35 Brilliant Things From Japan That the World Should Adopt

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Most people who visit Japan almost immediately fall in love with the country and its unique style. It’s hard to pick what exactly about that place is so magical: the food, the culture, the politeness. For us, there was one particular thing that stood out that we just had to write about – the amazing Japanese items that for us were so foreign, but are completely normal to the people there – and they’re pretty genius.

Compressed and Comfortable Cotton T-Shirts

One amazing thing about this product is its ability to maximize the use of space in such an ingenious way.

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Rather than having rows of clothing racks that one has to sort through in order to find their next shirt, this compressed t-shirt makes clothes shopping as easy as just picking up a cube from a bin. It’s not like these are scratchy, or low-quality shirts either, one such unique shirt can sell for as much as nearly $20.

Packs of Single Coffee Filters

Most coffee snobs out there tend to agree that the best way to enjoy this caffeinated beverage is by making it with something called the pour-over method.

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The pour-over method essentially involves having a filter, taking a kettle of boiling hot water, and slowly pouring it over the top of the ground coffee beans. This helps the coffee release its natural flavors, but it can be a pain to do. Thankfully, the Japanese have a solution here.

Toilet Paper to Clean Smartphones

It’s only called toilet paper because it comes in rolls similar to the toilet paper that we see in the bathroom, only this one has a much different use.

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This toilet paper was specifically designed to clean cell phones, so you don’t have to worry about smudges and other bits of dirt on your screen while you’re scrolling the web or texting your friends. The best part is that it even offers instructions on how to connect to local Wi-Fi.

Flights Show What the Pilot Sees

By now we’re probably used to screens that show us where we are as we fly over the globe. But have you ever wondered what it must look like from the pilot’s perspective to be able to have that incredible view as they fly a plane?

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Well, on this Japanese airline you can actually share in their experience as you watch them soar over the Earth. Those incredible scenes almost make us wish that we had gone to flight school.

Family Name Plates on Houses

People in Japan seem to be proud of their environment, and that extends to their houses as well. One thing that has become commonplace in Japan is families putting nameplates on the front of their houses.

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This tradition is believed to have begun after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. After many people sadly lost their homes, they had to rebuild. Since it took cities a long time to mark homes with numbers, people put nameplates instead.

Tiny and Private Hotel Capsules

When it comes to convenience and space, no other country in the world is able to do it like the Japanese. Whereas here in the United States we’re used to having lots of open space, and big hotel rooms to stay the night, the Japanese had to get a little creative.

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So, they invented the private pod capsule, which comes complete with television and Wi-Fi for all stays. The best part is, it’s incredibly cheap, something travelers on a budget will enjoy.

Drivers Who Care About Passengers

The Japanese have a deep culture of respect and service which they extend to both locals and visitors alike. As can be seen here, this driver made sure to step out of the bus and open his umbrella so that passengers wouldn’t get wet while they left the bus and opened their umbrellas.

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Meanwhile, in most places throughout the world, many bus drivers will just yell at you for not getting off fast enough or leave you in the cold.

Customize Your Perfect Pillow

Whereas in most hotels there’s a big “you get what you get” mentality, in Japan it’s anything but. There, they offer you a wide selection of pillows that you can select based on your personal preferences.

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That means something as important as how tall, dense, bouncy, or filled your pillow is all the way down to what color you want it to be. Like we said, the Japanese are big into customer service, so you know you’re getting a good night’s sleep.

Noodles That Taste Like Pringles

One delicious dietary item that’s big in Japan is noodles. There’s no doubt that no matter where you are in this massive country that you’re likely not going to find a cafe or restaurant that doesn’t offer you a bowl of delicious noodles.

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This particular item is great because it’s almost like Japan and the US meet in the middle. Pringles, an American company, decided to partner up with a local Japanese company to give us delicious Pringles flavored noodles.

Comparing Bridge Heights to Godzilla

When Godzilla first came out, it was a big hit in both Japan and the United States. People lined up outside of movie theaters to watch this giant monster emerge from the depths and tear down some of Japan’s most beloved landmarks.

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Even though the original movie is almost 60 years old, people in Japan still love it, and here we can see a bridge height that is being referenced by the height of this iconic national movie monster.

Glasses For Anyone Needing Them

Anyone who wears glasses can attest that it’s a huge problem to realize that you’ve left the house without them. Thankfully, there is a solution in Japan – leaving out extra pairs to help people cope with their all too common mistake.

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This is such a small and easy gesture that the Japanese are probably completely used to but would completely blow most Americans out of the water. That mentality of helping one another is definitely something we should all adopt.

Bread With Crusts Already Cut

It’s hard to say how many people would prefer their sandwiches with the crust vs without. That might be an interesting poll to do to see where exactly people’s preferences lie. In Japan, it looks like they felt that there were enough people who would rather be eating their sandwiches without the crust.

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Rather than the Japanese shrugging and saying “too bad” to those people who like their sandwiches sans crust, the Japanese decided to sell them for their convenience.

