Tokyo and Japan in general is one of the safest and cleanest places in the world. They dont have trash culture or very little of it. That's why you rarely see graffiti or trash.

This is so true, I have never been to Japan, but from all the Japanese i've met and talked to are so nice and polite..

Japan is one of my dream land !

I lived in Japan for several years. The Japanese are a wonderful people and I have a great deal of respect for them and their culture. How I wish we had their values in my own country!

I've visited Japan several times already as a tourist and I have to say every time I get there I feel very safe even if I walk there at night and the Japanese are very polite every time I engage with them in shops, hotels, restaurants, or just in the streets. I've never felt discriminated upon and often times they would go out of their way to help you like finding where your hotel is located at or if you are looking for a particular landmark. When you ride the train and it's packed, which is often the case, you would noticed everyone is quiet, I have never seen anybody shouting or hollering, and if someone is on the phone he or she would still talk in a low voice as if trying to respect everyone's space or maintain a quiet environment. What shocked me during my first visit is that elementary students as young as eight or nine would ride the train without parental supervision; oftentimes they are alone by themselves or sometimes travel in groups and again with no parents in sight. I totally agree to this video the five points enumerated why a country whose pollution is more than 120 million can maintain law and order in spite living in close quarters and this all boils down to one word: discipline.

Japanese are very polite people and very disciplined. I'm married to a Japanese and i've been living in Japan for 23 long years and I'm already adopted to their custom and culture. My Japanese boss is very polite even though she's very rich, she bow to me every time she say thank you to me, that's their tradition to bow every time they say thank you and when they greet you they also bow.

One thing that has impressed me about many of my Japanese friends is how considerate they are. They understand human nuances and avoid saying or doing things that might offend or hurt other people. They are masters at this. Also, when my Japanese friends give gifts, they often manage to give gifts that are so personal and so appropriate that it just stuns me.

I love Japan and its culture .. been there many times long ago ... hopeful will get to go there again some day.

Yea I feel much safer when I was in Tokyo for two weeks than Houston Texas. I even walk to family mart in tokyo at 2am not worrying of being stabbed to death.

I love Japan. I went there last July. They take pride in everything. The streets are clean. People are very polite. The foods are great and delicious. I love everything there. I definitely will come back.

My previous trip to a cafe in Tokyo had no seats available, there was an old Japanese couple who saw me and my GF waiting for seats so they hurried and ate quickly and gave up their seats for us. That gesture cemented my love for Japan which considering our previous trip to Seoul wasn't good due to gf's phone was stolen, Bless their kind hearts.

I visited Japan in 1989. I was impressed by their polite, respectful, reserved culture.

I've seen some negative comments on here but my visit to Tokyo and Osaka I was shocked at how kind and polite the Japanese are. So many people went out of their way to help us without asking and were so friendly. The only person who was rude to me over there was an American man. Another American man was abusing staff at the airport. If you think they aren't polite or friendly maybe it's not them.... it's you.

As a limousine & airport transportation driver I have served many Japanese people as well as people from other Asian Nations. They are polite, courteous ,reserved, well-mannered and appreciative and grateful for a job well done. When I meet them I make sure that I hand them my company's business card with BOTH hands. Since I work in Florida they were all smiles when I handed them bottles of them cold water. To them this is a sign of respect and they were quite impressed with me when I did it. While I am a staunch proud American I believe we can learn from them.

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i love japan so much from the bottom of my heart....i think that's why this video is on my recommendation.

I think that by and large, many of these things are true. You'll of course be able to find rude and disrespectful Japanese people (and students, #3) but you'll get some bad apples wherever you go in life. Percentage-wise, Japanese do pretty darn good on the politeness.

