Hope ya liked the video! The name of the game in Japan is respect, which is part of what makes the culture so unique. If you want to see my list of things that you SHOULD do while in Tokyo, you can check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r912edKTxNyydIE.html Thanks guys! -cal

I’ve lived in Japan for over 20 years. It’s actually a very easy going place. You will be forgiven most mistakes as long as you’re not an asshole about it. Japanese people don’t expect you to know all the rules. Behave like you’re a guest in someone else’s house and you will be treated extremely well.

I live in Tokyo, and I can say that some of these are overblown. 1. Tipping isn't insulting, it's just not something people do. You can tip. 2. Tattoos aren't "frowned upon" so long as you're not covered head to toe in them. No one is turning you away because you have the word "Breath" tattooed onto your wrist. 3. It depends on the cashier I guess. Handing cash directly to the cashier isn't going to get you murdered. 4. I have never heard of this. 5. You can talk on the train, just don't be "that guy" 6. This is fairly accurate. 7. Just look around to see if everyone else's shoes are off at the front. Use some common sense. 8. Also if you're the youngest at the table usually you have to do the pouring ;) 9. Although that is the RECOMMENDED way of eating, it is not required, nor is it disrespectful. Unless you are going to an "Omakase" style sushi bar, where you're letting the chef take the wheel, eat sushi however you want. 10. This is pretty big. Although Tokyo is getting better as a whole of accepting credit cards, Japan in general still has to catch up, so always of cash on hand. 11. Yup

Japan is absolutely wonderful. It was a little challenging to interact sometimes because of the language barrier, but the people were so helpful and friendly.

I've live in Japan for 7 years being in the Navy and back forth since then. I still love this place think of it as my first home! Never seen a Japanese only restaurant, but some bars like that! Speaking fluent Japanese I was able to get into some and made new friends!

In Los Angeles waiters run after you to ask for tip

1:55 you can talk on train with your friend but not on phone.

My brother lived in Japan over 7 years and taught English but he spoke so highly of Japan and the people. He said everyone was so courteous, respectful, how clean Japan was and that he'd never felt so safe in Japan than anywhere else he's been, including the U.S where we were raised.

12. Don't worry about these. I have been to Japan a few times. Japanese are most respecting and understanding people. They have rules and etiquette but it is easy to relax and enjoy, and admire, the unique Japanese people and culture. Love from Fiji.

You made me nervous about japan now

I'm Japanese. I haven't seen "Japanese only restaurant". lt is totally surprising, but I think it means " Our shop's assistances can't speak English, so we serve customers with only Japanese language" So maybe u can enter these restaurant👍 Have fun🍣🍜✌️

It's not a bad idea to buy a book on Japanese manners & culture before you take a trip to Japan. It is also well worth your while to learn to speak a few basic sentences too just the usual stuff like greetings, thank yous, where is the loo etc. This is also important in China & Asian countries. Just a little respect goes a long way.

Japan was amazing. Respect and politeness are the key things. .. so why is that any different to anywhere else? Found everyone extremely helpful ... with directions, with language and even with buying us tokyo underground tickets. Nothing is to much trouble for them. Hope to return later this year.

People that don't take shoes off when entering home exist?

To those Japanese in the comments correcting the information. Thank you.

Thank you so much. I love learning about other cultures. It would be so nice if we would all learn to live together and not look for reasons to fight.

“Don’t wear shoes in the house” Isn’t that one of those common sense things that only Americans don’t understand, Like metric and Celsius?

No talking on trains... Introverts Heaven ❤️

That "no talking on the train" rule? God I wish we has that in NYC

Watched a lot of these Japanese etiquettes videos and yours covers the most recurrent (thus I'd say important) in but in a much more, straight to the point, efficient matter. Greatly appreciated! Good job.

I live in Japan. I have tattoos as well. This does not seem to be a problem . As long as one remains polite and shows courtesy there is no problem. I find that a lot of Japanese actually like the tattoos and think they are cool. I have been in situations where Japanese people have commented on my tattoos and in a positive manner.

when a weeb goes to Japan and notices there isn’t a English dub

Just be very respectful, you good.

This will really help us before going to japan next year... Thanks for all the info it helped a lot👍🏻

awesome little vid. Thanks for posting

I met a few Japanese business men during a work trip and the business card one is absolutely true

I would love to see someone from Japan on the subway in the US. Especially when people have their phones on speaker and they are blasting their music.

This is helping so much due to me wanting to move to kyoto!

