Japan has a highly punctual subway system, with new trains arriving every three minutes, reflecting the country's emphasis on punctuality. Vending machines in Japan sell a wide variety of goods, from drinks and snacks to tickets and origami, and can be found throughout stations and busy streets. Taking off shoes at the entryway ("genkan") of Japanese homes is an important hygiene-focused tradition that shapes Japanese cultural behaviors.
Japan has a highly punctual subway system, with new trains arriving every three minutes, reflecting the country's emphasis on punctuality. Vending machines in Japan sell a wide variety of goods, from drinks and snacks to tickets and origami, and can be found throughout stations and busy streets. Taking off shoes at the entryway ("genkan") of Japanese homes is an important hygiene-focused tradition that shapes Japanese cultural behaviors.
Japan has a highly punctual subway system, with new trains arriving every three minutes, reflecting the country's emphasis on punctuality. Vending machines in Japan sell a wide variety of goods, from drinks and snacks to tickets and origami, and can be found throughout stations and busy streets. Taking off shoes at the entryway ("genkan") of Japanese homes is an important hygiene-focused tradition that shapes Japanese cultural behaviors.
As we all know, Japan is one of the country who has the best
modern technology in the world. Due to the punctuality ethics,
these sunrise country subways is also has been categorised as the punctual yet the fastest subways on earth! Based on an article Insider, June 15, 2020, Martha Sorren states that it was unbelievable to see a subway system run with such accuracy and there will always be new trains every three or so minutes, in case if you missed one. Not only that, Japanese people also has high respects and genteel for elderly or injured people, pregnant woman and women with young children where there will be some seats reserved for them.
Vending machine in Japan is a paradise. There are almost
more than 5 million vending machines in Japan. This vending machine is not only selling cold or common type of beverages, Japanese vending machine even sells transportation tickets such as subways tickets, umbrellas for unexpected wet weather, fresh fruits or vegetables and a even handmade origami! This mind blowing idea is one of the ways to reach out to the markets in innovative ways since this country technology is way more advanced than other countries. Those vending machines can be easily access mostly in stations or along busy streets.
In Japanese household it is compulsory for everyone to take
off their shoes when entering the house at the “genkan” or the entryway of the house. It is consider for one of their traditions since Japanese is very particular about the hygiene of their environments. Not to forget, there is even a specific ways to put your shoes at the genkan where the front of the shoes should face the entrance door. These habits of taking off our shoes is one of the factor that shaped the behaviour of Japanese people.