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Japan Travel Tips

General behavior

• Soups and pasta are sucked in Japan ”. Do not express disapproval of other guests in the restaurant, even if you mastered the art of Stäbchenhaltens perfect.
• Tips are not customary in Japan. Try not, however, between 23:00. and 01.00am. hail a taxi on the street, the driver responds only to a particular sign language.
• Show forbearance if your English is not immediately understood. Impatience is evidence of arrogance, a little imagination is necessary.
• Tissue are at best suited to dab his brow. The Western type of use is frowned upon.
• Check off during your travel planning and in a dictionary, a few terms JAPANESE open many doors.
• Wrinkling your nose, if not be served in your eyes exotic dishes , such as pickled vegetables and other specialties. Your host provides otherwise compelled to invite you to a “German restaurant.
• Japanese avoid the physical contact with each other. Refusing to shake hands is an imported custom, you’d still not under such a concession.
• Commits a grave sin is to admit cold water into a commonly-used bathroom, climb on the soap in the tub or using the wrong slippers to the wet rooms.

• When entering a private home shoes off , and in Japanese inns.