Many of us know that Japan is a distant and almost mythical country that we might never get the chance to visit during our lifetimes.
But the internet likes to reveal it as the land of anime, crazy fashion, and Gundan robots, and the basic fact is that Japan is more than just that.
However, we will put you through some interesting facts about life in Japan to show you what a unique and fascinating country is, starting from breathtaking rice field art to hospital meals that would give fancy restaurants a run for their money.
Kindly check out a collection of amazing Japan facts in the gallery below!
#1 A long walkway covered in semi-transparent umbrellas in Moominvalley park, saitama prefecture, Japan
#2 Bus drivers in Japan, striking in such a way that People don’t suffer
#3 There is a phone booth known as the “Telephone Of The Wind” on a hill overlooking the ocean in Otsuchi Town in Northeastern Japan. It is connected to nowhere, but people come to “Call” family members lost during the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami
#4 Tree in Japan being relocated to make way for a road
#5 On many Japanese toilets, the hand wash sink is attached so that you can wash your hands and reuse the water for the next flush. Japan saves millions of liters of water every year doing this
#6 A Cafe In Japan Is Hiring Paralyzed People To Control Robot Servers In Order To Still Make An Income
#7 This Is A Rice Paddy. Farmers In Japan Plant Specific Rice Species To Make These
Amazing Artworks
#8 Train Tracks In Japan Have Special Pathways For Turtles Under Them To Avoid Turtle Casulaties And Train Delays
#9 There’s An Ancient Japanese Pruning Method From The 14th Century That Allows Lumber Production Without Cutting Down Trees Called “Daisugi”
#10 Somewhere In Kyoto, Japan, There’s This Man And His Dog. He Plays The Flute, The Dog Is Cute, And That’s How They Earn Some Loot
#11 This 400 Year Old Bonsai Tree Survived The Bombing Of Hiroshima In Japan
#12 While Waiting At Kyoto Station This Guy Asked If I Want To Play Two Player Game Boy With Him. 30 Mins Well Spent
#13 Japan Repair A Sinkhole In Fukuoka City In 2 Days
#14 Crystal Cola? Is Being Sold Here In Japan
#15 These Sprinklers On The Road Near The Ski Resort I’m At In Japan To Keep The Road From Freezing Over. (Salt Water If You Were Wondering)
#16 Born In Japan, 1751 And Died In July 7, 1977 At A Grand Old Age Of 226, Koi Hanako Was The Oldest Koi Fish Ever Recorded
#17 These Square Watermelons In Japan – Grown In Boxes To Shape Them While On The Vine – For Convenient Stacking, Shipping, And Refrigerator Storage
#18 Hospital Food In Japan
#19 Subways In Japan Have Women Only Cars
#20 This Is How Smooth The Bullet Train Is In Japan
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