We all know Japan for its innovative inventions and technological experiments. But there’s also a weird side of Japan, that will truly shock all of us! Things in Japan can go really strange anytime! So, today in this article you’ll get to see some of the weirdest things that only exist in Japan!
1. Japanese KitKat
We all like to eat the 4-finger chocolaty KitKat bars. But, as Japan is known for its weird eating habits, KitKat in Japan is unlike the milk chocolate that we usually have.
Instead, we can find more than 300 exotic Japanese flavours out here in Japan. With some as grilled corn, miso, camembert cheese, baked potato, and soy sauce.
2. Yaeba
Having braces over the teeth is like stigma for the people who don’t have straight and even teeth, but in Japan we have something that may relax you a bit from the worry.
Yaeba in Japan, means to have a fang-like appearance of the upper two canine teeth, which are often considered cute to have. Yaeba is a trendy fashion in Japan and a costly dental procedure, so you are truly lucky if you already have such kind of teeth.
3. Fake Food
Japanese street restaurants use fake food to display the food available inside. These fake food are made artificially of plastic material and look exactly like an original tasteful dish. But beware, you don’t eat plastic.
4. No number 4
Yes that’s right, there’s no number 4 in Japan. Japanese people are weirdly known to be Tetraphobiacs. Tetraphobia comes from a Greek word where it means the fear of number four.
Japanese find it unlucky because it is pronounced ‘shi’, which means the word for death. Hence, one would never find number 4 in the lifts, building floors or any other place. They also never send a gift to someone which displays the number 4. Instead they use 3 or 5.
5. Vending Machines
You must have very commonly used vending machines to get chocolates and cash at most times. But Japan has built vending machines for almost everything people need in the country. Yes, you can have anything right from the vending machine at anytime. You can get your morning breakfast, beverages, liquor, wines and even a car just from a vending machine.
6. Tokyo Capsule Hotel
If you feel sleepy and really need a room to rest yourself in Japan, then you can find the unique capsule room in Tokyo. Capsule rooms in Japan are weirdly small rooms intended to provide affordable and cheap overnight stays for the guests and people, who cannot afford to stay in the conventional hotel rooms.
But make it sure, you are not a claustrophobic, before getting into one of these as these rooms are really small!
7. Hadaka Matsuri – The Japanese Naked Festival
Hadaka Matsuri is a weird naked festival celebrated in the month of February by the men of Japan to gain luck for the entire year.
It is most famously celebrated at its place of origin, The Saidai-ji Temple in Okayama. Over 9000 men wearing the least cloth or just the loincloth of Japan participate in this festival every year.