20+ Photos of Japan, Showing a Very Unexpected Side of This Country
For the western world, the land of the rising sun is a completely different world. And no wonder — we don’t only speak different languages and have different cultural traditions. Even the most basic everyday things we barely notice, look very different for the Japanese.
We at CHEERY are giving you a chance to do a virtual trip to different Japanese cities. It’s easy to do thanks to the people from our compilation and their impressive photographs.
The sand in Okinawa, Japan contains thousands of tiny “stars”. These “grains of sand” are actually exoskeletons of marine protozoa, which lived on the ocean floor 550 million years ago.
«My medium shirt is an XL in Japan.»
«Claw machine lets you win cheese cake.»
«Bookshelves in Japan sold by how many manga they can hold.»
«This driverless roving sales vehicle in Japan.»
“In Japan, you can’t pee like a ’man’.”
«This is how many documents you have to submit to become a Japanese citizen. Manga for scale.»
Japanese advertisements are a separate art form.
«A Japanese ¥1 coin is so light it won’t even break surface tension on water.»
«Saw this yesterday driving in Japan. You can never have enough anime stickers on your car.»
«Caramel Apple Pie. ¥ 1489 ($ 10.45). Over 5 lb (2686 g). Apple TV remote for scale.»
«A vending machine in Japan that sells solder and resistors, for your late-night circuitry cravings.»
«Daimonji fire festival — Kyoto, Japan.»
In Japan, you can buy a cubic watermelon.
«Wind Chimes in Uji, Kyoto.»
«This sign in Japan.»
- The sign is directed to the kid, and it says: “Let’s get home before it gets dark.” © KarukaZakuranomiya / Reddit
«Japanese toilets are comfortable.»
«Found Kamen Rider in Sasebo, Japan on the way to the bus station.»
«This Japanese toilet refills through a sink in the top so you can rinse your hands and re-use the water.»
«Relentless deer trying to get food from my mom at Nara park in Japan.»
«My friend’s cat turned 15 in Japan.»
Have you ever been to Japan? What impressions do you have about this country?
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