List of local rules for Japan travel guide 2018

When going to any country, you must first understand the cultural differences in order to avoid embarrassment. Then take a look at the list of local rules in the 2018 Japan Travel Guide.

1. Take a bath before entering the hot springs

Japanese people love to soak in hot springs. If you want to experience Japanese hot springs, you must know the Japanese bathing habits. Before taking a bath, you must clean your body before entering the bath. In Japan, polluting public bathhouses will violate civil and criminal laws.

2. People with tattoos should stay naked while bathing in the hot spring pool.

In principle, you should be completely naked in the hot spring pool, and you should not bring anything, including towels, into the bathtub. It is also incorrect to wrap your body in a bath towel or wear a swimsuit. In addition, people with visible tattoos are also prohibited from entering.

3. Take off your shoes when entering traditional restaurants

Most traditional Japanese restaurants in Japan require you to take off your shoes before entering. Generally, there is a shoe cabinet at the entrance; although some restaurants do not require you to take off your shoes, they will have a few pairs of special slippers in the toilet. Please be sure to change your shoes when going to the toilet.

4. You may be charged for canceling your reservation

When staying, eating, or making reservations in Japan, there are many eyebrows and corners that you need to pay attention to. There is usually no need to pay any deposit first when booking a hotel in Japan, but a certain fee will be charged if you cancel without reason.

Many people may think: Since no deposit has been paid and no credit card information has been given to the other party, how can the store ask for payment? In fact, if the tourist does not pay, the store cannot get the money. , which is one of the reasons why many stores leave a negative impression on foreign tourists.

Based on the trust of Japanese restaurants and hotels in their customers, if you really cannot fulfill the contract as scheduled, you must remember to cancel the reservation and pay the relevant fees.

5. Pour each other’s drinks

When you have the opportunity to dine with Japanese people, if you have some drinking beer or Japanese sake, please do not pour it yourself. The Japanese believe that Pouring one's own wine is a very lonely act, and people are generally used to pouring wine for each other.

6. Please put cash on the cashier tray when checking out

No matter where you shop in Japan, if there is a small plate for money on the store counter, you must put cash or credit card on it. On the plate; if you take it directly to the clerk, the clerk may put the money or credit card back on the plate, partly to confirm the amount, partly to tell you that you should do this.

7. Please do not check the authenticity of currency in person

There are basically no counterfeit banknotes in Japan, so when you get the change, do not stand there and check the currency in front of the clerk. , this is very impolite behavior.

8. No smoking on the road

Almost all major Japanese cities prohibit smoking on the road. Smoking can only be done in some designated outdoor smoking areas, otherwise you have to find an indoor space where smoking can be done. , such as a smoking room in a building or a smoking area in a coffee shop. Each local government has enacted penalties for outdoor smoking.

9. It is forbidden to make or receive calls on the tram

The Japanese have very strict requirements for making and receiving calls. No matter what kind of public transportation you take, please turn your mobile phone to silent. Or vibrate mode, try not to answer calls.

As long as everyone pays more attention to the slight cultural differences between China and Japan and tries to cooperate where the Japanese care about it, the trip will be more enjoyable and there will be no need to worry about becoming a disqualified traveler.