Our Japan Take Away...
The people are quite gentle and extremely polite. They are taught from childhood that courtesy and politeness are virtues, not exceptions
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Upon entering kindergarten, the Japanese children are taught to respect their environment and each other. First graders, mentored by 6th graders, are taught to sweep, and clean appropriately, totally maintaining their schools. Ancillary services are not used for general maintenance. We can readily see how this practice permeates into the daily lives of the entire Japanese culture.
The Japanese stand in an organized line at the bus stops- to be courteous.
Generally, there is no trash on the streets or sidewalks. From a young age, children are taught a respect for cleaning up after themselves, a respect for property and respect for each other.
Although the people seem to be style-conscious, there is a consistency of neatness observed in the general population.
It is unusual to see people wearing T-shirts with mindless things on it. In all business areas, the people dress in white shirts, black suits and black ties.
The typical Japanese greeting or any acknowledgement is bowing slightly rather than a hand shake. Everyone bows hundreds of times per day.
A horn is honked only to warn a pedestrian or bicyclist of impending danger and never at another car. This would be considered rude and manners are of utmost importance. The streets are therefore very quiet.
The highways have screens on each side that curve inward toward the road for noise control. The roadways are free of trash, and the cars are kept clean. We have not seen any unkept cars on the roads.
Tokyo is the largest population of a metropolitan area in the world. Just to give a reference, Tokyo has 38 million people and New York has 18.593 million in their respective metropolitan areas. Osaka has 20.237 in the metro area.
The two main religions are Shintoism and Buddhism.
Religion is not preached - all religions and non-religions are respected. Our guide in Osaka shared her family follows three different paths - Catholism, Shintoism, and Buddhism. They all live in harmony!
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Upon entering kindergarten, the Japanese children are taught to respect their environment and each other. First graders, mentored by 6th graders, are taught to sweep, and clean appropriately, totally maintaining their schools. Ancillary services are not used for general maintenance. We can readily see how this practice permeates into the daily lives of the entire Japanese culture.
The Japanese stand in an organized line at the bus stops- to be courteous.
Generally, there is no trash on the streets or sidewalks. From a young age, children are taught a respect for cleaning up after themselves, a respect for property and respect for each other.
Although the people seem to be style-conscious, there is a consistency of neatness observed in the general population.
It is unusual to see people wearing T-shirts with mindless things on it. In all business areas, the people dress in white shirts, black suits and black ties.
The typical Japanese greeting or any acknowledgement is bowing slightly rather than a hand shake. Everyone bows hundreds of times per day.
A horn is honked only to warn a pedestrian or bicyclist of impending danger and never at another car. This would be considered rude and manners are of utmost importance. The streets are therefore very quiet.
The highways have screens on each side that curve inward toward the road for noise control. The roadways are free of trash, and the cars are kept clean. We have not seen any unkept cars on the roads.
Tokyo is the largest population of a metropolitan area in the world. Just to give a reference, Tokyo has 38 million people and New York has 18.593 million in their respective metropolitan areas. Osaka has 20.237 in the metro area.
The two main religions are Shintoism and Buddhism.
Religion is not preached - all religions and non-religions are respected. Our guide in Osaka shared her family follows three different paths - Catholism, Shintoism, and Buddhism. They all live in harmony!
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