There are many countries in the world that are known for their strangeness. Japan is probably the most exotic country. Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun, but it can also be called the Land of Singing Toilets or the Land of Blue Traffic Lights, or the Land of Vending Machines. Truly, Japan is a unique country, unlike any other part of the world. Japanese farmers grow square watermelons, people park and lock their umbrellas before entering a building and there is one retail restaurant in all of Japan that only sells canned food. In short, there are so many things that make Japan a world apart from the rest. Get ready to explore! TIMESTAMPS: Watermelon cubes 0:17 Ramen noodle bath 0:38 Weird Kit-Kat flavors 1:01 Fake food 1:20 Rabbit island 1:39 Purikura machines 1:57 Pusher 2:25 Umbrella parking lot 2:44 Millions of vending machines 3:06 Tokyo's largest population 3:30 Headline-making train delays 3:59 "Silent" karaoke 4:30 Polite slurping 4:48 Face napkins 5:08 Water-saving sinks 5:30 Weird mayonnaise 5:52 Naps on the job 6:13 World's shortest escalator 6:32 Canned food restaurant 6:50 Doll village 7:09 No number 4 7:36 Blue traffic lights 7:54 Cleaning the classroom 8:23 Footbath train 8:43 Futuristic toilets 9:07 Weird ice cream flavors 9:30 Space-saving parking 9:46 Robot-run hotels 10:00 Friends at a cafe 10:25 #japan #japaneseculture #brightside SUMMARY: Yunessun Spa Resort in Hakone offers its guests a very unique experience: splashing around in a pool filled with pork broth and ramen noodles. Experts make the fake food out of plastic or wax, and it’s just as delicious as the real thing. Their photo booths, called purikura, let you edit your photos on the spot, adding various backgrounds, stickers, or funny writing. Japan has over 5 million vending machines! Mainly because they save time for people who work late nights, which is quite common there. In 2015, Godzilla was granted citizenship by Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward. Punctuality is of the essence there and train stations do everything they can to prevent delays. While in many other countries slurping is considered rude, in Japan, it’s how you show your appreciation for a meal. The Japanese don’t eat mayonnaise with their salad, meat and sandwiches; they eat it as a topping for ice cream or pancakes. The world’s shortest escalator is located on the ground floor of More’s Department Store, in Kawasaki City. It has only five steps and is only 83 cm high. Nagoro Village used to have a population of 300, but now there are fewer than 40 people living there. Local artist Tsukimi Ayano has created over 300 life-size dolls, many of which look like the original inhabitants, and they are seen doing different jobs. It’s common in Japanese culture to avoid the number 4 because it’s considered very unlucky. For traffic lights, they use blue instead of green. The reason for this is hidden in their language: historically, there was only one word for each of the colors. Japanese children learn to clean in many schools because it’s part of their education. Toilets in Japan are very high-tech. To use them, you have to know what all the buttons are for. Since Japan is a densely populated country, they don’t like to waste space. That’s why their parking lots have a smart system. They design them like multi-story garages. Subscribe to Bright Side / @brightside Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Stock materials (photos, footage, etc.): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru