10 tips to know when traveling to Japan. not all counties are the same. these 10 tips to know when traveling to japan will give you some idea of what to expect. Why do they get mad at me for tipping in japan? why can’t I stay on the 4th floor at the hotel in japan? all these questions will be answered in this video on 10 tips to know when traveling it japan.
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very good information
Great tips to remember. We have to be mindful that other cultures can be and are very different from our own. How did your surgery go today?
great vid
would love to go to japan
love japan
Don, I love you're videos – they are always informative. Although I probably will never travel to Japan, if I go on the Price Is Right and win a trip there, this is the video I would replay to guide me 😉 Please do one on Britain – I'm from there, but I'd love to see your take on it for the North American Tourist.
Wow, what interesting tips, Don! I wonder what they think of us when they come to the U S!
Wow Japan is very strict about rules!
Oh wow! Thanks for the good information
Enjoy your videos but the Japan one has some misleading information. Toilets all over Japan over the last 10 years are of the highest level anywhere and the old style squat toilet is fast fading. While eating noodles making a loud sound is not Japanese manner. Sucking in air is a way to eat hot soup and noodles but keep the noise down. Burping is not part of Japanese culture. The word yes or hai in Japanese when used when someone is listening to you means I'm listening to what you are saying. Queue jumping is bad everywhere but Japanese probably will not act physically.
I'm going next week so this is really useful 🙂
OMG, you showed what we call the squatty potty! It can be a bit disconcerting if you are not prepared. This is probably one of the best tips ever.
Thankyou sooo VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THAT important INFORMATION!!
thank you for the etiquette lesson about japan!
In Japan attending a business meeting without a suite is as good as attending it naked. It is mandatory to exchange business cards during first interaction in corporates. And while giving or taking a business card you should bend by 30 degrees. These degrees of bending has different meanings. If you accidentally bump into other you should bend by 45 degrees and apologize. And don't expect educated professionals in Tokyo speak English. Only few ppl speak English.
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Canadians don't like to be called American? Why? They are North Americans!!
Sorry, but "I will NOT Slurp." LOL –And the toilets "let me tell you" Just give me a toilet that I will not be confused.:D –It is very interesting how every country is different and very particular about certain things. This was very funny and informative. Thanks, Don. 🙂
Most of it is common sense or politeness. As a Canadian, don't dare call me an American!
BURP !!!!! Is that true also for the U.K. ?
We need to do that here in the US if someone jumps in line. Unfortunately, a group of people usually sends 1 person in line to hold space, then later the rest of the group jumps in line to catch up with 1st person. Families are notorious in US for doing this and it is very frustrating, since you were just about at your destination and a group jumps ahead. The Japanese definitely have it right and honors respect. Don, thanks for this video and please do more videos for other countries. Thank you!
Don – I usually love your videos. I have traveled japan extensively and find about half of what you said in this video if not extremely sensational but very untrue. Stick to talking about what you know!
ok,. now to scared to go to Japan.
How can an older person with bad hips and knees squat to use a Japanese toilet???
Have you ever been to Japan before? If you did you probably enjoy it. Thanks for the advise.
Fun and interesting info. Important to show respect to your host country and it’s customs to show you care about their people. Must admit i had no sympathy for the rude arrogant line cutters – good lesson for those jerks. Go Japan. (Guess I’ve seen it happen too often w no consequence) Appreciate the sensible tattoo restrictions if it’s associated w criminal gangs there. Good to know stuff. Thanks for Sharing:D
I lived in Japan for nearly a year, when I was about 11-12… 1954-55… I’d live to go back, to see how it has changed… We lived way up north, and “toilets”, in Japanese homes were literally holes in the ground.. A HoneybBucket man woukd come collect the , ahem, honey.
We had acWestern style house, off Basel. My father was a tech, rep. fir GE.
Don….loving your Canadian view on cruising…keep it up
Ya gotta watch out for the bathroom male and female signs at Narita airport. I ended up in the mens room a couple of times because I misread the signs.
Don you are my idol!
I found myself nodding my head in agreement during this video because I lived in China for a few years and some things are the same as in Japan such as tipping and the number 4 being considered unlucky. However, there is a lot that is different. For example, people will cut in front of you and reach over you to grab something in China. One gets used to it as it is often not meant in a rude way. And yes, overall, they are two very different people and cultures. I love both. Awesome video, thank you!
Great info, Don! Extremely helpful in planning travel especially when you're not familiar with customs and cultural issues in other parts of the world. You're amazing!
It's a very safe country. I traveled there alone in 1886 and 1987. I stayed first of all at the Maronouchi Hotel and Tokyo and later at small Japanese Inns in the suburbs. I walked around alone at night and was never bothered by anyone. Passersby would bow and say Konnichiwa. I liked going to the 24 hour supermarkets and buying snacks and comparing prices – NZ dairy products and meat are a hellish price over there and a real luxury for the Japanese. I traveled to Nagoya and other places by train and it was all very orderly and the trains on time. In Nagoya a Japanese businessman invited me to sit at his table in a coffee shop and he paid for my coffee and cakes. He was trying to improve his English and asked me lots of questions about New Zealand. He was a gentleman and it was a pleasant encounter. It was like that everywhere I went.
Did you find the sizzler near the airport?
Tipping, the worst thing the USA introduced to the rest of the Planet!
Don, love your videos. But I’m going to have to correct you on one detail and that is the “slurping” of soup or noodles. It is neither polite nor impolite. It is NOT a compliment to the chef. It is just that soup and ramen are both hot and slurping allows it to cool before reaching your mouth. It is done for practical reasons and is not rude. But it is not required nor considered a compliment.
Oh, you left out one important rule – do not talk on your phone in public places such as buses, restaurants or walking down the sidewalk. This is rude behavior. Go to a more private place to do this. You can use your phone apps such as maps, translation, games, and so on but DO NOT TALK!
Hello! Love your videos. I'm addicted.
Actually it is not good manners to burp in Japan. I've read that possibly China and maybe a small handful of countries will find it acceptable, but not in Japan.
Soups and noodles are slurped so you don't burn your lips. Here in America, it seems the norm to serve warmish meals and coffee. In Japan your soups, noodles, green tea, etc will be HOT. Be careful. And slurp away. That doesnt mean to deliberately do it overly loud.
After a meal, please be sure to say Gochiso-sama.
… Japan is not on my travel radar yet …. but always great information to travelers… the Tattoo thing was really different from the ideas about tattoo's here in the USA … again good to know ty …