I've been to Japan these are great tips and very true! Part of enjoying the culture

If I ever go Japan id probably end up panicking and do everything on this list

I've been lucky enough to have the chance to visit Japan 3 times now and to be honest I've never felt judged, everyone has always been extremely polite with me and my wife... despite me being a foreigner, with many tattoos all over my body. If you're polite and don't act too weird, no one is going to stare at you or care about you at all. We also tried to learn some Japanese and used it during our holidays: every person we came across was so happy that we were even trying to speak their language and take down the communication barrier between locals and foreigners. So, at the end of the day, if you are well mannered you will do just fine in Japan.

Watching shinchan had already taught me that much about Japanese culture I m surprised I still remember many things of shinchan how they used to sit how his mom used to teach him its like I already been to Japan before

The tattoo thing isn't a big deal. I traveled around with a fully tattoed friend of mine (including some facetattoos). Sometimes we got some weird looks from elders but most people are used to westeners having tattoos. And if bathhouses have a problem with it, they both have it written in the entrance area and also will tell you nicely.

I’m Japanese. I want to tell u the truth of tattoos in Japan. Actually, it’s true that tattoos are taboo. If u have it, u can’t bathe in most hot springs.. I know my English is poor but I hope u understand this.

1. don’t act like logan paul

Thx man i was thinking of going to japan,the video helped alot

Thank you, Cal. This is truly informative and very useful, especially for me, since I really love to travel to Japan someday.

uh.. hello.. im japanese.. but about tattoos.. thats not true actually.. u can have tattoos and show it, yakuza tattoos has their own symbols that showing u r yakuza, so if u only put bunny or cat tattoos its ok.. 😶😶 about chopsticks, dont worry not all in japan restaurant using chopsticks, just like mcd/kfc.. lol and if u cant use chopsticks its ok, we re not going to judge ! this is just old ppl ways.. even u r rolling ur body in shibuya, alot of ppl will only ignore u 😂 until 5 mins later a police will ask u to stand dont worry about japan, what u need to worry is how u behave dont be like PAUL LOGAN.. and go learning japanese ! ごば！🇯🇵

Basically the whole country has anxiety.

Thank you! It was really usefull! Im excited to go to japan!

Thank You! That was useful :)

I've been to Japan plenty of times, and I have never had any issues with my tattoos. The only thing I can remember is an older lady at a bathhouse asking me to be prepared to cover up should someone request it. Because, if you're white, they are extremely unlikely to think that you're a part of the Yakuza, especially if you don't have any Japanese style tattoos.

As someone who has recently visited Japan, I'd like to say a few things 1) The stereotype of not talking on trains is largely non-existent in major areas. Families discuss matters quietly, and travelers are often on trains. It is common to see people talking in an appropriate volume throughout all of Tokyo and surrounding regions. 2) Often, cashiers and people in Japan will take your credit card or money before you even have a chance to put it on a tray. The idea of handing it properly to the cashier is not generally required, although I'm sure it is respected. 3) Most places in Tokyo and major cities will accept credit card without issue. Although, it is better to just carry physical money as a primary vehicle for payment. 4) I visited Japan thinking that there would be many restaurants I could not go to due to videos such as things. I was sorely mistaken - I was not turned down once during my entire visit, and I purposely visited ethnic restaurants in cultural centers such as Kyoto. Large story short, the Japanese people, and their culture, is a wonderful experience to see. If you are a normal, polite human being, you will not have an issue.

2:40 Also, bring the food to you when you're eating (Bring the bowl to you don't go down to the bowl). Also, if anyone is questioning this, it's okay to slurp hot things such as ramen since it's made to be eaten hot.

thats so intetesting thank you!

agree with your observations, but in 3 years living there and many visits, I never saw a restaurant where foreigners not been welcome.