Sorry to tell you this, but I think this is somewhat biased and superficial view on politeness of Japanese people. I'm a Japanese living in Japan (Osaka) most of my life and always wondered why it is so difficult for foreigners to understand our culture, and I now found the reason why: Lack of knowledge on history. I suggest to read Japanese history before you come to any misdirected conclusion. I think this video ignored the important aspects of the topic 'why Japanese are generally polite' as follows: 1) Idea of WA = HARMONY which is valued in our culture. The word 'Japan(Japanese)' is a western made up word from 16th CE, we call ourselves Nihon people or YAMATO race/people. Yamato in English means, Great Harmony. 2 ) BUDDHISM. Buddhism has the largest influence in Japanese moral principle. Like the people in any Buddhist countries, Japanese people basically try to avoid collision with other people (you see smiling faces on us, right?) unless provoked (such as in the time Western Imperialism was norm in pre and post WW2 all over the world). 3) THE LONGEST MONARCH and single continuing dynasty, Much like countries still keeping their monarchs, the culture and rules along with the tradition still remains, but in Japan, they are tightly connected to SHINTOISM which unite people of Yamato as people descend from Shinto Gods (no sane people today believes this, BTW), and this make it more complicated and sensitive tradition. Also, Japan only has a single Dynasty since her foundation of the country unlike all the rest of the countries in the world and thus much more traditions and social rules remains in Japan. Another thing, when you are born in an old country and if the place is not in a city, your neighbors are also living next to your family for centuries. If you do something stupid and make your neighbors upset, your family will suffer the consequences for centuries (really scary idea, right?). 4) BUSHIDO and SAMURAI PHILOSOPHY, since 12th CE, Japan has been practically ruled by Samurai rulers with very strict codes, something like chivalry. Being island nation, there was no way out once you lose a battle but to die. This reality enforced Samurais to die in honor and created strict codes among rulers and later idealized to general population. Samurai loved to use Confucianism to rule over general population because it's convenient. I hope I listed sufficient explanation to help someone understand. LOL

I ❤️ Japan!!! I love the culture, food, and people.

I'm Japanese. I'm so glad to see your comments. But I have to tell you that Japan is not Utopia. Don't get your hopes up too much, please. I've seen some visitors here who expected Japan was kind of Utopia but realized it's not and got shocked. Japan finally will open to tourists little by little. We hope you can enjoy Japan😊 Sorry for my poor English. Please do your best to undertand this.

That's true, Japanese people in modern times are more polite overall in every category from table manners, greetings, treatment with tourists, litter, different cultures, women, men, disabled, etc etc etc. Polite in their country and polite outside to other countries on holiday. They clean up after their rubbish if they cause a messy area and know how to treat the HOST country with manners.

0:29 There is a shot of Shanghai which is is China, not Japan. 0:45 Yuyuan gardens, also in Shanghai China, not Japan

I experienced several nice Japanese flight attendants while traveling to the Philippines , very respectful and kind.

It's so nice to see people being so civil to each other. The British used to be pereceived as being very polite but that was a long time ago. Things have changed so much and I think that is well in the past. Nice to see the Japanese keeping their own culture alive and thriving.

The politeness also has roots in history, Japan used to be a honor based warrior culture and rules of etiquette were developed so that heavily armed and influential men could interact with each other politely and know exactly what they could and could not do if they did not want to insult anyone and start a fight which could easily become a war.

I'm sick of the comments discussing superiority or inferiority of some ethnic groups by stereotypes, little experience, and so on. There are nice ppl and assholes in every single country. Totally nonsense to compare a people to others.

My first exposure to the Japanese came at the San Francisco-Oakland Airport. A travel group of middle school age Japanese boys and girls were being escorted through the airport by their school chaperones. Each child was dressed in blue blazer with pocket crest, white shirt with diagonal red and blue stripe ties, the girls in grey wool pleated skirts, the boys in grew wool slacks. Each child wore a navy blue beanie. They marched in lock step, head and eyes straight ahead each with identical baggage with red and blue tartan pattern on the sides. The only sound they made was the whir of the wheels on their baggage. Those children made themselves, their school, their parents and their country look really good. I shudder to contemplate the impression a group of similar age western children might make at Narita Airport in Tokyo.

I found the Japanese people to be both nice and very polite during my visit to Tokyo. My wife, Father in law and I really appreciated their willingness to help us with directions getting around and on the Subways. DOMO. It was a very pleasant visit.

I completely agree with the video, for the uploader ... thank you kindly for sharing with us on youtube!

Some scenes are NOT from Japan but from China. Need to pay attention to details

I love Japan! I've visited Japan 2x, really love their culture and spectacular view there.

