If you’re planning a trip abroad for your next vacation, add Japan to your bucket list right away. Why am I saying this? Get your answer by reading these interesting facts about Japan.
The land of the rising sun has recently been called as the “country of science and technology”. It feels like you’ve stepped into the twenty-second century. Japan spends a significant portion of its resources approximately 130 billion dollars per year on research and development. The fact that Japanese scientists have won numerous Nobel Prizes affirms it.
Are you ready to time travel and experience the most unrealistic things? Let’s consider these jaw-dropping facts about Japan:
- Square-Shaped Watermelon: The Japanese devised this plan to make watermelon travel-friendly. It is very expensive, with prices ranging from $100 in Japan to $850 abroad. Fun fact: People typically used then as presents or for decoration. Will you spend that much money only for ornamental purposes or not?
- Pringles Soup: The world-famous Pringles chip is now available in soup form in Japan. Does that seem odd? Yes, but Pringles is a Ramen brand there that includes noodles and soup. Out of curiosity, I will definitely try it on my visit to Japan.
- Order Coffee Through The App: Coffee lovers, Japan has made your life easier. In Japan, you can order coffee using an Android phone app and pick it up from any nearby store.
- Popularity of KFC: It’s more like a custom there to ditch traditional foods during holidays and enjoy KFC with family and friends.
- Ginza Itoya: A 12-story stationary building. Yes, in Japan, a whole building is dedicated to stationary things. You will find everything there, from traditional painting brushes to the latest iPad cover.
- 50 million Vending Machines: Japan takes the vending machine concept to the next level, as you can buy everything from there. It can include everything from savoury to sweet, stuff toys to clothing, cold beverages to hot coffee, novels to video games, and so forth—you get what you want through them.
- Advertisement Through Tissue: In Japan, it is a common practice to distribute free tissue packages on roads.. Why this type of generosity? No, it is a hidden technique for advertising your products or cafe by writing their name on tissue. When consumers use these tissues, they will notice your product name written on them.
- Kairo (Pocket Heaters): Japan’s weather demands this technology. Pocket heaters keep you warm when you are out working hard in the winter season.
- Rice Paddy Art: Japanese people grow different colours of rice and create patterns and cartoon-style drawings through it. It began in 1993 in the village of Inakadate in Aomori Prefecture. Now you can found hundreds of rice paddy field paintings throughout Japan.
- Bullet Train: Huge metro stations are the specialty of Japan. Millions of people use this service every day since the fast electric trains enable them to travel greater distance in a brief time frame. The Maglev train is the fastest, travelling at 581 km/h.
- Multi Level Parking Lots: To overcome the space issue, Japanese people stack cars in a sequential manner, like one over the other. You can call it a vending machine for cars.
- Automatic Door In Taxis: Do not be shocked if you book a taxi in Japan and its door opens automatically. It is designed to make passengers feel at ease.
- Touch Screen Menus: In some restaurants, you don’t need a waiter to take your order; instead, you use an iPad or a screen mounted on the table to place your order.
- Robots: In Japan, you will find robots doing plenty of things, from greeting to serving guests, washing dishes, cleaning or guarding your house. Make a choice and purchase the most relevant robot for your convenience in Japan.
- Umbrella Parking Lot: To avoid water in residential areas, Japanese people lock their umbrellas outside of buildings, restaurants, or hotels.
- Punctuality: The Japanese are known for their punctuality. A 5-second delay in metro train owes an apology to every passenger of it, and for a 1-hour late train, the company needs to put an official apology letter in the magazine.
- Blue traffic light: Yes, instead of the red, green, and yellow combination, the Japanese switched to a blue traffic light. There is no specific reason for it, but in Japanese language, a single word is used for both blue and green. That might be the root of the issue.
- Fake Food: In Japan, to avoid food waste while advertising their restaurants, they use plastic to design an exact copy of their food and display it in front of their shop to attract customers.
- Weird Food Items: When visiting Japan, don’t forget to try the Japanese version of Kit Kat. It is available in flavours like watermelon, mango, green tea, masabi, chilli paper and sweet potatoes.
- Emission-Free Country: Japan plans to become an emission-free country by 2050 and gets its energy from nuclear sources as opposed to fossil fuels. In Japan, 15 nuclear power plants are currently in operation for electricity generation.
- Gate Tower Building-Highway Through a Building: The metro passes through the fifth, sixth, and seventh floors of the Gate Tower Building. You can’t touch it, of course, but seeing it pass from inside the building seems unreal.
- No Garbage Can On Roads: There is no trash bin on Japanese roads, but that does not mean you will see trash here and there. Japanese people find it rude to eat or drink while walking on roads; thus, when they get something from vending machines, they finish eating it while standing on the machine. They either dispose of the waste in a nearby trash can or put it in their bags.
- People on Rent: It’s a little perplexing, but you may hire a boy, a girl, or a full family for a few hours or days; the choice is yours. It’s possible because of a variety of Japanese online companies.
Conclusion
Whenever you visit Japan, make sure to experience these unique things about the country. Japan offers you the opportunity to explore those things or customs that are rare in your native land, so take advantage of this opportunity.