Beautiful Manhole Covers

There are many people who would say that attention to detail is a very important quality. In Japan, rather than have just an ordinary manhole cover on the ground that doesn’t look particularly appealing, the Japanese would prefer to carve into them a beautiful design for people to enjoy.

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If you think that this is impressive, you should see how the cities themselves look. Immaculate and clean, it’s sometimes hard to remember that you’re walking through a regular busy city.

Strollers For Anyone to Use

There are many times that parents are walking around with their children when they suddenly run into a problem – they still have a few errands to run, but their kids are absolutely exhausted.

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Rather than make everybody uncomfortable by dragging their exhausted children from store to store while they’re crying and begging to go home, Japanese malls have strollers that people walking throughout the mall can use. That means that there must be a lot less crying babies over there.

Little Surprises for Their Customers

This is a cool little service that companies do for their beloved clients. Sometimes, during orders, companies will include a small, yet thoughtful, gift to make the person feel like they truly matter.

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When looking at this photo it’s clear that this is a great idea and one that probably accomplishes what it sets out to do. This lovely origami shirt was gifted to someone who ordered something as small and simple as a small box of cheap plastic pens.

Dry Ice for Cold Foods

This is such a simple and genius idea that we can’t believe that this hasn’t been brought back to not only the United States, but to the rest of the world. There have been too many times in our lives when we’ve purchased some cold products only to get home and see that they’ve already melted.

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Well, in Japan, you can always go to the dry ice dispenser and get a few dry ice balls to make sure everything stays cold and nothing melts.

Airline Employees Bow to Passengers

It can’t be overstated the amount of respect that the people in Japan have towards their customers. We may think that “the customer is always right” in the States, but in Japan, that mentality is taken to a whole different level.

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Here, the crew of an airplane got out of their chairs and bowed to their customers as a way of apology for a flight that got delayed. The most remarkable part – the late plane probably wasn’t even their fault.

Carts to Move Heavy Objects

Imagine seeing something like this in the United States. It would probably take four or five people to move all these boxes up those flights of stairs. By the end of that difficult task, they would likely all be sweaty and tired.

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Well, if there’s one thing Japan is known for, it’s their love for technology and innovation. In this case, they have a pretty ingenious cart that can help just one person carry heavy objects up flights of stairs.

Not Your Normal Train Lunch

If there’s one thing that many people tend to agree on when visiting Japan it’s that the food is varied and delicious. Much of it can be summed up in this picture, it’s bright and colorful and is given to you in very appealing boxes.

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The best part about the food there – this is the cheapest that you can buy. Literally, this is food that you would get at a train station, so imagine food at a five star restaurant.

Single-Use Strawberry Lip Balm

One of the worst things about lip balm is how the more you use it, the dirtier it gets. There are lots of other things to complain about with the classic lip balm that we use as well – it is slowly whittled down to a nub the longer it’s kept in use and sharing it with your friends is like playing a game of germ roulette.

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Thankfully, the Japanese invented a much more convenient replacement for that: packets of single-use balm.

Learn While You Eat

This lunch isn’t only just delicious and actually quite healthy, it’s also educational as well. The map on the box in front of the food actually shows where in Japan all the food in your tray came from.

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This probably helps people to appreciate what they’re eating, knowing that all their food came from different areas all over the country only to end up in a tray for them to enjoy. It also reminds us to be more mindful, too.

That’s One Very Advanced Toilet

This toilet has quite a few features that we would like to go in on, but the one thing we’d like to focus on is the fact that you can actually have music playing while sitting there.

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For us in America, that sounds quite bizarre that there would be a toilet that plays music on demand, but if we stop and think about it there’s actually some sense to it. After all, how many bathrooms in restaurants play us music?

A Child Sized Toilet

This is both adorable and ingenious. Rather than make parents have to deal with their child struggling to use a public bathroom that was made for adults, the Japanese made sure to install toilets that children can use as well.

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This probably keeps the bathroom from getting too messy as children would likely have trouble using a normal sized toilet. It’s also adorable to look at and we think the picture is completed by the duck feet on the ground.

Actual Liquid Toilet Seat Cleaner

There’s no doubt that most bathrooms could use some serious improvements when it comes to cleanliness and hygiene.

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The Japanese decided to take a step in the right direction by installing a toilet seat soap that, combined with a little toilet paper, makes using a public bathroom a much less gross experience. This consideration for other people is one of the hallmarks of Japanese culture, and something that we would be very grateful if the rest of the world adopted.

Tiny Fire Trucks in Hokkaido

These conveniently small fire trucks ensure that water is being delivered to wherever it needs to go at breakneck speeds. A problem with many fire trucks in most of the world is that they’re quite big and heavy.

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This means they travel slowly while heading down roads and highways, and lose precious minutes when it comes to fighting a blaze. These small fire trucks, while not carrying as much water, are able to get on the scene much more quickly.

