Interesting things about Japan

Japan is the country with the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but it is home to the extremely spooky suicide forest named Aokigahara.

1. Raw horse meat is a popular dish in Japan. It is called basashi, sliced ​​and eaten raw.

2. More than 70% of Japan is mountains. The country also has more than 200 volcanoes.

3. A melon net (yellow melon seed) can sell more than 31,473 yen (300 USD) in Japan.

1 yellow bowel melon from Japan can sell for up to 300 USD.

4. The literacy rate in Japan is nearly 100%.

5. Japan has automatic beer vending machines.

6. Japanese people have a higher life expectancy than 4-year-old Americans. Perhaps Americans should eat more basashi!

7. Shaving the head is a form of apology in Japan.

8. Japan is the country with the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but it is home to the extremely spooky suicide forest called aokigahara . The skeleton in the picture was taken from this forest.

The skeleton in the picture was taken from Aokigahara forest.

9. Japan has 15 Nobel Prize winners (in the fields of medicine, chemistry and physics), 3 people receive the Fields Medal , 1 Gauss Prize winner .

10. Traditionally, young sumo fighters must bathe for old martial artists.

11. Japan has more than 6,800 islands.

12. Old Stone Age culture from about 3,000 BC is believed to be the first inhabitants of Japan.

13. Animated films and programs account for 60% of entertainment in this country. Animation in Japan was so successful that there were nearly 130 voice acting schools here.

14. In the past, the Japanese court system had very high condemnation rates - 99%.

15. Japanese prisoners (as of 2003) average 117% of their labor productivity.

If the house has tatami mats, the floor can be raised from 2.54 to 5.08cm, which means you should remove slippers.

16. How to build a floor will show when you should remove shoes or sandals outside. At the entrance to a Japanese house, the floor is usually about 15.24 cm tall, which means you should remove shoes and sandals. If the house has tatami mats, the floor can be raised from 2.54 to 5.08cm, which means you should remove slippers.

17. Japanese people have a hobby of drinking coffee. Total coffee import of Japan is about 85% of Jamaica's coffee production.

18. There are almost no immigrants in Japan, 98% of indigenous people.

19. Sumo is the traditional sport of the land of the rising sun.

20. Baseball is also a popular sport in this country because of American influence after World War II.

21. In Japan, people consider eating noodles to express their interest and indirectly praise the cook.

22. There are more than 1,500 earthquakes every year and most are small earthquakes.

23. Tsukiji is the largest fish market in Tokyo and has about 2,000 tons of marine fish consumed every day.

24. Whale meat is not a specialty in Japan but it is still hunted for research purposes.

25. In Japan, karaoke means singing without an orchestra.

Karaoke means singing without an orchestra.

26. Most ATMs in Japan do not accept foreign domestic ATM cards. If you want to use it, you must go to the post office.

27. To become a professional fugu chef, you must go through 11 years of training. Fugu chefs will have to eat the fish they have prepared by themselves during the training if they want to pass the training.

28. Geisha means that art performers and the first geisha in Japan are actually men.

29. Many companies in Japan have morning exercises for their employees.

30. 30,000 years ago BC, the first people migrated to this country.

31. According to the law of Yakuza - a Japanese mafia organization, if you make a mistake for the first time, the guilty person will be cut off the last burning of the little finger.

32. Japan produces about 60% of the world's animation programs.

33. There are nearly 130 training schools that voice the animation across the country.

34. 23% of Japanese population is over 65 years old.

Raw horse meat is a popular dish in Japan.

35. Tokyo's population is about 13 million people.

36. Tokyo is the second most expensive city in the world.

37. Sushi is considered a street food.

38. The world's most expensive tuna is sold in Japan for $ 735,000.

39. Nose blowing in public places is considered rude.

40. There are dog and cat shops in Japan for those who love these two animals.

41. Japan boasts the world's oldest constitutional monarchy.

42. The only and compulsory foreign language at Japanese schools is English.

43. Japan also has another name, the land of the rising sun.

44. In Japan, before you enter the bath, you must wash your body first with clean water, then take a dip in the bath.

45. When you come to Japan if you don't use a mask on the street, Japanese people will frown and think you are an impolite person and feel uncomfortable and don't want to be near you, so using masks is quite important in Japan.

46. ​​Japanese Haiku poetry is the world's shortest poetic genre, with only 3 lines.

47. Traditional Japanese toilets have a modern style. Therefore, you should ask how to use it if you do not want to see a bad cry.

48. Japan prohibits phone conversations on trams and buses. Sitting in a train or bus in Japan is always as quiet as in a library. People read books, listen to music, text, work, fall asleep . but no one is making noise or disturbing others. If there is talk, it is very small and quiet.

49. Another interesting thing in Japan is that, even if you don't give tips , you can still get the best services and get enthusiastic help from the staff.

50. This country has the world 's shortest escalator with only 5 steps. This escalator is located in the basement of the Department of Storage in Kawasaki.