Q. Why are purchases wrapped so nicely at stores in Japan? Answer: The history of wrapping in Japan goes way back to the primitive age where there is evidence that bark of trees, sheaths of bamboo shoots and fabrics were used as wrapping. Treasures at the Shosoin Temple include glass manufactured articles that came by […]
Q. Why do cars keep to the left side of the street and pedestrians to the right? Answer: Japan joined the Convention on Road Traffic in 1967 in which vehicles of all member nations were driven on the left hand side of the road. Railroads were being laid one after another since the laying of […]
Q. Why don’t people in Japan eat while walking? Answer: Table manners in Japan dictate that one is to sit and eat food served in dishes with chopsticks. Chopsticks were introduced into Japan from China, and by the Nara period (710– 794), using chopsticks as a pair was the accepted way of eating. Table manners […]