The High Tech Parking Structures

Ever forgotten where you parked your car in the parking structure and been forced to wander around for awhile until you happen to stumble across it? Well, if you lived in Japan you wouldn’t have had to live in fear of that scenario happening to you.

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In Japan, they use a high tech parking structure system that actually puts your car on a conveyor belt and parks it and brings it back for you so you can shop without stress.

Beauty and Appreciation for Nature

Imagine if outside every apartment building we had our own beautiful plant that was provided to us by the city. It might make us feel closer to the place where we live, knowing that not only are we caring for a plant, but for the beauty of our city as well.

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Unlike big grassy lawns that you might see in suburban areas, these plants don’t require nearly as much water or upkeep, making them much more environmentally friendly as well.

Keep Track of Your Fitness

Ever debated between using the stairs and using the elevator? Well, in Japan they try to encourage their citizens to do the small things that can help someone burn a few calories here and there.

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As a result, on stairs, they actually paint how many calories you’re burning per stair! While it’s not a lot per step, around 0.1 calories per step, if you do that every day you will have burned quite a few calories just from that.

Super High Tech Restaurants

This restaurant has used a lot of technology to make ordering food as easy and convenient as possible. Rather than have to flip through menus offering vague descriptions of dishes, you can now choose simply and easily on a touch screen that will not only describe to you the food, but show you pictures as well.

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After you’ve decided, the food will come out of the door on the left and slide along the conveyor belt right up to you.

Priority Seating That’s Made Obvious

It’s well known that some people need a seat more than others. Pregnant women, people who have young children with them, disabled people, those who have sustained some sort of injury, or our beloved senior citizens could probably use a seat a bit more than someone who is young and healthy.

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In order to make this point more obvious, Japan has pictures on their train seats showing who gets the priority seating. Talk about making a good and conscious effort!

Kiddy Seat While Parents Have to Go

Going to a public restroom with your child can be awkward, to say the very least. Where do you put your kid when you have to do your business? You can’t leave them outside for obvious reasons.

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But can you just expect them to stand still while you “go”? In Japan, many bathrooms have specific seats that you can put your kids in to ensure that they sit still. Talk about being a control freak!

Rain Warning Light in Elevator

For most people in the world, there is enough time to prepare to open up your umbrella in order to shelter yourself from the rain after exiting an elevator. For some strange reason though, there are elevators in Japan that specifically have light indicators that prepare users for this eventuality.

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If it’s raining outside, a light will flash of an umbrella, warning people to get their umbrellas ready at the helm. We guess this is useful.

Small Pads of Paper in Gum Box

At first, the following “surprise” simply looks like a bunch of post-it notes, which would seem like such a random thing to show up inside a tub of chewing gum. However, there is a really practical reason why some chewing gum brands in Japan include this.

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The reason is as follows: each piece of paper in the pad can be used to put the finished piece of chewing gum into and to dispose of easily.

Taxi Slow Down Button

Wherever we are in the world, there are bound to be annoying taxi drivers who drive a little too quickly for our liking or make us feel on edge. Thankfully, the people of Japan have responded to this concern in a pretty constructive way.

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In some taxis, there is actually a button that allows passengers to press if they feel like the driver is going too fast. In theory, though, you could just ask the driver to slow down.

Bathroom Stall Digital Maps

It can be really annoying walking around a bathroom and trying to work out which stalls are vacant and which are occupied. You don’t want to have to knock on the door, look at the gap below, or ask a stranger. That’s where the following digital map comes in handy.

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Outside the bathroom, potential users can see exactly which stalls are free before they even enter. No more awkward searching, you can just get straight to the point.

Color Coordinated Luggage Lines

Don’t you just hate it when you have to stand at the conveyor belt at the airport for what seems like hours and wait for ages until your luggage arrives? Moreover, it’s so annoying when 90% of the luggage is the exact same color. At the very least, there might be a handful of bags that are the same color as yours.

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In Japan though, airlines will line up the luggage in order of what color they are so they can be picked out quicker by passengers.

Steamless Bathroom Mirrors

Steamed-up mirrors are a real problem for people all over the world. Unless you have the window open or some kind of vent, you’re going to struggle to see your reflection. However, it turns out that in Japan, many people can still look into the mirror clearly without having to crack a window open.

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This is because certain mirrors have a heated facility in its center than won’t steam up after one has had a shower. That’s genius!

Toilet “Privacy” Buttons

While we have already established that toilets in Japan are generally pretty high tech in comparison to other toilets around the world, we couldn’t help but shed some light on the following facility. In some public restrooms, there is a specific button that plays either random noise or some music.

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This is to drown out any awkward sounds you might be making while doing your business. While it’s hilarious when you think about it, it’s actually a pretty useful facility.

Umbrellas Show Patterns When Wet

For some strange reason, some umbrellas in Japan show funky patterns when they are wet enough. These include silhouettes of cats and flowers, amongst other things. We don’t know how essential this feature is or if people in other parts of the world need it, but for aesthetic purposes, it’s kind of cool.