Have lived in Japan for several years and have worked there for a year. This list of things NOT to do need nuance and I will rectify some of them. What Cal McKinley should've done is to ask Japanese people and confirmed his own list with people that have experienced Japan for a longer period of time. 1. Don't Tip - Somewhat true. You can in some high-end restaurants (usually western in nature), but they are very rare and you will be given the option to do so through credit. Unless the option to do so is clear to you, refrain from tipping. 2. Cover your tattoos - This is covered in other KZfaq videos through interviews with Japanese people. As a foreigner you DON'T need to cover your tattoo, because it is highly unlikely that you'll be associated with the Yakuza. Even my dorm friend during my exchange studies went to the hot spring with a butterfly tattoo, and it was alright. Maybe a bit awkward in some social settings, but its not forbidden. Things have changed and its getting accepted as a fashion statement. Some Japanese youtubers also venture into this topic, but I doubt anyone reading this would know this, especially Cal McKinley. They will look upon it as fashion, unless you meet the odd old Japanese person in their 50+. 3. Don't hand cash to cashiers - You can, they will use a tray if they have one in front of them, but nothing stops you from handing it to them. When I worked as a waiter a lot of Japanese people would hand it to me directly as I would bring it down two floors where the register was located. If I get told that they want to pay, I would use my order list as a tray, but its not really something they think of. Its a matter of convenience and if you see one, you should use one. Otherwise feel free to hand cash to cashiers. Its not disrespectful as it will get checked anyway. 4. Japanese only restaurants - These are extremely rare, and though they might exist I have never personally seen one in Hokkaido (including rural areas), Tokyo or Kansai area. This is somewhat disputed, if you can speak a few words in Japanese the restaurant would probably welcome you. Rather than them being xenophobic its more due to the inconvenience and language barrier when ordering food or explaining things. As I was working as a waiter all the foreign customers were given to me to handle. This feels like a clickbaity thing to list up as it is as unlikely as seeing trash in the streets of Japan. 5. Don't talk on trains - Mostly correct, but there is still an exception to this rule. In some very rare circumstances the train might actually have a lot of talkative Japanese people in them. Personally I have observed this in the evenings in the Kansai area where people are getting home after drinking. In these cases, it wouldn't be a problem to talk in the train as other Japanese people are happily conversing. Though it is somewhat a rare case you can talk if you see everyone else talking, otherwise you should mind your voice. 6. Proper chopstick etiquette - Yes, this is correct. 7. Don't wear shoes in the house - Yes, this is correct, and it should be correct everywhere... it is in most European countries, ew shoes indoors. 8. Drinking etiquette - Only in formal settings, if you're with young Japanese people then not taking this too seriously is a-ok. 9. How not to eat sushi - If you go to high end restaurants, then minding the use of soy sauce might be a thing. I have never been personally told by my Japanese in-laws or the staff of lower end sushi restaurants to not dip the rice with the soy sauce. Its a personal taste in the end and they will respect your taste buds, unless you go to more expensive sushi restaurants. If you go to a Kaiten sushi or conveyor belt sushi (which is awesome) not minding this is completely fine, this includes ordering a lot. 10. Don't expect to use your card - Somewhat true, but don't worry about the card being totally useless. You can always ask if you can use a credit card, and you will be positively surprised at how many old stores allow this. Then again always having cash on hand in Japan is something that this point could've been changed to. 11. Receiving business cards - True.

I like all I heard and think it’s great how theses people show respect

should i pour drink with my left hand or right hand.

Me, who has no intention of traveling anywhere but to the local McDonald’s: **Ah yes, interesting.**

I’m so glad I’m Japanese, I still dunk my sushi in soy sauce rice first. I feel foreigners must feel pressured eating out in Japan. Also not everyone in Japan uses the chopsticks the correct way. The reason is because our hands are too small when we start using chopsticks from a young age, most parents don’t want us to struggle so they let us use it however feels comfortable. Thus resulting me, a Japanese guy, who uses chopsticks the “incorrect” way.

been to Japan ,Korea, China and Indonesia my wife is south east asian and they are very interesting places to visit also my roomate in college was from korea

This is super usefull thank you soo much for sharing take care

The Japanese restaurants thing kinda makes sense. As mentioned they are hyper-aware of shared space which a lot of foreigners don't pick up on, so places that give people a break from intentional/unintentional rudeness from foreigners isn't all that racist as it's a cultural thing.

Greeks and Italians will have big issues with their voice volume...

Cool video. Would never travel to Japan but definitely like to learn from books and videos.

What I love about Japan it's so clean. An old saying about how clean someones house is "Her house is so clean you can eat of her floors". In Japan "Japan is so clean you could eat off their streets". America is not only full of obese people the streets are filthy. We could also use lessons on respect.

I feel like these things are always greatly exaggerated. Just be a kind respectful human being and you'll be fine.

I actually live in Japan and I'm black and it's awesome....my family put me up for adoption at 6 and I met this Japanese family that wanted a black child. It's an awesome experience. I call these adoption parents mother and farther. I've learned alot. I'm fluent in Japanese and I have alot of friends. The people are really nice just respect the rules and culture and you're good to go

I cant wait to go here!

Nice vid. I definitely learned some things.

All about the 👏 R E S P E C T 👏 in Japan🗾

Logan Paul Is banned from Japanese server

Some of this is proper etiquette wherever but good to know abroad 🤙

I’ve never seen “Japanese only restaurants “. I think it means usually customers are only Japanese. Such kind of restaurants are mostly reasonable and delicious and highly recommend to try it. Only be careful that nobody of staff and customers speak English.

There's only one rule. 1. Dont do "Logan Paul".

Yakuza have Yakuza tattoos, so if you got a screaming Eagle with a USA flag in the background you should be OK.

