Has anyone been to Japan? So you realized how Japan is different from any other country. Here are 40 things to see Japan’s differences from any other country.
1. A Cafe In Japan Is Hiring Paralyzed People To Control Robot Servers In Order To Still Make An Income
2. In The City Of Shimabara On Japan’s Kyushu Island, The Drainage Canals Are So Clean They Are Home To Hundreds Of Koi Carp
Drain canals in Japan are so clean they even have koi fish living in them
3. Tree In Japan Being Relocated To Make Way For A Road
4. This Is A Rice Paddy. Farmers In Japan Plant Specific Rice Species To Make These Amazing Artworks
5. Long Walkway Covered In Semi-Transparent Umbrellas In Moominvalley Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
6. Penguin Soap Opera In Kyoto Aquarium
7. There Is A Phone Booth Known As The “Telephone Of The Wind” On A Hill Overlooking The Ocean In Otsuchi Town In Northeastern Japan. It Is Connected To Nowhere, But People Come To “Call” Family Members Lost During The 2011 Earthquake And Tsunami
8. Train Tracks In Japan Have Special Pathways For Turtles Under Them To Avoid Turtle Casulaties And Train Delays
9. This 400 Year Old Bonsai Tree Survived The Bombing Of Hiroshima In Japan
10. On Many Japanese Toilets, The Hand Wash Sink Is Attached So That You Can Wash Your Hands And Reuse The Water For The Next Flush. Japan Saves Millions Of Liters Of Water Every Year Doing This
11. There’s An Ancient Japanese Pruning Method From The 14th Century That Allows Lumber Production Without Cutting Down Trees Called “Daisugi”
12. Hospital Food In Japan
13. Japan Repair A Sinkhole In Fukuoka City In 2 Days
14. Somewhere In Kyoto, Japan, There’s This Man And His Dog. He Plays The Flute, The Dog Is Cute, And That’s How They Earn Some Loot
15. Born In Japan, 1751 And Died In July 7, 1977 At A Grand Old Age Of 226, Koi Hanako Was The Oldest Koi Fish Ever Recorded
16. While Waiting At Kyoto Station This Guy Asked If I Want To Play Two Player Game Boy With Him. 30 Mins Well Spent
17. This Train Stop In Japan Has No Entries Or Exits, It Has Been Put There Merely So That People Can Stop Off In The Middle Of A Train Journey And Admire The Scenery
18. Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery
19. In Japan Some Restaurants Are Really Private, You Are Sitting In A Corner, Where No One Sees You, A Door Opens In Front Of You, The Chef’s Hands Come Out And Serves You Without Looking
20. At Japanese Airports, The Baggage Handlers Arrange Luggage By Color So It’s Easier For You To Find Your Bag
21. The Gum I Bought In Japan Comes With A Stack Of Paper For Easy Disposal
22. These Sprinklers On The Road Near The Ski Resort I’m At In Japan To Keep The Road From Freezing Over. (Salt Water If You Were Wondering)
23. Flood In Japan, Just Realized There Are Barely Any Floating Trash And Debris
24. Subways In Japan Have Women Only Cars
25. Japan’s Fans Cleaning Up Their Sections After Their Match vs. Ivory Coast. Much Respect
26. My Package From Japan Just Came In And The Owner Sent Me A Note With Some Origami
27. This Is How Smooth The Bullet Train Is In Japan
28. When You Need Help At A Train Station In Japan, Station Staff Will Literally Pop Out And Help You
29. “Pets” Button On A High End Residential Building Elevator In Tokyo
30. This Is Not The Food From A High-End Restaurant. This Is Hospital Food In Japan
31. These Square Watermelons In Japan – Grown In Boxes To Shape Them While On The Vine – For Convenient Stacking, Shipping, And Refrigerator Storage
32. Bus Drivers In Japan, Striking In Such A Way That People Don’t Suffer
33. Aogashima Is An Isolated Village In Tokyo That Is Inside A Volcano That Has Another Mini Volcano Inside It
34. The Picture Of The Japanese Movie Advertisement Is Printed On Two Sides Of The Newspaper, So The Full Picture Could Be Seen Under Light
35. Flight Delayed Due To The Rain Storm, Employees Of Japan Airlines Bow Sorry Passengers
36. A Relaxation Drink In Japan, The Opposite Of An Energy Drink
37. Floating Solar Power Plant In Japan On The On The Yamakura Dam Reservoir
38. This Pizza Box In Japan That Has A Handle In The Middle To Keep The Pizza Flat