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Maybe it is important to know if your umbrella is wet at any given time. We haven’t put too much thought into it, to be honest.

Cheesecake Claw Machines

We are used to seeing claw machines at arcades that allow kids to search for toys and games. You know, kid stuff. However, it seems like the people of Japan are very much in touch with their inner child and will happily use claw machines for all sorts of things.

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Take this machine, for example, which allows users to try and collect cheesecakes. While a vending machine would be a much more simple alternative, we can imagine this being kind of fun!

Keep the Feet Dry

This is a great invention that is quite popular in Japan – it is a tiny umbrella for your shoes when it is raining. This tiny umbrella for your shoes will help keep your feet dry while you are walking in the rain.

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It easily attaches to the shoes, and you can easily remove it when the rain stops and you do not need them anymore. Sometimes, a little innovation will help your dry feet travel quite a distance.

A Completely Dry Journey

We all know that the umbrella was one of the great inventions in the history of mankind. But what if the wind picks up? This umbrella, with the added plastic curtain to keep you dry all around, is an even better invention.

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This is great to use while in an open space if the wind throws the rain against you. Plus, you do not need to take up a lot of space around you to stay dry all the time.

Slip on the Dust Brush

With this invention, you can easily use the brush and dustpan slippers to pick up those annoying pieces of dirt. This is especially great for people with back problems who can’t bend to sweep up the dust from the floor.

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When you are done, you simply put on your normal slippers or shoes and merrily go on your way. These shoes should be brought to the West so that we can also enjoy a new way of cleaning the floor.

The Handbag’s Groove

With a groove cut into the back of the chair, you can easily hang your handbag on the back to keep it from sliding down. This is great if you are in a hurry and need to quickly put your handbag out of the way.

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However, it is not always good to put it on a table or on the chair seat where somebody can accidentally sit on your handbag. Just hook it in the groove and worry no more! This also makes it more difficult for someone to try and grab it while you’re sitting back!

For Perfect Lip Painting

This little piece of gear will help you put on lipstick without messing up too much. It will also help prevent smudging when putting the lipstick on while you are in a moving vehicle.

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The little mask can be fitted easily around your mouth, and you can apply the lipstick without worry. With this mouth mask in your purse or handbag, there will be no more awkward lipstick smudges for you.

Water On the Go

If you do not trust the water in the area you are commuting or just walking around in, this is a way to bring your own water. It can even be done on a rainy day without costing you anything for a cool drink.

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This upside-down umbrella will catch the water in the bottle and keep you dry while you are walking in the rain. It would have been great if the water bottle was strapped on your back for better convenience and comfort, though.

Easy Peasy

If you are one of those people who just cannot put eye drops in your eyes, this device will help you get it done. It will drop those drops exactly where you want them without any mess at all.

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The great thing about these glasses with the little funnels is that it will feel as if someone else is doing it for you. You just need to drop the eye drops in the funnels, and the rest will be done quickly and easily.

Wear Your Umbrella

This is another invention to keep you prepared when you most need it to stay dry on an unexpected, wet, rainy day. Just use the umbrella as a tie when there is no rain in sight… And then quickly remove it when the rain comes!

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Many commuters will be envious of you when you are the only one not getting wet in a sudden downfall. You can also be the knight who saves the damsel in distress when your wife or girlfriend forgets their umbrella.

If You Could Use a Hand

This is especially the case when you are preparing food and need to make those delicate cuts without cutting the fingers. Why worry if you can just use a fake hand to hold the food and cut without the stress of cutting yourself.

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With this hand in the way, you will be able to cut your food like a professional chef without drawing blood with that overly sharp knife.

Keep on Wiping Your Hands

How many times have you been caught without a way to wipe your hands after washing your hands? What do you do then? You simply wipe them on the back of your pants the teenage way.

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With this invention, you can go ahead and keep on wiping them on your backside. But maybe it would be better if you had some velcro. Then, you can just tear them off and put the towels in your pocket when you are done!

Noodle Fan

It’s pretty well-known that noodles in all their forms ate taken pretty seriously in Japan. That’s why they have so many cool inventions that are made to help out with eating them. This device is extra cool (literally!).

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With a little fan attached to your chopsticks, you can quickly and easily cool down your noodles before eating them. Plus, because the fan targets the food being held and not that in the bowl, your broth stays nice and warm!

Hay Fever Harness

You might not see this contraption every day, but this gadget is absolutely brilliant — and it can really come in handy when your nose refuses to stop being runny like ours does every spring.

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While it was created specifically to target seasonal allergies, it can be just as useful when dealing with a common cold. For both those uses, it’s great in Japan, which is known for its beautiful flower blossoms and for its fickle weather.

Home Nose Straightener

Beauty standards in Japan can get pretty strict, ranging from what is considered appropriate clothing for each occasion to how a person’s face looks. To achieve the desired facial features, the Japanese have invented a device that can straighten your nose right at home.

