11 Things That Are Normal in Japan—but May Surprise You 🇯🇵 | Living Alone in Japan

Описание: Hi! I'm Tuma, a Japanese woman living in Tohoku, Japan. Enjoying the solo life. 🇯🇵

Today I'm introducing 11 Japanese habits through one completely ordinary day. 😊
Raw eggs for breakfast, wet oshibori instead of napkins, buying municipal trash bags, and the toilet slippers people forget to take off. 🤣
Count how many you already know — and consider a few of them travel tips for when you visit Japan. ✈️
Then I made Akita-style imonoko-jiru, the soup that tells me autumn has arrived.
I hope you enjoy an ordinary day full of Japanese habits with me!

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🇯🇵 Japanese Habits in This Video
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[00:56] 🥚 1. Eating raw eggs
[02:06] 🧺 2. Using wet oshibori instead of napkins
[02:25] 🙏 3. "Itadakimasu" and "Gochisousama"
[03:15] 🗑️ 4. Trash collection and recycling
[06:05] 🚗 5. Driving on the left
[06:42] ✈️ A few things to remember when visiting Japan
　　　　 (escalators, boarding trains, toilet slippers)
[09:27] ⛩️ 6. Visiting shrines and temples
[11:07] 🍪 7. Taking your trash home
[12:21] 💧 8. Free water and oshibori
[13:12] 🍝 9. Dining alone
[15:32] 👟 10. Removing shoes at the entrance
[16:17] 🍁 11. Enjoying seasonal foods

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▶ RECIPE
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🍲 Imonoko-jiru (Akita style)

Ingredients
・Satoimo taro — as needed (I used frozen, pre-prepared)
・Burdock root — as needed
・Maitake mushrooms — as needed
・Carrot — as needed
・Chicken — as needed
・Water — as needed
・Dashi — as needed
Seasoning (choose one):
・Mentsuyu — to taste
　or
・Sake — 1 tbsp
・Sugar — 1½ tbsp
・Soy sauce — 50 ml

Instructions
① Add the satoimo, burdock root, maitake, carrot, chicken, water, and dashi to a pot.
② Once boiling, season with mentsuyu to taste — or with the sake, sugar, and soy sauce.
③ Simmer until all the ingredients are cooked through, and it's done.

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🍙 Okaka Onigiri

Ingredients (1 serving)
・Rice — 1 serving
・Bonito flakes — as needed
・Soy sauce — a little
・Wasabi — to taste
・Nori — 1 sheet

Instructions
① Mix the bonito flakes with a little soy sauce. Add wasabi for a grown-up version.
② Put the okaka in the center of the rice and cover it with more rice.
③ Shape it into a triangle.
④ Wrap it in nori.

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🎬 Quiet daily life of a solo woman living in rural Tohoku, Japan.
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