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50 Illustrations Showing The Cultural Differences Between Japan And Other Countries

June 13, 2021 by World News

Eva is a comic artist who studied in Tokyo from 2010 to 2014. During her stay in the country, the artist noticed many cultural differences between her home country and Japan. To deal with this sudden cultural shock, Eva started creating funny comics about it.

The artist hopes her comics will not only help foreigners understand the Japanese culture better but inform people about the changes they need to make in their behavior when visiting Japan. Between 2012 and 2015, the artist posted over 300 comics to her Facebook page – check out some of the best ones in the gallery below!

#1 Amazing Clean Toilets

#2 Eating Noodles

Slurping noodles to eat in Japan is perfectly fine and it is said that they will taste better too.

#3 No Service Charge And Tips

#4 Picking Up Your Own (And Others) Trash

#5 Station Masters

#6 Baths

#7 Fruits

#8 Japanese Service

#9 Tattoos

#10 Toilets

#11 Celebrating Christmas

Strangely Japanese celebrates Christmas not with turkey and ham, but with KFC…
#12 The Last Stop

#13 Vending Machines

#14 Getting Off The Train

#15 Curry

#16 Stairs

#17 Kids After Finishing Their Food

#18 Smartphones

You can’t turn off camera shutter sound on Japanese smartphones due to privacy and upskirt photo taking.

#19 Clean And State-Of-The-Art Japanese Toilets

#20 Seven Wonders Of Japanese

#21 Hairdresser

#22 Train Etiquette

#23 Designated Smoking Area

#24 Office Toilet

#25 Active Elderly

#26 Sayonara

#27 Sushi Rice

#28 Kids In Trains

#29 Muscle Training

#30 Japanese Speak English

#31 Impressive Customer Service

#32 Hiking

#33 Bus Drivers

#34 Giving Way To Those Who Really Need To Use The Lifts

#35 Shinjuku Station

#36 Introducing

#37 Cyclists Are Considerate

#38 Accurate Weather Forecasts

#39 Comic Conventions

#40 Convenient Stores

#41 Promotion

#42 Safety

#43 Recycle

#44 Takeaway

#45 Amazing Japanese Women At Shibuya

#46 Final Decision

#47 Drawing Session

#48 Diagonal Crossing

#49 Name Cards

#50 Dashing Rickshaw Pullers

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