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The device uses gentle electric vibrations from the sides, the front, and the bottom to create a fashionable nose shape without any need for invasive procedures. This is certainly an interesting invention, isn’t it?

Toliet-Sink Combo

Japan has become pretty famous for its unique take on toilets (as you can see from this list). But, this design is especially clever as it’s both a wonderful space-saver and a brilliant water-saver. Basically, all it is is a sink that sits on top of the toilet tank.

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The water used to wash your hands is then recycled to be used by the toilet when you flush. That way, nothing goes to waste, and there’s no need for an extra sink in a space that’s already pretty small.

The Face Splash Guard

Here’s another noodle-eating gadget that’s a must-have for any raman-loving person, which comes in extra handy when you live in Japan. This splash guard goes around your face and saves the rest of your outfit and hair from getting soup on them from slurping those noodles.

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It might not be the most fashionable invention ever created, though it does have some charm to it. But, the important part is that it does what it’s supposed to and keeps you clean.

Tissues Are Handed Out Freely

When walking down the street in Japan, it’s not so uncommon to see people handing out tissues to passersby for free. While this may seem odd, it actually makes a lot of sense for a couple of reasons.

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The first is having a tissue is always handy, wiping away the sweat on a hot day or covering your nose when you sneeze are just a couple uses for them. Another is that many companies actually advertise their products on these free and handy tissues.

A Single-Use Pocket Warmer

In Japan they call it a kairo, but what it really is is a chemical compound that is put inside of these plastic packets. What you do is, if you’re feeling cold, you are able to activate the chemicals inside by shaking the bag.

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After that, you just put it in your pocket or hold the packet in your hand and it will warm you up. After you’re done, just feel free to throw out this quite useful pocket warmer.

Unbelievable Art in Rice Paddies

Rice paddy art isn’t just painting the tops of your rice while a helicopter flies overhead and tells you where to go, it’s actually a lot more complicated than that.

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The Japanese have learned to farm many different types of rice, and many of them have different colors as part of their features. So, as a way of bringing pride to farms and entertaining the masses, farmers will take different types of rice and plant them into these lovely images.

Dekotora, or Decorated Trucks

Dekotora is the cultural practice of decorating trucks, something that many truck drivers in Japan are quite fond of doing. This stems from a movie in the 1970s which, when translated into English, is called Truck Yarou.

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In that film, the trucks were covered in paintings, lights, decorations, bright colors, and all sorts of other accessories to make them really stand out. That movie then led to other truck drivers decorating their vehicles, a practice continuing up to today.

Taxis Have Automatic Doors

One of the most surprising things that people see when they come to Japan is the automatic doors that nearly all taxis have. While this seems like such a technological advancement to us, it has actually been in place in Japan since 1964, when Japan hosted the Tokyo Olympics.

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Think about that! For almost 60 years, the Japanese have had doors that open automatically. It’s another one of those simple things that shows how much the Japanese care about service.

40+ People Are Sharing Their Worst Airplane Travel Stories, and We’re Stunned

If you’re anything like us, then you are eagerly awaiting the ability to hop on a plane and travel again. To get prepared, we thought we would look at a few of the worst airplane travel stories ever shared online! We hope you enjoy the show…

Look Out!

No matter where the airport is located, at some point, there was wilderness there. So this is not an unusual occurrence though it must have been frightening when that plane hit the deer. How did the deer not see the plane though?

Look Out!

Language Barrier

Sometimes the cheapest way to fly overseas is to use the national airlines. The only downfall of this is that they tend to make announcements in their language. So if you are unfamiliar with it, you could have a few moments of worry.

Language Barrier

This person who was flying on Thai airlines had a few legitimate concerns. When things started going a little crazy, he wasn’t sure what was going on. Good thing that the rest of the passengers had some idea so his fears were assuaged in the end.

Disturbing Disease

It is never fun when you’re traveling on an airplane and someone is noticeably sick. But when it is a serious illness that not even a doctor onboard could help with, it can be even more terrifying.

Disturbing Disease

We can’t imagine how the other passengers were feeling when this person became deathly ill. Everybody reacted calmly, and eventually, the scare was over. However, according to this poster, it sounds like everyone acted too calmy.

Years of Experience

Just like with any career, having a lifetime of experience in the aviation industry is sure to give you tons of interesting stories. The only decision then is which one you choose to tell to everyone.

Years of Experience

This gentleman had quite the experience with things that would make most of us reconsider our career choices. From something small like a bug flying out of the console to a lot more terrifying episodes like the cargo door dropping open.

No Visibility

Though there are plenty of terrifying stories to be told about experiences on large commercial planes, some of the most harrowing come from the smaller planes. This is because they are lighter in weight and easier affected by the elements.

No Visibility

We don’t know about you, but being in a situation like this person was and on Christmas nonetheless would scare us badly. But, at least they had good pilots and landed safely even with all the weather issues.

