. You will find it fun to look for some\nof the things you have only seen on the internet. You can make your adventure\nwhen you go there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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