7 Reasons To Fall In Love With Japan

Gaurav Sharma
East Asia
Published in
4 min readMar 27, 2023
Photo By Masashi Wakui.

Out of 195 countries, I have one personal favorite. The land of the rising sun turns out to be the busiest and cleanest country you should visit. There are a lot of sights that can take your heart-beat to another level. If you are looking for an escape from your daily routine to live with nature and to feel what you never felt, Japan is the place you need.

Hi, As you already know, Japan is known as the land of the rising sun. This country holds many great things inside it to amaze you. Here we are going to let you know more about Japan.

So, you get to perceive why people admire Japan after being a small country.

Here are seven reasons why you must fall in love with the beauty of Japan.

1. Cleanest country Japan:

Cleanliness is something that makes the vibe of this country very soothing. You will be amazed that they do not need cleaners in primary grade schools and that students willingly do the work and cleaning. It makes them realize their moral duties and makes them more disciplined. If you look closely, It also promotes health and hygiene. It makes them care about their environment and country. People do not throw trash around anywhere. There are still some rare cases. Japan has planned to take determined steps toward making its cities more vibrant and elegant.

2. Culture and language:

The culture of Japan makes it more interesting. Most of the Japanese population contains native Shinto religion and Buddhist people. They are kind and helpful. They bow down to greet each other, showing respect and love to you. Though they are respectful, many people choose to live alone. Japan is full of Shinto and Buddhist shrines collectively called Sinbutsu, Where people pray to their Gods.

The Japanese language is easy to learn, but the deeper you will go, find hard to remember all of it. You can learn the language for general conversation in a year. Yet fluency and writing skills more than standard takes more devotion and hard work. In short, Japanese Lingo is cool, cute, and able to keep its Japanese culture alive. It is also the fastest-spoken language in the world.

3. Anime: World beyond western cartoons:

I bet you know where I am going here. Anime is something that has a huge fan base around the world because it has more clarity, more meaning, and is more purposeful. Every teen love anime. Yep, I am a naruto fan too.

Anime has a different meaning than other cartoons. It offers you a different perspective of the world and, unlike cartoons, Has many emotions, not just fun and comedy. Do you know the first oscar winning anime name? It was “Spirited Away.”

And In terms of anime, Japan dominates the world. How was your first reaction to your first anime?

4. Technology-driven country:

The land of the rising sun is a mixture of artificial robots and nature’s beauty. You will laugh at it when I tell you that Japan has hotels where robots operate from cleaning to managing. There is no man employed in it for any service. There is one hotel called Hen-na hotel in Nagasaki where multilingual robots are used at the reception, robots known as porters will carry your luggage. Everything is either automatic or AI-driven. Of course, they need humans for the repairs and programming, which is another case.

5. Principles that make your life more alive:

There is something that drives Japan’s economy. It is their principles told by elders and followed by almost everyone. Japan is famous for its concepts/philosophies. The concept of ikigai, kaizen, Wabi-sabi, and so on. These concepts/philosophies help people to build a life and realize their mistakes. It is hard to describe the whole concept. Ikigai is the principle that makes you find your purpose and tells how we can discover micro-flow in tiny precious work. Kaizen is based on continuous improvements and small changes that can transform your unorganized features into order. There is a lot to learn from Asian people because they are the humblest and most hard-working people.

6. Vending Machines:

Japan is the capital of vending machines. If you want anything from your lunch to a mere cold drink, all are available at a cost. People install these machines and collect cash in the evening. This is the source of passive income. Vending machines are everywhere in Japan.

7. High life expectancy:

Japan is known as the home of long-living humans. Life expectancy in Japan is very high. Specifically in Okinawa, People are fond of drinking green tea and eating healthily. They work hard to satisfy their ikigai. Most of them know about their purpose. They have a small circle of friends. They know how to be happy and prefer quality over quantity.

Photo by Bagus Pangestu

Japan is a group of around 6000+ islands. If you are looking for a humble vacation full of adventure with quality time. Japan is the place for you. There are a lot more things that are astounding about Japan and that I can not describe, you have to come and experience it by yourself. Good luck on your journey.

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