I'm a Japanese man.My English isn't so good, but I want you to listen to me. In my opinion, many of Japanese people feel stressed every day because we must behave as other people do. We Japanese people were educated by the notion that it is best to behave as one of group people, so we are not allowed to behave as "individual". Although this education system has good points, it reduces our opportunities to express "individual".

why is there so much hate in the comments? so ironic when you view a video on politeness and read the rude comments😢 we should respect all cultures, Japanese,Chinese,Everyone....peace on earth goodwill to men..love 😇😍🌎♥

Japanese are most respectful peoples

Clean streets is awesome.

"Many Cheerful Thanks', for presenting a wonderful presentation, in regards to Japan, and there culture" ... Blessings, Ms. Deborah Steele - 6/18/21

Thank you for making this video:P It's interesting to see how Japanese culture is seen from overseas!

i was once work in a hotel as a receptionist n i had lot of foreign guests from many country. n all i got to say that Japan guests are the most polite ever. not like China n Indian. salute to Japan 🙏

I like japan ppl, theyre so friendly

Great insights, arigato!

I Really love Japan and Japanese People... And I don't care about bad comment about Japanese...that they are bad people, fake, etc.. I don't believe that at all.... When I see Japanese cities in TV...I feel Peace and psychological comfort..and happiness that mean that Japan people have beautiful spirit inside not bad intentions... I love everything about Japan... Anime, Drama,Music,Cars,Language, food, electronics industry, Game's, Actress, Actor's Movies, and everything,,, and Very Very big love to Japan 😍❤😘😘💕💕💕💖💗💖💝💙♥❤💝💙💝🌹

I have been to Japan twice and yes they are very polite. I went with a university delegationof first time . The second time as a chaperone for high school students. I would go back anytime. I have to admit,there were some situations that were not pleasant. It depends on how you visit and where. The basic cultural is just kindness. Japan does have its share of crime. Yes there is a lot to commend and my experiences were 99% wonderful.

100% true and thanks for sharing these ideas by your video with others.

I love Japan soo much 💙. I wish I could visit there one day.

I would love to go back there again someday😄

This is a very good video. Im assuming it's a non Japanese person who made it but very well observed, explained and analyzed. Im a Japanese American lived in Japan for over 10 years and I can say it is very true what it's said here.

Great video. Thank you!

im a malaysian but i work with japanese people in singapore...i like their hardworking and mindset...the japanese are forwarded and very loyal to the superior

If given a chance where to live aside from Philippines, I would choose Japan as my Home, I realized its one of the best place on earth to live,I been there once and I hope I coul d visit there before I die..iloveit there.!

OMG? Are all the haters jealous or something? They kept on bringing Japan's dark side. Bruh, they are humans. And to mention, not only Japanese did horrible things. It was W.A.R which is full of hates. What do you expect? Japan and other countries hated each other at that time. Violence etc are to expect. Plus that's 70years ago. What's y'all only remembering this dark part.

Im lucky to experience their politeness when i visited japan...made me feel comfortable to practice their language without feeling being judged

Thank you. I shared your video on my Facebook

God bless these polite ,cute,and hard working people !!!!!!❤ RESPECT FROM INDIA!!!!

Japanese people in Japan are very polite. Outside of Japan, they can be quite different. My family hosted a Japanese exchange student when I was in high school, and he was very hard to deal with sometimes.

Thanks for your comments, It was spectacular historical overview I’ve never heard 😂

I agree with there philosophy of respecting and being helpful to each other for the benefit of all

Good grief no wonder people think we're idiots lol. Japan is not as polite as people make them out to be. It has a lot more to do with context. One's polite response versus true feelings (Honne and Tatemae.) Once you get to know the Japanese however. The fake facade drops & their true feelings come out. That's not to say Japan doesn't have its own idiosyncrasies just like we all do. Japan tends to be very risk-averse and not good about change. They don't take to criticism well. Even if it's in a constructive context. But we all share that blame to a degree. One thing however that I do admire about the Japanese. Is their commitment towards each other & the group. This is a valuable trait to have especially in times of crisis. No more was this shown then during the 2011 earthquake & tsunami disaster. Which took the lives of some 25,000 Japanese. But their resolve and commitment towards each other was impressive. I'm not sure we would have handled that situation as well as they had. Japan has always shown amazing resolve and discipline. Beyond anything I've ever seen at least. There's nothing wrong with being an individual. But I think we in the west take that for granted & at the expense of others. Without trying to look at the other side's perspective & point of view. Japan is certainly a lot more polite then we are however and far more patient. A trait in which the Japanese should be very proud to have. :)

Of course not everyone is nice in Japan but we r taught to show respect to others

I'm here watching this because of doraemon which encouraged me to know more about Japanese culture. Love you Japan from India.

