When you go to a public park in anywhere in Japan, you see people picking up trashes. They are not paid by the city or traffic violators doing community service. They are just people living around the park cleaning up.
Those people are not asked to clean the park, street and surroundings. They just do it because they want to. I do not see that in anbwherelse. This is one of the many things I like about people in Japan.
When the last train leaves the station, city becomes very quiet in most places. But there are places in Tokyo that is non stop all night ... until the first train arrives. Night time is still safe to walk around in Tokyo. You might want to wonder around Tokyo after midnight to see what's going on. I found it fascination especially when I cannot sleep from the time lag.
Most facilities like public baths, hot springs, swimming pools in Japan prohibits people from entering when you have a tattoo ... even a tattoo is very small. If the tattoo is small, you can buy a bandage to cover it up. Tattoo is considered as a sign of you belonging to a gang or Yakuza.
It is not illegal to tell people to leave if they have even a single tattoo in Japan.
There are many choices in japan for fine cup of coffee.
Of cause there is Starbucks ... Do you know any other.
I personally like 100 yen cup of coffee at Seven Eleven.
One of the best reason to visit Japan is to visit Onsen. You can go to Onsen as a day trip or you can stay overnight. There are few things you should know ...
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