Text / Cosmonaut Ivan
Editor / Cosmonaut Ivan
Preface
Japan is a country full of charm and unique culture, whether it's the strength of the world's third-largest economy, the abundance of food, and exquisite artwork.
However, Japan's aggression and harm to China during World War II are difficult to easily forget, which has also led to a lot of discussion about Japan on the Internet.
Some netizens think that this time is different from the past, and we should be talking about business.
So, what kind of country is the real Japan?
In fact, when you actually go there, you may find that it is not quite what you imagined.
Japan's population is aging
Under the seat of every public transport, there is a recess for crutches.
More than half of the people in Kobe, Japan, are over the age of 65, and the schools in the area have been closed for many years and there are few shops left.
It was once hailed as one of Japan's 61 "New Cities". It was once a gathering place for the younger generation of office workers. It's the "Old Town" now.
The city of Toyama has turned a defunct school into a preventive health center, and the mayor has traveled the world looking for ideas to adapt to the lives of the elderly. Toyama City is home to more than eight million lonely old people's houses, which are still vacant.
So they think that there must be a shortage of young workers in Japan, and they will be able to find good jobs in Japan.
The Japanese are generally recognized as the best profession as a monk
Monks are the most profitable iron rice bowl in Japan, not only can they marry a wife, have children, drink wine and eat meat, but also do not have to pay taxes.
In the early days, the Japanese government stipulated that funerals must be held in temples after the death of citizens, which led to the almost monopoly of Japanese temples in the whole country. It also gave the monk a sustainable and stable income.
Although in recent years, the government has not made it mandatory for funerals to be held in temples, but it has become a Xi for many Japanese, and many Japanese people are still Xi to go to temples for funerals.
Japanese anime is known as one of the four great cultural wonders of the world today. It attracts a lot of like-minded people to come here for tourism, life, or work.
Because Japan is the third largest economy, consumption is very high. A bowl of ordinary ramen costs 50 yuan.
A small bottle of Coke costs nearly 7 yuan. This is already a cheap price in Japan. Roadside vending machines are more expensive.
Japanese rice is also very expensive, but it is delicious, 122 yuan and 5 kilograms is already very cheap.
Instant noodles in Japan are also very expensive, almost all of them are more than ten yuan a bucket, and the amount is very small, and adults have to eat two or three buckets to be full.
The most outrageous are Japanese vegetables and fruits, a green onion costs 7 yuan, a bell pepper costs 14 yuan, and leeks and celery are all sold by the root.
A watermelon is more than 100 yuan, 40 yuan of peaches, and 7 yuan of apples.
Most of the meat in Japan is imported, but the price is relatively cheap.
With the fluctuation of the season, the price of vegetables and fruits will also fluctuate, and it is not immutable. If you are traveling as a tourist, the most expensive thing is not the diet.
When traveling to Japan, hotel reservations are a relatively large expense. More than 10,000 yen is equivalent to 600 yuan. Therefore, in recent years, it has become popular to travel to Japan and stay in hot springs or Internet cafes at night.
Hot springs are similar to some bathing centers in the north of the mainland, where you can soak in hot springs and sleep for 50 yuan. Of course, there are no private rooms. Internet cafes are also about 100 yuan for an overnight stay.
The average salary of Japanese people is 300,000 yen, which is equivalent to more than 15,000 yuan, and foreigners can almost get more than 13,000 yuan when they come to Japan to work.
Many Japanese people have looped legs
In fact, Luo Quan's leg is just a generalization, and the deformities of the leg bones of Japanese people, especially Japanese women, can be said to be strange. O-legs, X-legs, crab legs.
But the Japanese don't think it's a deformity. In their manga and anime works, this is also shown to female characters as a cute point.
In addition to the reason for this phenomenon, it is closely related to the Japanese Xi of kneeling and sitting, some people believe that the genes of Japanese people carry deformed legs, and severe skeletal deformities are indeed inherited.
There is also a relatively accepted saying that in Japan, elders and husbands do not help with newborn children, and Japanese housewives do not stay with their children all the time to take care of them, and they have to go shopping to buy groceries and do housework.
During infancy, it is a long time in swaddling clothes, or the stroller has a great impact on the bones. In addition, most of the children in Japan learn to walk too early Xi, which is not conducive to the full development of children's bodies.
Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan
Baseball is played twice a year in Japan, once in the spring and once in the summer. There are more than 4,000 teams registered each time.
The two tournaments, collectively known as Koshien, were not state-sponsored tournaments, but were jointly organized by two newspapers and a Japan High School Baseball League.
Baseball is more like a manifestation of the spirit of national culture in the minds of the Japanese.
Different from the strong hitting style of Western countries, Japanese athletes have relatively strong comprehensive strength, and the pitcher's pitching accuracy is relatively accurate.
The cherry blossoms, Japan's national flower
Cherry blossoms are a symbol of Japanese culture, and the cherry blossom season brings the breath of spring to Japan.
Cherry blossoms are beautiful and short-lived, and they are plants that do their best to bloom even when they are about to lose, which is very similar to the samurai spirit in Japan.
The beginning and graduation seasons in Japan are in full bloom when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and many Japanese people are involved in cherry blossoms at important moments in their lives. They have a very special affection for cherry blossoms.
When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, there are a lot of limited cherry blossom food, drinks, and goods.
Japan is the best country in the world in terms of garbage sorting and recycling.
Since 1980, Japan has been separating and recycling garbage, and now it has the lowest amount of garbage per capita in the world.
In addition to the general household garbage to be divided into combustible and non-combustible garbage, resource garbage is also specific, clean plastic, paper, old newspapers and magazines, old clothes, plastic beverage bottles, canned beverage bottles, glass beverage bottles and so on.
In addition, to dispose of some large garbage, such as washing machines, refrigerators, televisions, etc., it is necessary to contact specialized electrical appliance stores and buyers, and pay a certain disposal fee.
Bulky garbage can only be disposed of 4 pieces per year, and if there are more than 4 pieces, you have to pay an extra fee.
But the Japanese love this almost strict classification standard, and they will strictly enforce it even if no one supervises them.
There are almost no garbage cans on the streets of Japan, but the streets are always clean and tidy
Children in Japan have also been exposed to garbage from an early age, and they have learned to separate garbage from a very young age.
Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world.
The social environment in Japan requires patience not to cause trouble to others, and on the surface they seem to know the most basic manners, but in reality everyone is living their lives in a step-by-step manner.
People are very indifferent. Therefore, foreigners who want to work in Japan because of high income are also a big problem to adapt to the indifference and loneliness of Japanese society.
As long as it is on public transportation, it is quiet without exception, and even children do not make a sound or cry.
Moreover, Japan is a pantheistic country, and many people do not have a clear religious belief, so death is not a very terrible thing for them.
A long time ago, when Japanese women got married, they would devote themselves to the family, and the burden of raising the family was on the man.
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of dual-income families in Japan. It is inextricably linked to Japan's economic downturn.
Japanese people are particularly resistant to cold, and you can often see heavy snow on the Internet, but Japanese people wear short skirts and shorts on the streets.
What do you think about Japan like this?