https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-convenience-store-tips/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-convenience-store-tips.webpJapan Convenience Store Tips: 5 Things to Know Before You Go đĒAt a Japanese convenience store, ask staff to heat your bento, expect to pay for plastic bags, and put cash on the small tray at the register. Buy your coffee cup at the register before you pour, and if you need yen, 7-Eleven ATMs accept many foreign cards.https://www.youtube.com/embed/yTw5NCdjg8A262026-10-07T00:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-convenience-store-food-hacks/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-convenience-store-food-hacks.webpJapan Convenience Store Food Hacks: 3 Rules Tourists Miss đAt a Japanese convenience store, order hot snacks like fried chicken at the register, because they sit behind the counter. If you plan to eat inside, tell the clerk, since the tax can be different, and ask before you use the restroom.https://www.youtube.com/embed/hWr1EP-tcLI202026-10-11T06:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-restaurant-etiquette/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-restaurant-etiquette.webpJapan Restaurant Etiquette: 3 Mistakes Tourists Make đIn Japanese restaurants, the oshibori (wet towel) is for wiping your hands. At many ramen shops you buy a meal ticket from a machine before you sit, and busy shops may seat you only when your whole group is there.https://www.youtube.com/embed/MksST8mZWKs202026-10-11T02:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/chopsticks-taboo/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/chopsticks-taboo.webpChopsticks Taboo in Japan: 3 Rules to Know Before You Eat đĨĸThe two main chopstick taboos in Japan are standing chopsticks upright in rice and passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another, since both resemble funeral customs. Rest your chopsticks on a holder called a hashioki instead, and slurping noodles is fine.https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAV109dQzFk222026-10-10T06:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-train-rules/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-train-rules.webpJapan Train Rules: 5 Etiquette Tips Every Tourist Should Know đOn Japanese trains, line up at the marks on the platform and let passengers get off before you board, and keep your phone on silent with no calls. When it's crowded, take your backpack off and hold it in front of you, and leave priority seats for people who need them more.https://www.youtube.com/embed/b6WKmZqB8uM232026-10-07T00:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/shinkansen-tips/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/shinkansen-tips.webpShinkansen Tips: 3 Rules Before Your First Bullet Train Ride đIf you have a super-big suitcase, reserve a seat with luggage space on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines. Take phone calls in the deck area between cars, and enjoy an ekiben (station bento) at your seat, which is totally fine.https://www.youtube.com/embed/lApj4KHJ-CE232026-10-14T02:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-taxi-tips/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-taxi-tips.webpJapan Taxi Rules: Don't Touch the Door! 3 Tips for Tourists đIn Japan, the back door opens and closes automatically, so let the driver handle it, and there is no need to tip; just pay the meter. Big-city taxis usually take cards, but carry some cash in small towns.https://www.youtube.com/embed/EX2hsWJk0p0202026-10-12T21:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-hotel-check-in/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-hotel-check-in.webpJapan Hotel Check In: 3 Things That Surprise First-Time Visitors đ¨Have your passport ready at check-in, because hotels record passport details for foreign guests. If you arrive early, many hotels will keep your bags if you ask, and you can send a suitcase ahead with takkyubin when you move on.https://www.youtube.com/embed/6eT9OWEFasg212026-10-12T06:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/ryokan-etiquette/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/ryokan-etiquette.webpRyokan Etiquette: 3 Mistakes to Avoid on Your First Stay đAt a ryokan, wear the yukata with the left side over the right, since right over left is how the deceased are dressed. Dinner has a set time, so tell the ryokan if you'll be late, and mention any allergies before you arrive.https://www.youtube.com/embed/NKpM63YMZD0192026-10-13T02:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-onsen-etiquette/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-onsen-etiquette.webpJapan Onsen Etiquette: 3 Rules Before You Soak â¨ī¸Before you get into an onsen bath, wash your whole body, because the water is shared. Keep your small towel out of the water and put it on your head, and leave your phone in the locker, since photos in the bath are not allowed.https://www.youtube.com/embed/bXJaPTGUbik202026-10-10T02:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/how-to-pray-at-a-shrine-in-japan/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/how-to-pray-at-a-shrine-in-japan.webpVisiting a Shrine in Japan? Don't Make These 3 Mistakes âŠī¸At a Shinto shrine, bow lightly at the gate and walk to the side of the path, then rinse at the water basin before you approach the hall. At the hall, drop a coin, bow twice, clap twice, pray, and bow once more, and follow any signs, since some shrines differ.https://www.youtube.com/embed/4KJgTjV8ifU242026-10-09T21:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/temple-vs-shrine/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/temple-vs-shrine.webpTemple vs Shrine in Japan: Don't Clap at a Temple! 3 Rules đA temple is not the same as a shrine: at a Buddhist temple you don't clap, you just press your palms together quietly, while at a Shinto shrine you clap twice. Inside temple halls you'll often take your shoes off, and many halls don't allow photos, so look for the sign.https://www.youtube.com/embed/adtAPPdt2D0212026-10-12T02:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-money-tips/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-money-tips.webpJapan Money Tips: 3 Mistakes Tourists Make When Paying đ´Price tags in Japan show the tax-included total, as required since April 2021. Don't pay with a big pile of small coins, since shops can refuse more than 20 of one coin, and keep some cash for small shops and temples.https://www.youtube.com/embed/dB-ekADeeZU212026-10-10T21:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-emergency-number/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-emergency-number.webpJapan Emergency Number: Lost or Hurt? Don't Panic, Call These đ¨Dial 110 for the police and 119 for an ambulance or fire; both are free and available 24 hours. If you lose something, go to a koban, the small police box, and many lost items are returned.https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXD9GR9fDmo192026-10-13T21:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-escalator-etiquette/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-escalator-etiquette.webpJapan Escalator Etiquette: Which Side? 3 Rules Tourists Miss đļJoin the end of any queue and never cut in at the front. On escalators, many people stand on one side and walk on the other, but Saitama and Nagoya ask everyone to stand still, and those ordinances carry no penalty.https://www.youtube.com/embed/0LyVpwoW--I222026-10-13T06:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-street-etiquette/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-street-etiquette.webpJapan Street Etiquette: 3 Rules Tourists Break Without Knowing đĻJapan has no national law against eating while walking, but people generally don't, so eat next to the stall or in a seating area. Wait for the green light even when the road looks empty, and use designated smoking spots, since street smoking rules vary by ward.https://www.youtube.com/embed/8N2cjWRW2Yo202026-10-11T21:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japan-rules-for-tourists/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japan-rules-for-tourists.webpJapan Rules for Tourists: 3 Surprises on Tipping, Trash & Shoes đThree things surprise many visitors in Japan: tipping isn't customary, public trash cans are rare, and you take your shoes off at a raised entrance. Small habits like these show respect.https://www.youtube.com/embed/M_b2DNPRyWc202026-10-07T00:00:00+09:00https://tips.readyinjapan.com/japanese-house-rules/https://tips.readyinjapan.com/img/japanese-house-rules.webpJapanese House Rules: The Slipper Mistake Most Tourists Make đŠ´Take your shoes off at the entrance and put on the indoor slippers provided. Swap to the separate toilet slippers inside the toilet room, switch back afterward, and take all slippers off before stepping onto tatami mats, where socks are fine.https://www.youtube.com/embed/KyF6h63R2Bg222026-10-14T06:00:00+09:00