Our Year Off
Our Experience:
Japan
Friendliness/Attitude towards foreigners
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Super helpful at train stations
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Helpful but not really friendly
Cultural Differences
Cultural Differences
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Not walking while drinking or eating
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Wear medical face masks when sick
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Batsu=crossed arms/you are doing something wrong
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Modest dress -no cleavage
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Germ phobic- very sanitary
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No personal space on the subway
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Not walking while drinking or eating
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Wear medical face masks when sick
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Batsu=crossed arms/you are doing something wrong
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Modest dress -no cleavage
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Germ phobic- very sanitary
-
No personal space on the subway
-
Not walking while drinking or eating
-
Wear medical face masks when sick
-
Batsu=crossed arms/you are doing something wrong
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Modest dress -no cleavage
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Germ phobic- very sanitary
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No personal space on the subway
Food
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Each restaurant tends to specialize in one kind of cuisine like sushi, noodles, etc
Our Favorites
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Fresh tofu with an assortment of sauces
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Kobe beef cooked on coals at our table -Yakiniku
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The Izakyah in NIkko; sauteed mushrooms & chicken skewers
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Making Maru sushi and tempura in Osaka
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Fresh tofu with an assortment of sauces
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Kobe beef cooked on coals at our table -Yakiniku
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The Izakyah in NIkko; sauteed mushrooms & chicken skewers
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Making Maru sushi and tempura in Osaka
Drinks
Favorites
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Milk tea
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Peach water
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Mandarin orange iced tea
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Sparkling sake
Avoid​
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Fermenting Sake
Highlights
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Teamlab borderless interactive digital art exhibit
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Deer in Nara Park
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Canals in Osaka
Lowlights
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Hot humid weather
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Our hotel room for 2 people in Tokyo which resembled a closet of 12 square meters for $100 / night