08/06/2026
Nobody really warns you about Japan. You just arrive, and it gets you.
The vending machines on every corner (hot coffee at 7am, yes please). Taking your shoes off without even thinking about it by day three. The strange, collective quiet on a packed train carriage. The fact that there are almost no rubbish bins anywhere and yet the streets are spotless.
And the bowing. You'll start doing it on video calls home. You won't be able to stop.
Japan doesn't just meet your expectations. It quietly raises the bar for everywhere else you'll ever travel.
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