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In a country renowned for good manners, these are the train etiquette rules to watch out for.
Characters from Akira, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, and more explain the basics of Japanese manners at Shinkansen stations.
“People wearing their backpacks on their backs” and “people holding their backpacks in front of them” both rank high on list of train riders’ annoyances.
After years of dealing with ill-mannered visitors, Watazumi Shrine has had enough with what it calls “the destruciton of Japanese culture.”
Survey finds 10 things to avoid as Japan experiences record-breaking, sometimes patience-testing levels of inbound international tourism.
A recent video of a maiko being chased by a tourist in Gion proves why the ban is necessary.
You can’t put a price on love, but Japan does put a price on how much you should give a newlywed couple.
Ryokan workers share the little things they appreciate travelers doing before check-out, and the things they’d rather you skip.
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