#18 | Culture Shock in Japan w Veronica

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Japan Travel and Friends

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Welcome, Friends! Join us for a chat about all things Japan, hosted by some of Japan Travel’s most passionate travel experts. Recorded directly from our headquarters in Tokyo, our goal is to take you on a journey to experience life in Japan. We offer glimpses of some of the country’s most fascinating cultural aspects, tips on how to make the most of your time here, wild facts, and unique insights on those topics from our different backgrounds. We look forward to sharing all this with you!

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#18 | Culture Shock in Japan w Veronica

Japan Travel and Friends

37 minutes 56 seconds

3 years ago

#18 | Culture Shock in Japan w Veronica

The guys are joined by new and friendly JT colleague and New Jerseyite Veronica, to talk about her first impressions upon coming to Japan. You can get used to many aspects of Japanese culture after living in the country for a while, but Veronica today reminded us about how and why Japan is one of the most unique places on earth!

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Here are the timestamps:

0:00 Teaser
0:50 Intro
1:54 Why Japan is So Unique
2:16 Today’s guest: Veronica!
2:27 When did you come to Japan?
2:58 First impressions about Japan, Culture Shocks
3:26 First day of work in Japan
4:18 Dress code in Japan
5:31 Japan’s love for uniforms
6:02 Veronica’s first Culture Shock in Japan
8:11 How loud is Tokyo, actually
11:02 First movie theatre experience in Japan
12:04 Veronica’s Japanese movie theatre story
13:58 Japan, the quiet country
14:23 Tokyo trains stop for the night
15:27 What to do when you are stuck in the Tokyo at night
16:29 How safe is Japan?
17:18 Culture Shock about Japanese Food
17:46 Baka-size: the huge glass!
18:41 Is Starbucks special in Japan?
19:27 No Hugs in Japan?
20:14 The reason why Japanese people don’t hug
22:30 Veronica’s image of Japan before coming to Japan
23:43 The subcultures of Japan
24:36 Saying “Bless you” in Japan
25:23 Why people don’t say “Bless you” in Japan
28:10 How Japanese react to earthquakes
30:47 Driving in Japan
32:50 How people walk in Japan
34:13 I wish Japan had more ovens!
35:14 Introducing today’s Waka
36:33 Waka Poem by Emperor Meiji
36:56 Thank you & important message

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