Breaking the Rules

There are lots of rules put in place by the airlines so that the flying experience is great for everyone. This includes not allowing people on planes that are very drunk or may have hygiene issues.

Breaking the Rules

So how this one passenger got on board in such a bad condition is beyond us. But, nevertheless, they did, which made for quite an unpleasant experience for many of the other passengers. Especially the one who happened to be seated next to her.

Lightning Strike

One thing is for sure if you are a frequent traveler, then you have experienced flying through a storm. This can be very scary as there is tons of turbulence and you can see and hear the lightning and thunder. And that is just the beginning…

Lightning Strike

This person must have been terrified when they looked out the window and saw lightning strike the wing. It’s no wonder everyone started to panic and pray. Luckily their prayers were answered!

What a Mess!

Planes are not the only thing that flies through the air. So it’s not surprising that there are plenty of stories where airplanes have come into contact with birds flying in their airspace. Of course, when something that big meets something so small, it’s bound to be pretty bad.

What a Mess!

It must be quite something to have to deal with the smell of burning feathers and see a gruesome sight when you exit the plane as this passenger did.

You Are In My Space!

To get as many customers as possible onto the plane, many of them have very limited space when it comes to seating. So if you happen to be in the middle seat, you may wind up having to be a little too close for comfort to the other passengers in your row.

You Are In My Space!

This is especially awkward when you have a long-haul flight and are stuck between two larger individuals. We feel bad for the poor passenger sandwiched in the middle!

No Worse Smell

It must be difficult to travel with a baby… And then to have to put up with all the glares and stares that come with it. But even though it’s difficult, you should probably try to contain any bodily fluids that your child decides to expel.

No Worse Smell

After doing a good deed, this passenger ended up paying for it by being covered in child throw-up. It’s one thing being covered in your child’s mess but when it’s a random kid, you’re less inclined to keep your cool.

The Waiting Game

It is inevitable at some point if you travel a lot that you will end up having a delayed flight or a canceled flight. Sometimes these are reported before you even get on the plane, which is always nice so that you can try to find an alternate route.

The Waiting Game

But when your travels have you sitting on a plane for hours before the pilot decides to announce that the flight is canceled, you may just consider this one of your worst travel situations ever.

Make Him Stop

It is not easy for kids to sit in one place for an extended amount of time. So on long haul flights, they will get a little restless, and sometimes that means that they will cause a fuss that tends to affect the other passengers on board.

Make Him Stop

In this case, the kid was a seat kicker which meant that the passenger in front of him suffered the most. On top of that, he also didn’t stop singing the same annoying tune for hours on end.

Table for Two

It must be challenging for tall people who love to travel by plane. Even for those that are of average height, the amount of space afforded to them when it comes to seating is almost unfair.

Table for Two

Of course, being stuck behind someone who wants to recline their chair back would be pretty annoying. Plus, if it interfered with our ability to eat our food, we would have gone ham. The nose-picking dude was just the cherry on top.

Just Like a Prayer

There are many people who already have a fear of flying, and often they worry about the worst scenarios possible. But we’re not sure there could be anything worse than having your pilot instruct you over the loudspeaker to pray for a safe landing.

Just Like a Prayer

We could see why this person would be terrified of traveling by plane after having such an experience. However, their prayers were answered, so thank goodness for that!

Sudden Drop

Perhaps one of the biggest fears most people have when booking a flight is that at some point, the plane is going to drop out of the sky. Of course, that very rarely happens. But apparently, a loss in altitude is something that can occasionally occur.

Sudden Drop

Having gone through this experience would definitely shake us a bit. But it might also make for a great story and once we had calmed down, perhaps even a funny one.

Speak Out

It often happens when you are flying on a long trip that you find yourself engaged in conversation with other passengers. This could be intentional, or it could just be that you were sitting next to a chatty Cathy.

Speak Out

But sometimes, you have to know when to draw the line and when that person delves into explaining their theories on why certain minorities cause problems, it sounds like the perfect time to interject.

A Natural Delay

The truth is there are a lot of things that are out of the airline’s control. So, when a natural disaster occurs such as a volcano eruption, any flight that was scheduled to fly near that danger zone would be canceled.

A Natural Delay

With that being said, having a volcano erupt in Iceland and then all flights being canceled from Europe to America seems a little drastic. Along with that, the restructuring of your flight itinerary could also cost a pretty penny. We definitely feel for this traveler!

Do the Right Thing

It is not a requirement, but often some bigger framed individuals will buy two tickets so that they don’t bother anybody. Plus, it allows them to have enough space to feel comfortable throughout the duration of the flight.

Do the Right Thing

But sometimes people don’t understand this, and so that good deed that you thought you were doing goes right out the window. In our opinion, the man was totally entitled to the seats he paid for and the woman was in the wrong.

Running Late

There are many things that can cause a plane to have to circle continually before landing. Unfortunately, when this happens, those on board are stuck and have no place to go.

