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JAPAN HAS SO MANY UNSPOKEN RULES THAT I AM BACK WITH A PART TWO!!! π£ I hope to save you guys more embarrassment with this video!!
Today I’m sharing 16 unspoken rules in Japan that you need to know before your next trip to Japan π₯° A lot of these focus on shoes for some reason lol???? I just kept thinking of them…maybe I’ll make a part 3 one day because honestly I could KEEP GOING LOL
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Toilet slippersβ¦ it makes sense because bathrooms can be NASTY sometimes but I never knew π€·ββοΈ
My Japanese husband NEVER organizes his shoes, I do but he doesn't. Including slipper placement to get back into them when he's back.
I've seen nanpa happen a lot at stations in Japan! Even happened during the day in Yokohama station.
I love your videos π₯Ήπβ¨
Interesting π
Nice Pikachu plushie on your dresser ππ»π
What's rush hour like at the weekend on the trains?
Hi Allison, I donβt think anything overly surprised me but I do have our shoes organised at home (England) so I quite like that rule lol π thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences about everyday things. I would imagine most of these rules become almost second nature to you after some time living there and youβd likely have a pair of slippers for nearly every occasion π Best wishes
I have a text tatoo a name and a birthday of my godchild would that be ok
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I didn't know most of these, thank you!!
Thank you for the interesting video, people not know about taking your filthy shoes of did surprise me a bit.
So Iβm sure this super extra extra Uber clean clean culture. Iβm sure kissing someone is only reserved for the 100th date? When you fully understand the medical, dental hygiene of your date! Now you wonder why the birth rate is dropping to critical levels in Japan. It just reeks of weirdos really. How could it not. Itβs taking germaphobes to a whole different unhealthy level. NEUROTIC LEVEL.
Lovely video, thanks for sharing π₯°π
Yes, girl, the slipper rules!! Thank you for spelling them all out! I got super confused this summer in Kyoto, partly because most of the people around me were also tourists who didnβt know the rules very well so I was never sure what was etiquette and what was gaijin doing whatever lol. This makes a lot more sense now.
I saw slippers in the bathroom of our ryokan. I guessed they were for just the toilet area. Whew. I did not know about the tatami mats tho.
Could you do food etiquette or restaurant etiquette in Japan? Thx!!
5:25 @allisoninjapan can you wear your Apple Watch in the Onsen ? Because it covers up my wrist tattoo perfectly. But I know sometimes they donβt want you to wear jewelry and watches.
Allison, thank you again for sharing more of your experience and knowledge of how to visit or live in Japan.
For all the good you hear about Japan, it's mostly true. Though, the sexual assault is definitely real and I was so glad to see the 2 special trains for women only when I was there. That's something the US would never be able to do unfortunately. The other thing that is very relevant still in Japan is the misogyny, it exists in social life, work life, and almost culture. Unfortunately every country has it's own issues, though Japan has shown me that it has some of the best culture if you're willing to follow rules and be aware of others, rather than having an American mindset of "me me me". I love Japan and can't wait until my work visa goes through and call it my home!
We went to Japan in 2018. My fussy eater mom wanted to go to McDonald's in Sunshine City. She asked for no vegetables on her burger. It was to the point where they had a laminated card out with all the ingredients for her to point at and they literally thought she wanted a burger with no meat. π« π
No tattoos were new to me. Interesting. Thanks.
Should do a video about the different ways restaurants work. Like some you have to write your name down to get in. Others ticket machines. How seating works, how izakayas dont have menus but are on the walls. Some use tablets and that to get staff attention you are meant to call them unlike the west were they check up on you all the time.
I still never been in a write your name restaurant apart from with my gf since she is Japanese and going around Japan with a Japanese person makes the whole country much better and shows me that I learn the language I will enjoy the country ten times better.
Thank you I didn't know about the no slippers on tatami
I tried to order a burger without mayo a few years ago in a restaurant and the waitress completely froze. I got my burger without mayo but geez, it almost caused a diplomatic incident…
Once I went to a special themed cafe and they brought me the wrong entree. When I told them, it took no less than 3 employees and the manager to admit that they had given me the wrong order and to get the kitchen to prep the right meal. It caused such a commotion for an error THEY made! I just shake my head sometimes π
The last rule is an earthquake safety thing. Shoes neatly ready in direction you need if fleeing buildings during a natural disaster/earthquake.
Interesting about the bathroom slippers.
Awesome video! Thanks for the slipper etiquette explanation. Had to look up what tatami is. Interesting.
I had no problem with the women only trains, as they have it too, where I live. π
Can you bring your own slippers? I lived in Japan as a child so I remember the slipper rule in general but not the specifics!
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One thing my tour guide emphasized was that if you get hit by a car, it's your own responsibility. Driver's have the right of way for the most part, so you'll have to pay for your own medical bills with no help.
Thanks for these tips! Plan to visit my son in Tokyo and didnβt know these thingsπ³ BTW. we are also from Central Floridaπ
I was just in Japan and always heard it as touch-i like touch then e or γΏγ when wanting to do ApplePay and on 7/11 payments ApplePay is in the credit card section even if a debit card. I can also vouch for VPNs, I kept mine on the whole time in Japan for all the free wifi to be careful of personal information. As a solo traveller, I always copied etiquette from other people and if in doubt asked. No harm in asking and I feel they would appreciate it more if you ask than have to be scolded and then be taught.
Please, also wear socks on tatami. It might be different for some Japanese, but I have been taught no bare feet on tatami. Always wear clean socks, or have a clean pair in your bag that you can change into because feet get nasty after a dayβs walking.
Watching this a few hours before taking my flight for Tokyo. I learned new things though I've been watching your videos and a bunch of other videos intended for tourists in Japan (like obsessively for the past year π ) β€ Thank you!
I just got to Japan today and I was so confused with quick pay I ended up leaving so embarrassing π
I can attest to the small slipper on big feet issue. Itβs not comfortable but you can make it to your hotel room for example and then get relief π₯³
I got a cute & comfortable pajamas from one of the hotels I stayed and took them with me ππ½ (we asked first π )
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10:56 wait, what? What are toilet slippers? I watched your video, but I lack the cultural context to understand anything that I just heard. Could you include this in a vlog sometimes?? (PS: also, would be great if you can add chapter timestamps to your videos). Thanks for all the great tips and insights <3