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30/07/2025

Here are some hidden or lesser-known facts about Japan 🇯🇵 that may surprise you:

🧭 1. Japan Has a "Rabbit Island" (Ōkunoshima)
This small island is home to hundreds of wild rabbits.

Originally a secret poison gas factory during WWII, it’s now a peaceful tourist spot.

🔇 2. Silent Train Culture
Talking on phones inside trains is considered rude.

People often text or use headphones at low volume.

⛩️ 3. There Are Over 80,000 Shrines
Shinto shrines are everywhere — even in alleyways, forests, and busy cities.

🍜 4. Slurping Is Polite
Slurping noodles loudly shows appreciation for the food in Japan — the opposite of Western etiquette.

🧻 5. Toilets Have More Buttons Than TVs
Japanese toilets often include heated seats, music, bidet functions, and even deodorizing sprays.

🧊 6. Vending Machines Sell Everything
From hot ramen, fresh eggs, umbrellas, to even underwear — vending machines are everywhere, even in remote areas.

🗻 7. Japan Has a Desert
The Tottori Sand Dunes are the only large dune system in Japan and even offer camel rides.

🦑 8. Live Seafood Is a Delicacy
Dishes like odorigui (dancing squid) are served with live or moving seafood, a rare experience for adventurous eaters.

🌋 9. More Than 100 Active Volcanoes
Japan is on the Pacific Ring of Fire — it has about 10% of the world's active volcanoes.

👴 10. World’s Oldest Businesses
Japan is home to the oldest hotel (Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705) and several family-run companies over 1,000 years old.

30/07/2025

Here are some lesser-known and surprising facts about Japan:

🇯🇵 1. Japan Has a "Crying Sumo" Contest
Known as Naki Sumo, this 400-year-old tradition involves sumo wrestlers trying to make babies cry. It's believed that a crying baby brings good health and wards off evil spirits.

🦌 2. Nara's Deer Bow for Food
In Nara Park, over 1,000 sacred deer roam freely. They've learned to bow to visitors in exchange for shika senbei (deer crackers).

🌋 3. Japan Has Over 100 Active Volcanoes
Japan sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and has around 110 active volcanoes, including Mt. Fuji.

🏠 4. Houses Decrease in Value Over Time
Unlike many countries, in Japan, homes depreciate rapidly and are often demolished after 30 years, regardless of condition.

🎌 5. There’s a “Manners School” for Adults
Companies often send employees to schools that teach etiquette, bowing, and proper business behavior.

🧻 6. Toilets Have More Functions Than Your Smartphone
Many Japanese toilets feature heated seats, deodorizing sprays, built-in bidets, and even music for privacy.

📦 7. Vending Machines Sell Everything
Besides drinks and snacks, Japanese vending machines offer umbrellas, flowers, eggs, T-shirts, and even hot meals.

🚄 8. Trains Are Punctual to the Second
The average delay of a Japanese Shinkansen (bullet train) is less than 1 minute per year.

🌸 9. Cherry Blossoms Are Used in Food
Sakura (cherry blossom) petals are pickled and used in tea, sweets, and even rice dishes during spring.

👻 10. Japan Has Ghost Islands
Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) is an abandoned island that once thrived with coal mining. It's now a popular dark tourism site.

26/07/2025

🌸 Myth: "Everyone in Japan practices traditional samurai or ninja lifestyles."
Reality:
While samurai and ninja are fascinating parts of Japan's feudal history and are celebrated in pop culture, they are no longer part of modern life. Today, Japan is a highly urbanized, technologically advanced country where daily life is much like any other developed nation. People wear suits, use smartphones, and commute to work — not swords and shurikens.

26/07/2025

Japan 🇯🇵 is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating company — Kongō Gumi, founded in 578 AD. It specialized in building Buddhist temples and operated independently for over 1,400 years before merging with another company in 2006.

21/07/2025

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