Running Late

Also, this typically means that your plane will land late, and you may miss your connecting flight. Or it could just mean a four-hour trip is extended to six hours, and that could make for an uncomfortable and a pretty bad flight experience.

Medical Emergency

When you’re 42,000 feet in the air and begin to feel sick, it must be a terrifying feeling. Sometimes, you have no control over these things, which leads to a terrifying experience for you and those on the flight with you.

Medical Emergency

The only good thing about this terrible medical emergency is that the passenger only began to experience this attack right before landing which means he was probably able to get medical attention on land pretty quickly.

Road Trip

Having your flight plan change at the last minute is always stressful but if you are able to come up with a viable solution then it shouldn’t affect you too badly. However, when your backup plan goes haywire then all bets are off.

Road Trip

It looks as if in the end after a lot of driving to different airports and dealing with flight changes, this person was able to fly. Though, truthfully, we don’t know if we’d be patient enough to endure all those complications.

Nose Dive!

No matter how long the flight is or how comfortable you are on a plane, there is always going to be that little thought in the back of your head about what could go wrong. Unfortunately, this person’s worst fear came true when all of a sudden the plane went down.

Nose Dive!

Truth be told, we don’t know if we’d ever be able to fly again if we went through such an experience. We don’t care if it was just for eight seconds, it would probably be the longest seconds of our life!

I Feel it Coming

If you like to travel, you will inevitably wind up having to go on a plane ride or two. Unfortunately, some people are either afraid or find themselves riddled with anxiety about that prospect.

I Feel it Coming

That must have been what this person thought when they looked over and saw their fellow passenger already with the airsickness bag ready to go. If only that were all that was wrong with this passenger.

Sweating it All Out

When you travel in a plane, you are locked in close quarters with any number of people who you have no idea about. This sometimes can lead to awkward situations, especially when the plane is stuck on the tarmac and the air conditioning is not working.

Sweating it All Out

This poor passenger just happened to get to experience a potent array of aromas that radiated from his fellow passengers. We would have thrown a total fit!

Come and Get It

When you are flying on a long flight, one of the highlights is probably meal time. But even this can give you a travel story that, when told later, may be funny, but when in the situation was not nearly as hilarious.

Come and Get It

That, of course, is what happened to this person when all of a sudden the plane hit some turbulence. That could be quite traumatic, and we think we would be highly annoyed with the woman yelling from the back about her meal.

Up in Flames

The last thing you want to do is look out of your window on a plane and see smoke or flames. Since most of us have no working knowledge of what could potentially be causing this issue, it might cause a little hysteria.

Up in Flames

It would be even more frightening if it happened midflight as it did for this person. So it is no wonder that this is one of those horror stories that they tell time and time again about their travel experiences.

Brake Check!

Experiencing a brake check when driving a car is one thing but when you’re on a plane that’s about to take off and it occurs, it’s a whole different story of scary.

Brake Check!

However, after careful consideration of the plane’s issues, the pilot and airline decided that it was safe to take off in the end. Luckily, they made the right call and all was well but if we were on board, we’d probably be stressed the entire time.

Missing the Plane

There is a lot of bureaucratic tape when it comes to flying with extra items. Sometimes it seems like there is a disconnect between the airlines, the airport, and the security checkpoint, which is what seemed to be the case here.

Missing the Plane

Because of the fuss about this miscommunication, this person ended up missing their flight. We hope that the airline compensated them and that this unlucky flyer eventually found their way to their final destination.

Wet and Wild

We can only imagine how taxing it can be to have to fly with an infant. Not only do you have to worry about them crying, but you also have to worry about making sure that they keep a clean diaper and are fed.

Wet and Wild

Of course, some parents have no shame in their game and decide to take care of their baby’s business right in their seats. For this other passenger and bride-to-be, though, that meant being drenched in the baby’s pee. Is that bad luck?

Blame the Crew

It seems from the very beginning, this flight was bound to have a few issues spring up. Also, we don’t know how common it is for an airport not to be able to find the flight crew, but that just seems like the wrong way to start a flight.

Blame the Crew

It turns out that this flight to Pittsburg was made up of a series of unfortunate events to the point that the flight didn’t even take off.

That’s a Lot of Birds

Just like on the runways, airplanes have to share the space with other commuters. The most common of these, of course, being certain two-winged individuals. Coming into contact with these feathery animals in the sky is unfortunately not unheard of.

That’s a Lot of Birds

However, striking 100 geese would be quite different than just hitting a few birds. After hearing about how three engines were lost and all were on fire. Even though this scary incident took place 22 years ago, you’ll never forget an experience like that.

Man Down

Part of the fun of traveling is trying new foods and experiencing different cultures. However, sometimes that different food can wreak vengeance on an individual in the form of food poisoning.

Man Down

With this illness, you never know when it’s going to strike, and on this flight, unfortunately for this passenger, it was right before the plane was going to take off. This person’s reaction was so bad that the plane detoured back to the terminal.