Japanese people are great, good boss. I once worked in a factory in epza, rosario cavite, owned by japanese. We are always reminded to maintain 5s coz mostly us filipinos really lack discipline. Cleanliness plays a major part. I do admired them a lot. Thank you japanese people for helping other countries, like ours❤

I have to be honest here, I am Japanese American and have spent a lot of time in Japan. in fact my fiance is from Yokohama. yes Japanese people are extremely polite. almost to the point of being too polite. however I've seen things that would be considered downright shocking to most Westernes. whether it'd be physical abuse to mental abuse... there's some things that would considered anti social behavior in the West but are perfectly standard in the Japan. Japan is not known to have psychologist... it's almost considered like a hocus pocus to seek a mental health professional and discussing your problems to someone is considered bad form.. so a lot of people that need help have no where to go.

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This is super informative and the nodding performing has been seen in north america either as the etiquette manner.

Nice explanation

I was astonished by Japanese manners and behavior when I was in their subway, shinkansen and also restaurants. A wonderful behavior that you will not experience in Philippines.

japan is so beautiful .

Japanese culture is excellent..People should learn from them...Their attitude for discipline, helping others,politeness, cleanliness and love for the country is commendable....

I have just one dream that I want to go to Japan I like the Japan culture and festivals and the animes they make

I loved all the 5 reasons. I wish this culture that has been historically also Indian were still in practice especially in Maharashtra my homeland & Marathi society from which I am. A good education system is definitely one of the most important for that.

My work makes me meet people from people around the world, Japanese are the best

the background music is really good

O Japão é outro nível ! É um país e é um povo sensacional !

0:15 What a beautiful citiy T_T

I love Japan and loved visiting and love the people! I would go back in a heart beat!

Japanese people are the most people that i respect, they are respected, polite and modest.

what a sharp ending no outro at all.

They are very friendly and polite very nice people in Japan all the way is very friendly good people thank you for sharing Bless you all have a good day thank you

So sad instead of learning a bit or 2 from this video people are fighting over religions.😲😲

Wow love and politeness is the only way to become the best friend of earth.

I love that part when you mention they are Polite so they don’t cause friction and live Smoothly with one another. I wish I could Live in a Society Like that!!!!

The Japanese

Reason #1 They are not American

0:15 These are the most futuristic streetlights I have ever seen. Is that in Tokyo?

The history of Japan is very old, about 2,000 years since the Emperor's reign, but humans began to live in villages and communities in this island nation about 10,000 years ago, during “the Jomon pottery” culture. The country name word "NIPPON”(Japan) means "the land under the sun" , but another name is "WA" or "YAMATO" , meaning “Peacefully Harmony among People and with Nature”.　YAMATO means adding "Great" to WA. So Japan's name means “the Land under the Sun”and” the Land of "Great Harmony of People and Nature,” In this island nation surrounded by the sea on all sides, since ancient times, people have lived peacefully in groups, respecting harmony, and living in harmony with nature and enjoying the blessings of nature. The original country names from ancient times"YAMATO, WA" reflect their wishes and realities. In public places where everyone gathers, everyone should act in a way that “you do not disturb others.“ If all participants in a country can act in a way that “do not cause trouble to others," that is, at the same time, it will create an environment in which “they will not be bothered by others.” The same is true if we substitute the phrase "always help others in need.” If everyone does this, it will create a social situation in which "when you are in trouble, someone will help you.” This is a very rational group wisdom to live in peace with each other. This is not for the sake of any particular person, but in order to live equally comfortably with each other, the obligation to act for the peace of mind of "all participants with each other" also arises. Therefore, they believe that the right thing to do in public places is not to bother others, even if there are no garbage cans, to take home garbage that they have soiled themselves and dispose of it on “their own responsibility”, and not to throw garbage away in public places where it will bother others. This is because they have been taught through their childhood “education” that this is an ancient teaching, a tradition, and “a natural duty of adults.” It is a teaching and a rule of life that has been handed down in this island nation since ancient times. “A peaceful environment can only be built through mutual give and take, each other.” One for all, all for one, the sprits of OTAGAI-SAMA, TASUKEAI (help each other, everyone)". ”In times of trouble, we are there ,help for each other.”（Komatta Toki ha Otagaisama) Because of its so long history, the Japanese themselves are unaware that they themselves are an "unknown religion. However, they have inherited it through the long history of this island nation. They have lived collectively in their island environment for more than 10,000 years, and this has given them the wisdom of life to survive in that environment, which is condensed in the traditional Japanese teachings. The island environment has influenced the Japanese people's preference for cleanliness and tidiness, ”SEIKETSU,KIYOME” their attitude of never cutting corners when it comes to a task and completing it to the last minute, ”MAJIME,SEIJITSU,RICHIGI” and their appreciation for creating something better rather than being satisfied with the status quo, ”KAIZEN” and their preference for mastering a single art to its pinnacle. ”KIWAMERU,　KYUDOU-SYA” There are two main reasons for the development of a unique culture in the island nation of Japan. One is the varied natural environment of the island nation, which is blessed with abundant water resources, plants, and food due to its warm climate, and at the same time is subject to both light and dark natural disasters such as bacterial plagues, wind and flood damage, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, Second, geographically isolated from Eurasia, it has historically been impervious to invasion by other continental powers.

