Peter SchimkeAn immensely beautiful nature, rich history and the most delicate cuisine – Japan offers many reasons for a visit. However, there is another side to Japan – one that is rather strange and and exclusive to Japan; one that can be labelled as #OnlyInJapan.
Come with us on a visual journey to explore strange toilets, comics coming to live, proud mobsters and much more.
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1. Eat…. food that stares at you from behind dark sunglasses
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2. The Japanese pack everything nicely… including individual ears of corn
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3. Pudding with a… curious taste (and shape)
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4. Take to the skies in a flying Pokemon vessel!
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5. The world’s a real-life manga comic everywhere you turn
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6. Jam-packed jam sessions
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7. Feel like a pea in a pod in one of these overnight capsule pods
8. Chill out with monkeys in hot tubs
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9. A stark reminder of the horrors of war
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10. Stranger than (Maid’s) fiction
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11. Feast your eyes on a geisha or maiko (apprentice geisha) as she weaves her way through the streets
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12. Get your kawaii (Japanese for ‘cute’) on in an instant photo booth
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13. Beware of the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), who wear their tattoos proudly on their sleeves
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14. Have an out-of-the-world meal at an outer space themed restaurant
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15. Be witness to a Rock n’ Roll revival
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16. Have mass picnics under the sakura (cherry blossom) trees
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17. Buy wacky accessories for your phone – tiny cactus, anyone?
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18. Square watermelons. ‘Nuff said.
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19. Everyday is a different style
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20. THEIR CRAZY ADVANCED TOILETS?!
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If you have been to Japan before, you might have seen some of these curiosities before. Japan has surprises at every corner, and they are a delight to experience and understand. Enjoy your exploration!
