Taboos when traveling to Japan

Japan is a highly developed capitalist country. It is resource-scarce and extremely dependent on imports, and its highly developed manufacturing industry is the main pillar of its national economy. Below are the taboos for traveling in Japan that I have compiled for you. Welcome to refer to ~ Taboos for traveling in Japan

When visiting a Japanese home, you must change your shoes in front of the foyer; pay attention to saving water.

The Japanese are very strict about punctuality. People believe that you should not waste other people’s time by being late. If you are unavoidably late for some reason, you must call and tell the other person.

There is a special carriage for women, which can also be used by male passengers during normal times. However, only women can ride during peak hours, mainly to prevent harassment.

Most Japanese people believe in Shinto and Buddhism. They don’t like purple and think purple is a sad color; they are most taboo about green, which they think is an ominous color.

The Japanese are taboo about "taking a photo" of three people together. They believe that being sandwiched by two people on the left and right in the middle is a bad omen.

Japanese people are taboo about lotus and think it is a funeral flower. Japanese favorite patterns are pine, bamboo, plum, duck, turtle, etc.

The Japanese taboo “4” and “9”. Some hotel room numbers do not have the numbers 13, 4, and 9.

Touching other people’s bodies is considered impolite in Japan.

Smoking is allowed, but chewing gum is not.

It is also considered rude to eat alone when others are not eating.

In Japan, it is impolite to peek into the kitchen when visiting someone else’s home.

When eating or drinking soup, do not put the rice bowl or soup bowl on the table. You must pick up the bowl with your hands to eat.

Don’t stick chopsticks in a bowl full of rice.

When eating fish, do not put the fish bones directly on the table. Please put them on the plate.

When visiting temples and shrines, you need to keep quiet!

You are not allowed to eat or drink in various tourist facilities, shops, cars or while walking.

The above are the taboos for traveling in Japan. I believe you already know something about them and I hope it will be helpful to you.