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The aquarium is full of a large array of species from around the world, bu they also put a bit of a focus on animals that can be found a little closer to their region, as all aquariums typically do. The aquarium mainly had adult visitors, but they…

The Orange Pub was another one of the lesbian bars. But unlike in the United States, when we will label the bar explicitly as a lesbian bar, they will label the bar as a women only bar, which will then either imply that it is a bar for lesbians, or…

Small bars can be found all over Japan, considering their prevalent drinking culture. It is common to drink alcohol with collegues and friends as a way of bonding after work, or to just to take the edge off after a long, taxing day. But people will…

This temple is one of the Buddhist temples that believes that the hgihest form of reincarnation that will help you reach Nirvana is a man, and so every soul in Nirvana would be represented as a man. This is very interesting, because this denomiation…

Nintendo is one of the most popular gaming companies in Japan, so the pop up stores here are very popular to both locals and tourists alike. Because of the mall atmosphere, noise and loud discussions are more normalized here.

In some of the more popular locations, people will be playing music in public locations, but it is not often that you will see people playing music in a public location. This public location would be right outside of one of the most popular Shinto…

People typically get up very early and are on the move in the morning, but since there would still be people sleeping, there is a large respect to stay quiet and mindful of how other people are spending their time in the morning. So unlike how it…

At every Shinto shrine, there will be a washing station near the entrance of the shrine. It is typical for a person to wash the impurities from their hands and their mouth in a specific pattern so that they are cleaned spiritually before entering the…

This is another example of a space where you can hear more laughter and chatter. Most spaces in Japan will not sound like this until later in the night when you visit the night city life, because most people are busy working, going to school, or…