{"id":22404,"date":"2021-06-08T08:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T01:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/?p=22404"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T04:51:39","slug":"how-to-avoid-culture-shock-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/news\/industry-news\/how-to-avoid-culture-shock-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Culture Shock in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22404\" class=\"elementor elementor-22404\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da4b3f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"da4b3f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e175a29 tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"e175a29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d42a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d42a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\r\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How to Avoid Culture Shock in Japan\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Jun <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/news\/industry-news\/my-expat-life-in-vietnam-by-cindy-enriquez\/\">Expat life<\/a> can be beguiling with many contrasts to encounter as you travel throughout Asia. In regards to Asian culture and etiquette, what works in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nation can seem alien in another. Culture shock in <a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/resources\/destination-guide\/japan\/\">Japan<\/a> is arguably more common than anywhere else. Much of daily life and business protocols are governed by strict traditional values, yet it also has the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quirky modern culture of any country. There are numerous cultural missteps waiting to happen. Read on for ways to avoid\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the most common mistakes.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/holiday-street-sign-osaka-shopping_1203-6198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"418\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22412 size-full\" \/><\/p><p><b>Onsen etiquette\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The traditional Japanese onsen bath is a beloved part of Japanese culture, but two very distinct things take note off as a first-timer. Firstly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">public onsens are for birthday suits only. That&#8217;s right, and everyone goes naked. This can obviously feel off-putting for a foreigner not used to this immodesty, but once you fight back the anxiety and take the plunge, it can be liberating. Secondly, there is a strict no tattoo rule in public baths. Tattoos are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taboo <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Japan as they have always been associated with the Yakusa mafia. While body art in western culture is completely acceptable, it is still a touchy subject <\/span><b>in <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan. <\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hot-spring-with-buckets-and-towels-shizuoka-prefecture-honshu-japan-768x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22415 size-full\" \/><\/p><p><b>How to use <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>Japanese toilet\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese lavatories are famously high<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tech and often lead <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">confusion for the expatriate first-time user. Toilets have many buttons and features, many of which you&#8217;ll probably never need to use. You can adjust the flushing with two or more different settings, and there will likely be an array of washing options to clean up afterward based on the gender of the user. There may also be an &#8216;Otohime&#8217; function which, when pressed, plays a soundtrack of running water, which is used to drown out the sounds of those embarrassing noises<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One feature which can feel off-putting the first time is a warm toilet seat. Many toilets have heated seats for comfort. <\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/toilet-flush-bowl-with-electronic-water-injection-automatic-flushing-system-hotel-bathroom-modern-restroom-technology-japan_44651-462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22414 size-full\" \/><\/p><p><b>Vending machines\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Japanese take convenience shopping very seriously. So seriously, in fact that you don&#8217;t even need <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enter a store. There are some five million vending machines in the country selling absolutely <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everything<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It goes way beyond a candy bar or a can of Coke. How about fresh fruit and sushi, bread in a can, edible insect food, fresh flowers, underwear, or a Buddhist amulet? <\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vending-machine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22413 size-full\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Avoid Culture Shock in Japan\u00a0 8 Jun 2021 Expat life can be beguiling with many contrasts to 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