During the autumn foliage season, many Chinese tourists choose to travel to Japan. Although the distance between the two countries is not far away, and the flight time is only more than 2 hours, there are still obvious differences between Japanese people and us in terms of daily life Xi.
In particular, Chinese tourists who set foot in Japan for the first time often feel a little uncomfortable, and even feel that certain behaviors or phenomena in Japan seem a little "unusual". Today, we're going to ** six "anomalies" that appear on the streets of Japan.
There are no security checks at the metro station, and the entrance to the passage is almost empty.
Japan's transportation network is very well developed, and various means of transportation are intricately intertwined like spider webs. However, when I first set foot in Japan, there were no security guards in the subway stations. There was no such step as a security check, let alone the use of an X-ray scanner.
When I first set foot in Japan, I bought a suica card, which people Xi call watermelon cards. Whether you are taking the subway or the city bus, this card can be swiped, and you can also use it directly when shopping.
When you walk into a subway station and try to swipe your watermelon card, you may notice that the two small doors in front of the card swiper machine are supposed to be closed, but in reality they are open and have little actual function. Whether or not to choose to swipe the card depends entirely on the individual's self-consciousness. There is an argument that Japan has chosen the latter between security and convenience, but we are not sure whether such a decision is the right one.
Toilet paper from public toilets should never be thrown in the trash.
In public restrooms in our country, to ensure that the drain is not blocked, we usually post a notice that it is strictly forbidden to throw used toilet paper into the toilet. However, in Japan, the situation is completely different, and they have also issued a notice, but the content of the notice is: Please do not throw used toilet paper in the trash, be sure to throw it in the toilet.
The reason for this is that toilet paper in Japan is biodegradable and will quickly decompose once it is placed in the toilet, but on the contrary, throwing it in the trash can requires additional cleaning work, which becomes an additional burden. On the other hand, toilet paper in Japan is usually single-layered and very thin and tough, whereas toilet paper here we have is double-layered, with one layer thin and one layer thick. Therefore, Chinese tourists who are setting foot in Japan for the first time may be worried about whether such thin toilet paper will be scratchedThe answer is practically impossible.
Even if someone is in front of him, the driver never honks.
After staying in Japan for more than a week, I noticed that Japanese drivers really don't seem to like honking their horns and don't make any noise at all. In reality, the streets and alleys in Japan are relatively narrow, with the occasional brief traffic jam, but drivers are more inclined to wait patiently than honk their horns frequently.
One day, I was on a bus and a young woman on a bicycle was walking slowly in front of me, but unfortunately I was blocked in the road. The bus driver also did not honk his horn until the next intersection, when the woman on the bicycle turned a corner, and the bus returned to its normal speed. Carefully observing the passengers in the car, no one objected.
The lack of shared bikes in public transport is staggeringly expensive.
When traveling in Japan, the cost of transportation poses a huge financial burden. The cost of a taxi is so high that it is difficult for ordinary people to afford a 2-kilometer journey, which is about 800 yen, which is equivalent to 40 yuan, which is really more cost-effective than this.
In Japan, the cost of urban buses is also quite high, just boarding the bus, and the adult fare is 230 yen, which is equivalent to about 11 yuan5 yuan, while for children it is 120 yen, which is equivalent to about 6 yuan. Compared to the 1 yuan and 2 yuan we have here, it is a world of difference. Even if you sit on the JR line, it's not cheap, and it will cost you about 50 RMB to get started as soon as you step inside. It's no wonder that some people would suggest that if you've been living in Japan for a longer period of time, I would highly recommend buying a new bike.
Many restaurants will be high if they don't have formal meals.
Who claims that there is a wide variety of cuisine in Japan?After living in Japan for a few days, it was difficult for both the stomach and the wallet to bear. In Japan, the meals are quite beautifully prepared, with a variety of dishes, one end to the table, there are ** and small plates, but the food always feels not formal enough, and I don't feel full enough. Compared to our Chinese cuisine, the cuisine here is more hearty. We provide at least the most affordable options, such as steamed buns, plate noodles, meat sandwich buns, rice noodles and fire roast, etc., you are completely free to chooseIn Japan, ** is not cheap, and the variety of food is also very limited, either barbecue or sushi, and you will feel tired of eating it.
You won't find any food stalls in this scenic area.
In the tourist attractions of our country, it is common to see local residents selling various specialties or snacks on the streets, and in addition to these, snacks like grilled sausages and gluten are also quite common. However, in the vicinity of tourist attractions in Japan, such individual stalls are rare.
I've visited Japan twice and visited several natural attractions, but at the entrance to Arashiyama Kogyo Station, I saw a local resident setting up a stall selling sweet potatoes and chestnuts. In other tourist spots, if people feel hungry, they usually choose to eat outside in small restaurants, where the food is both fine and expensive.
Do you also know something about some of the "peculiar phenomena" in Japan?We look forward to hearing from you.