3 Things Japanese People DON'T Do that SHOCK Foreigners!

3 things that Foreign tourists are shocked that Japanese people DON'T do. There are a lot of different culture shocks that people experience in Japan but sometimes its the things that AREN'T there that are just as surprising!

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[CaminoWorld]

I was in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago for my third time. Being the most densely populated city, it's surprised me that it doesn't feel that way. It feels like everyone is tucked away somewhere. I started thinking about how this is possible when you consider other cities in the US like Los Angeles and New York where it seems like everybody's sitting on top of each other. I think it's that Tokyo is designed so that there's always a place for people to be tucked away out of sight. They have underground malls at every train station, creating two or three layers underground. They have high-rise buildings for many more layers of people to be out of sight. And instead of giant mega shopping centers that people have to drive to, they have neighborhood stores so you just walk a few feet. In the US our government has gone out of their way to put up roadblocks for small business, allowing big businesses like Costco, Walmart, McDonald's, etc to take over so that people have to get in their car to go to a destination. Also the train system in Japan is amazing, as it is in most of the world outside of the US. So Tokyo feels quite spacious even though there's far more people there.

[xeong]

It depends. If you're pregnant and have your hands full, then yes people help.

My wife had to get her drivers license renewed, and they basically rolled out the red carpet because she was pregnant.

[dharrison]

Even though there’s a very big difference between HOLDING the door open for others, and just keeping the door open longer for the person behind you

[wilsusonnect]

Tokyo's quietness has nothing to do with a miracle, but is simply down to the fact that the city doesn't rely as heavily on cars as other cities.
Cars are what makes cities loud, honking or not. Just one of the reasons why fewer cars increases the quality of life.

[mamaharumi]

No homelessness/poverty or drugs is the biggest misconception of Japan, imo. There is plenty. Just because _you_ don't see or hear about it does not mean they do not exist.

[medievaljedi]

It's almost like honking your horn doesn't actually make traffic go away...

[Hawkborat]

From what I've heard, the homeless population in Japan is really low on paper but in reality it's much higher because none of it is reported, and people will continuously stay at internet cafes or other types of places like that in order to avoid being known as homeless.

[NicoleMarie.]

I love that service workers aren’t forced to smile, have conversations, or entertain customers. It’s just in and out. If you worked in retail or customer service, you would know how much of a blessing this would be in the US.

[Madara-Uchiha]

Holding the door open doesn't mean it's your life mission to guard the door.

You can just push the door a little wider open with a little force so that those behind you don't have it difficult.

[Kioooi]

Tokyo is not the most densely populated city on earth, it's actually Manila. Tokyo is the most populous city in the world though.

[boutiquebitcoin]

Homeless people are rare cause the homeless death rate is higher cause they get less help

[lordyung]

I’m am traveling out of the country for the first time to Japan this summer. Excited 😮

[PhannyObsession]

You don’t ’hold the door open for everybody’, just the next person

[TheGrillbertT-Bone]

The homeless get relocated out of tourist areas thats why you dont see them its only elderly if you do see them

[des]

Homeless peoples aren't rare dude they get relocated cause it does look good for the city to have people sleeping on the steets. How do you expect a densely populated city to only have a rare amount of homeless. This is done in a lot of parts of asia

[prrr]

It's common for people to hold the door in places with few people.
In places with a lot of people, people keep coming in one after another, so you'll have to hold the door forever, and Japanese convenience stores are narrow and are designed so that you turn left immediately after entering, so if there's someone holding the door it's difficult for people coming behind to pass, so basically, if you sense that there is someone behind you, it's general etiquette to open the door wide so that the next person can pass by just by holding the door.
Another reason is that many people are in a hurry.

[cd]

Tokyo is not the largest population by DENSITY - It is the most populous city.

[mostlyghostey]

You do not have to stand and hold the door open but letting your hand trail behind to hold it for just a second longer so it doesn't slam in someone's face is just good manners.

[AlucardHellsing-ctej]

Not saying this is for all of them, but the rarity of panhandlers or homeless in Japan, might have to do with the suicide culture in Japan. Suicide is far more common or less stigmatized in Japan than in the West. Suicide forest is a good example

[kaileymo]

Visiting NYC definitely made me appreciate the no honking/noise culture here in my home state