How charming is Japan?

Many people, especially friends who haven't been to Japan for a while, will burst into patriotism when they mention Japan, and they will bite the bullet and swear that they will never go to Japan. They were furious and claimed that they would not spend money on the japs. I have so many lovely friends around me. I was a member of this army before I went to Japan. It's good not to mention Japan. Speaking of Japan, I didn't even know I was so patriotic.

In fact, for Japan, we really need to look at and comment from a variety of perspectives.

I stepped into Japan for the first time and flew from Hong Kong to Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. Apart from Okinawa, Kagoshima is the southernmost city on the island of Japan, which is a small city opposite to Shanghai. I didn't know there was such a city in Japan if it wasn't booked by friends in Hong Kong. But after living for five days, I found that there are so many things to play in this place.

As soon as I got off the plane, I was naturally impressed by the "cleanliness" of Japan. Japanese cities, big or small, are simply two words-clean. The first thing to do after getting off the plane is to pick up your luggage. You will find that your checked baggage is turned out neatly, what it looks like when you go in and what it looks like when you come out. Unlike flying in South Africa or China, all my two Samsonite suitcases have been checked and scrapped. One is a suitcase given to me by South African Airlines, which is broken. The other is that the suitcase was directly crushed when I went to Nanning, and the airline refused to accept it ... but the best aviation service in the world is ANA, and I really realized it. It's really safe to give all your things to the Japanese.

Japan's famous bathrooms can stand any test, whether it is airports, tourist attractions or hotel restaurants, all bathrooms are clean enough to eat and sleep, and there is no smell or dust at all. According to our tour guide, the Japanese think that the bathroom has a god's name, so if the bathroom is not cleaned, it is blasphemy against god. I don't know if it's true or not, but it's clean. I don't need to go into details about the toilets in Japanese bathrooms. Almost all of them are smart toilets I want to take home. The toilet can be heated, and the flushing design is set according to the different physiological structures of men and women. In addition, music or running water is particularly humanized, in order to avoid embarrassment for people who are defecating. I have to say that Japan's humanization has really achieved the ultimate. And the toilet paper in Japanese toilets is soluble in water. Although it is a thin layer, it is very durable. Just throw it in the toilet after use, and it will be washed away and dissolved directly by the water flow of the toilet. Don't worry about toilet paper blocking the toilet. Moreover, many bathrooms in Japan will post a note telling people not to throw toilet paper into the wastebasket after defecation, because it is dirty. A friend went to the United States and asked his American friend why the United States was so developed, but he didn't study water-soluble toilet paper. The American replied: water-soluble toilet paper is of course good, but expensive! "It can be seen that Japan is willing to invest in public services, even at no cost.

There is no need to go into details about the garbage classification in Japan. "metamorphosis" into a beverage bottle can be divided into three parts to split the garbage. Part of the bottle cap, part of the bottle body, and finally the advertising paper on the bottle body is another part. Just throw a drink bottle. You have to split it into three parts and throw it into three different trash cans. The Japanese, on the other hand, cleverly invented a garbage sorting method, which is probably to throw garbage into a liquid, and the bottle cap and bottle will be automatically separated, and then put into different processors for recycling. Japan is a country short of resources, so it has created such a crazy waste recycling mechanism for the Japanese.

Because Japan has done a good job in environmental protection, the associated welfare is that the ecological environment in Japan is as good as that in Switzerland in the East. During the descent of the plane, you can see the dense trees on the ground in Japan at low altitude, such as fir, juniper and larch. Japan's forest coverage rate is nearly 70%, and its forest resources are extremely rich. But Japan imports a lot of wood every year, especially disposable chopsticks, 96% of which come from China. Japan has also established a "tree bank". Trees that need to be cut down in the construction of the project must be deposited in the bank. After the project is completed, at least the same number of trees should be planted, otherwise legal sanctions will be imposed. Because the forest coverage rate in Japan is extremely high and the environmental protection in Japan is very good, the natural environment in Japan is super good! The blue sky is inlaid with big white clouds. Looking up at the sky, it will always be like a mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb, which is particularly comfortable to decompress. The lakes in Japan are either blue or green everywhere, and they are crystal clear. I wonder if I can just pick it up and drink it? Just seeing the lakes in Japan is already a great enjoyment. But if you think about most lakes and rivers in China, or streams and gullies, there is a high probability that they are as clear as the Japanese, which is too few. So, when you are in Japan, you can't help feeling: Why are there two completely different ecological environments under the same sky? In fact, our country can also do it.

To tell the truth, I am still vaguely uneasy when I drive on the roads in Japan and see such high coverage on both sides of the driveway. After all, our neighbors have done so well in vegetation protection, while our country has been cutting down forests without any discipline. One is desperately protecting, and the other is desperately consuming. Even though we are a country rich in resources, we can't stand the consumption and waste of that generation after generation. What's more, Japan's "alarmism" and "darkness" are manifested in all aspects. Japan's protection of domestic resources is a milestone. Compared with the wasteful exploitation of various resources in all walks of life in our motherland, the inner sense of urgency arises spontaneously.

Not to mention how developed Japan's science and technology is, all kinds of data on the internet are also very clear. I haven't visited Toyota Motor Factory in Japan or Sony Konka Factory, but I went deep into Japan and felt everything even if I didn't see it with my own eyes. For example, Japanese cosmetics with high cost performance are cheap and easy to use. Many humanized and exquisite home facilities in Japan are also very attractive.

Japan's service has also been praised all over the world. But for the service, after my personal experience, I think we should judge it from two sides. The service in Japan is really the best in the world. But Japan discriminates against China people, or just as China boycotted Japan, they boycotted us. So, the big unit is ok. Even in the face of China people, the Japanese can smile without smiling. At least the service is bow, there is no flaw. However, in some small places, we can still feel that the Japanese are unfriendly to China people. For example, we have a midnight snack in Wu Tai, Fukuoka (similar to a food stall in China). The owner of that Taiwan Province store is not very patient with us. We were drinking in a bar in Kagoshima, and the boss didn't like us very much. Our eyes were really unfriendly at that time, but there were reasons, because izakaya in Kagoshima paid 5,000 yen (about 300 RMB) each, and the drinks were free, but we were too drunk. Hahaha, when we went again the next night, the boss almost didn't welcome us. (But I think the Japanese there drink a lot, too. Only I am a real mainlander, and the others are from Hong Kong, but I still can't see clearly.

So I think traveling to Japan is not just a cursory tour or spending money on them, but a real experience, a lot of learning and a lot of insights. What we need to do is not blindly resist Japan. What we really need to do is to learn from Japan's advantages over us. Only by learning their advantages with an open mind and strengthening our weaknesses can we defeat the enemy and become stronger and stronger. It's no use covering your ears and trying to escape. History will not deceive people, the times will not deceive people, and the future situation will not deceive people. If we always wrap ourselves in a sense of superiority, we will be silently surpassed or even further and further by small countries with developed science and technology.