{"id":1229,"date":"2020-09-02T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T07:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2022-07-22T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:24:37","slug":"culture-shock-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/culture-shock-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Deal With Culture Shock In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s no secret that part of Japan’s intrigue for the rest of the world is its distinctive culture<\/strong>. As an island nation that virtually cut itself off from the world for more than two and a half centuries, Japanese culture can feel far removed from the culture of the western world. It goes well beyond the squid and corn pizza toppings and into areas that even affect the way we should act out in public in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the differences in culture can be downright shocking<\/strong> in ways that are both wonderful and, well…annoying. We held an online conversation with a few of our Voyapon staff and contributors to hear about how they experienced culture shock in Japan, both in negative and positive ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omotenashi – The Unique Japanese Hospitality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One thing that most of our writers agree upon is the incredible hospitality<\/strong> guests receive, known as omotenashi<\/strong> <\/em>\u304a\u3082\u3066\u306a\u3057 in Japanese. If you receive exceptional customer service in Japan, it is because of the spirit of omotenashi<\/em> ingrained into Japanese culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n