This video makes me wanna go to Japan and do everything you said not to do

This explains why everyone was unhappy with me while i was Singing loudly without a shirt on a train, showing all my tattoos while dipping all my sushi in the sauce, while pointing my chopsticks at everyone i passed.

Went in Japan for 2 weeks with my full left arm covered in tattoo and I had no issue with it, most of the time they were pretty amazed by it and complimented me about it. Old cashier from 7/11 or young kids met in the bus! The only issue you'll have is if you want to go to a Onsen

My friend is japanese and he's ok with everything but for one thing he told me:"dude,just know how to respect other people then you'll be fine,and don't be like Logan Paul"

Dont know if ill ever visit Japan but ill definitely keep these tips in mind if I do😊

But i saw other videos that you use an IDC card or something to pay? How's that?

The tattoo stuff is in Korea aswell. I discovered that while reading a sign inside a bath house. Like, literally while bathing. It said that people with tattoos were strictly forbidden to enter. I have never felt so uncomfortable in my life!

I'm Japanese. I haven't seen Japanese only restaurant. Totally surprising.

Me walking into Japanese only restaurant Waiter "HIIIII-YA!"

You should have also included never fight with the locals. Ever!!! But everything you mentioned was pretty much spot on. I was stationed in South Korea for a year and a half. The things you said not to do are dam near identical. Great video quick and to the point. Most people take 30 minutes to explain 7 topics smh 🤦‍♂️.

Chill everyone if you are a foreign visitor they don't expect you to do everything by the book, just you know show respect./

2: Dont add milk into the bowl first. Add the cereal then the milk.

Looks delicious, thanks for sharing😄😄

Who beat is in the beginning of the video?

There's only one rule to follow in Japan "Dont be like Logan Paul"

i love japan and i love how respectful they are as someone who is constantly worried if people are finding something i do or say is rude or disrespectful i generally look up to japanese people as a way to make sure and be as respectful as possible. i respect japanese people a lot

Very good. You're now my favorite travelog. All the best. (I really appreciate your video on Kathmandu.) Peace

I love the Japanese culture. The people are so respectful.

Watching as if I'll ever afford to travel to Japan 😆

never encountered the issue with the restaurants while i lived in japan.. But then again my girlfriend was japanese and was with me whenever we went out usually when alone i only went to fast food places so no issue.. Also the cash thing in the tray I didnt see that but i only visited the same 3 or 4 stores usually for groceries/alcohol.. etc..

Most of these are just good manners and at the same time would be easy to forget for someone that wasn't born there, but would be easy to get the hang of

I love the cash tray! Also, people in japan do talk on trains. Just as long as you’re not being overly loud or obnoxious it’s not a problem.

I came back from Japan like 2 weeks ago and it was amazing and I like the Thumbnail of Akihabara and I spent a lot of money in that SEGA

I’d like most these rules to spread around the world that so we could be more respectful and polite to one another.

Very informative. Thank you.

Japanese Restaurant: sir please take off your shoes Me:THESE BRAND NEW JORDANS!!!

I lived in Japan for years. Fantastic place with fantastic people and incredible cuisine.

Super interesting tyvm

I was in Japan talking on the train I guess yes you could but quietly of course you wouldn' t want to disrespect another people also right. I gave tip in restaurant but then they did n' t take it then I was thinking ...aha here they don't take tip then next time when we ate in the restaurant then we didn't tip again. and yes sometimes in the restaurant there are only Japanese people but no problems for tourists as you could order anything on the menu even though they don't speak English cause on the menu there's pictures or you do is just point at them and no problems... I do love Japan so much...I think people are polite and such a clean and safe country...and I was so happy when I was there as everywhere that we went with the train we always asked for help, for buying the train tickets even though they don't speak English but they do willing to help you. I would love to go back there again this time I gonna bring my kids ...😃❤️😝🥰😁😄

Tattoos are mostly fine these days. If you’re in the city you usually don’t have to worry about it. They’re adjusting to the times

Just want to put out something; the only japanese restaurants means only for pepole who can speak japanese. The waitress will ask you in japanese; do you speak japanese? as a test. They do this because of many things such as: 1) the whole menu is in japanese 2) for japanese pepole it is embarrasing to not understand for an example english because they are perfectionists 3) if they can not speak with the customers and Let’s face it; some of us foreigners have really bad attitude and no manners, they cant ask them to leave, or they had too many drunk foreigners visiting the restaurant who have started trouble which japanese can’t tolerate at all because fighting is extremly rare in Japan.

Dude the 1st thing not to do had me sold on going there.👍👍

yeah I tried to tip a few times until the tour guide informed us. as far as japanese only places, what if I am American Japanese?