I agree totally. Polite and clean. Impressive.

The cool view with many skyscrapers is Shanghai....

This is something that all nations can comprehend and follow not to cross the bounds and go over not to cross into a my domain for all the day that you do you will reap it

While waiting at a Jal counter one early morning at San Diego Airport along with some others we watched as the Japanese workers showed up started getting busy setting up the computers and the registers. After a short time when they were ready to open for business about 5 of them came out in front of the counter and all stood and faced everyone and all bowed and said good morning then they went back inside and waited for the passengers to show up one by one, very interesting experience I must admit I've never seen that before.

1:41 this is where I live. this is the Tokyo Teleport bridge in Tokyo, Odaiba between Odaiba station and Odaiba Kaihinkoen station

Also, I thought I'd touch on an idea from this video about the difference between Japanese society, and say, American society: In Japanese society, the collective knows what's best for its citizens: integrating into it properly (and your family) is an affirmation of self-worth. In American society, it's every man for himself: you're free to pursue whatever greedy ambition you have, without restraint. As your own person, you get to decide what's right and wrong with lots of options to explore. In both cases, reform is really difficult to achieve. As I mentioned in the other post--things are changing with younger generations in Japan, so there's also the rebellious path to choose. But in Japan, being ostracized basically means you are like a foreigner (or worse). You won't have strong inside relations in most cases, or many options if you don't create them yourself.

I have traveled to many countries and Japanese are the most kindness, helpful and humble people I have met. Too bad is so dam expensive to live there

Much respect to Japanese culture and ways of life

Japan is my bucketlist country after Canada after covid

When I was younger, I used to think like "Low Key" below - it bothered me when people were polite on the outside and talked trash behind my back. Now that I'm older, I really don't care what they say behind my back - hey, have fun at my expense! I only care that they are polite to my face and make me feel good. I even give people who don't like me MORE credit for being polite because it would take that much more effort and self-control to be nice to me. People who manage to be polite and cheerful on the outside deserve much credit because actions are more important than your intentions. Many well-intentioned people think that behaving in a rude manner is justified under a notion of being "honest" or "authentic". Ugh, give me the artificially polite person anyday. A person who is polite will give me a good feeling which will affect my mood and remind me to treat others with respect too.

The reality of life to bring progress n peace n happiness...

Japan is probably the world's best example of the positive with a homogeneous people and culture. Japan is a safe and civilised country compared to most multicultural societies in the world and is a great model for the rest of the world.

Very polite and disciplined People 😘😔. ❤️🎍🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

Answer: Japan has zero diversity, result - safe streets, very low crime, and yes I've been to Japan back in 1984

In 1721, Tokyo (Edo) had a population of 1.1 million. Today, 37 million people live in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Being an island country is better than a foreign enemy, but the Japanese make cooperation very important because there is no escape. On the other hand, politeness also means keeping a certain distance between individuals. In addition, the earthquake and typhoon tests made the Japanese patient.

Japan is amazing. Streets are clean and services are great also people more nice and polite. Japan is unique nation.