Pilot in Panic

It’s a rule of thumb when it comes to flying that you don’t really need to panic until the pilot says so. While that didn’t exactly happen here, seeing him in such a frantic state would have definitely freaked out the cabin crew.

Pilot in Panic

After the pilot headed back to the cockpit, it took him half an hour to let everyone know what had happened and that everything was fine. We get that he was probably busy but it’s not fair to leave people with no answers in such a scenario.

Refund Troubles

When you’re traveling long-distance over many hours, you have to plan your itinerary very carefully so that you make sure you have enough time to make your connections. Sometimes things are out of your hands and when a plane arrives late, the rest of your travels are affected.

Refund Troubles

Unfortunately, this person experienced that and then some, and had to deal with the airline when they tried to get their money back for the inconvenience. In the end, this poster’s social media rant is what did the trick.

Not the Time

PDA is uncomfortable in any situation for many people. But when it goes on while on a plane which is a confined space, you don’t really expect to witness it. Unfortunately for this poster, he was in the line of fire with these two odd love birds.

Not the Time

It’s one thing to hug or kiss your significant other but licking or kissing unexpected body parts while in public is just not okay. In fact, if we were the flight attendant, we would have separated the culprits.

Good Boy

Because of the closeness of the chairs, sometimes, when people fall asleep, there may be a little head-leaning action. This can be awkward for the person that is being used as a pillow, but it could be even more awkward if the bodily contact is purposeful.

Good Boy

It would be strange at any age for you to wake up and find that a stranger is stroking your head like you were a dog. So this kid was totally within their rights to request to move seats.

Stealthy and Gross

There is a certain level of etiquette one should adopt when one is flying. Because passengers are kept together for hours in a limited space, everyone needs to be respectful of each other. So, personal hygiene is a big concern in these situations.

Stealthy and Gross

With that in mind, hearing what this passenger was doing while onboard the plane is just unacceptable. If we saw this going on, we’d either call a flight attendant to sort it out or we’d barf before we had the chance to.

Am I in Your Way?

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again ―excessive PDA while onboard a flight is just not okay. You have to consider the other passengers and witnessing such over-the-top displays of affection is uncomfortable for others to have to bear witness to.

Am I in Your Way?

What makes this such a troubling and strange situation is that even once they were asked if they wanted to switch, they refused. Yet they continued to swap spit in between another passenger.

Wake Up Call

For a lot of us who like to travel, we tend to try to use the time on the plane to get in a quick nap so that when we get to our final destination, we are fully rested and ready to hit the ground running. But that could also be dangerous!

Wake Up Call

How would you like to be this person who fell asleep, had sweet dreams of his upcoming vacation, and then woke up to find himself covered in vomit? If this was us we’d be too embarrassed to repeat this nightmare of a story!

Surprise!

All it takes is one traumatic experience for a traveler to be put off from traveling again for a long time. Such was the case for this person who was so affected by what they witnessed that they didn’t travel internationally for five years.

Surprise!

You’re probably wondering, what was so bad that made this person an anti-traveler? Well, picture a mother and young kid with a loaded diaper in a seat row onboard a plane…

Getting Comfortable

If you’re a woman, you know that one of the most uncomfortable and suffocating things when it comes to garments worn is the bra. That is why often you hear women talk about getting home and immediately taking their bra off.

Getting Comfortable

So, we can totally understand why women would be apprehensive about wearing a restricting bra on a long flight. With that being said, there are bathrooms onboard for a reason!

What’s That?

One of the ways a lot of people kill time on long-haul flights is to have a few good movies downloaded onto their devices. Most planes even offer inflight entertainment so that their passengers can enjoy their time onboard.

What’s That?

Of course, we’re sure that they were not expecting any person to mistake dialogue from a film for an actual emergency. It’s a good thing that everyone could have a good laugh about this gentleman’s misunderstanding in the end.

Excuse Me, Sir

When it comes to what you can carry on an airplane, there are many rules that one must abide by. Due to many terrifying occurrences, having a weapon on the plane is not permitted. So how this person got through security with one is beyond us.

Excuse Me, Sir

We can understand why everyone automatically thought about the worst-case scenario because we do hear about such stories in the news. Luckily after those daunting two minutes, all was well again.

Got a Boogey!

There are times in everybody’s life where congestion will require you to blow your nose. That is not an issue, however, you should try to ensure that the clean-up is as hygienic as possible.

Got a Boogey!

So, blowing your boogers into your hand and then transferring it to the airsickness bag located in the seat pocket is just not acceptable. If we had to watch such a gross act take place, we too would remember this as a horrible travel story.

Pushing the Limits

It must be terrifying to send your children on an airplane without you. This happens quite frequently, and there are many guidelines that must be met to let your unaccompanied minors fly the friendly skies.

Pushing the Limits

But when one of those unaccompanied minors is a little bit of a rebel and wants to carry the pocket knife that his dad gave him, things can get a little messy. Turns out this kid was able to outsmart security and all we want to know is how?