10 facts about Japan which you might not know
Japan is a beautiful and amazing country, but many people know about it and its culture quite a bit. But it has a story to tell.
In Japan perfectly normal to eat raw horsemeat
Basashi much healthier than pork and beef, and it is much more difficult to catch E. coli. In Konin a lot of protein and linoleic acid, but low in calories. In addition, horse meat, perhaps can prolong life. Published in 2013 demographic data showed that the longest in Japan, people from Nagano Prefecture: the average life expectancy — 80,88 years for men and 87.18 for women. Their secret — they eat horsemeat.
1500 earthquakes per year
Japan has 1,500 earthquakes per year. Fortunately, most of them — only weak tremors, but terrible destructive earthquakes here too there. In the past this has led to the deaths of thousands of people and damage billions of dollars.
The main factor is the geographical location of Japan: the country is located at the junction of four massive tectonic plates, and when plates move, an earthquake occurs. In 2011, the slab suddenly began to move very actively, which led to disaster.
Japan is a country of vending machines
In most countries, vending machines generally sell snacks: chips, candy, sodas. But the Japanese combine the practicality of vending machines with their love of innovation and all of unusual.
In Japan, it's normal to buy vending machines fresh eggs, bags of rice, bouquets of fresh flowers, toilet paper, condoms, umbrellas, live fish, porn magazines — everything you can imagine. Unusual, but very convenient.
In Japan it is perfectly normal to slurp when eating noodles or soup
When the Japanese eat hot soup or noodles, they smacked, priklepyvayut, slurp and behave, from the point of view of Western man as a pig. Why? Such behavior of Japan is seen as a sign of appreciation and approval. This means that you are so fond of soup or noodles that you want to cram in your mouth as much as possible at any cost. In other words, this behavior is a compliment to the chef for a job well done.
The national sport of Japan — sumo, and the most beloved and popular baseball, which is otherwise called Akio. It was brought to Japan American athlete named Horace Wilson in 1873 at the University of Tokyo under the guidance of Mr. Wilson took place first baseball game, and since then, JIU became the most favorite in Japan team sport.
In Japan there are two professional baseball leagues: Pacific and Central. In addition, baseball is played in high schools and universities across the country. Games involving school teams often and with pleasure watch on TV — such Amateur games often broadcast on national television.
In Japan, very high suicide rate
Suicide has become in Japan a serious problem: in fact this is the main cause of death for women aged 15 to 34 years and men aged 20 to 44 years.
Why in a wealthy, highly developed country there is a similar? Apparently, in Japan a big problem with unemployment. If you save your work suddenly does not work, many former employees take their own life. The saddest thing is that most often due to problems with commit suicide by young people, many recent College graduates. Other causes of suicide among the Japanese depression and financial difficulties.
The same water for bathing in Japan uses a whole family
Bath is in almost every Japanese house, the Japanese use it more for relaxation than for washing. Of course, hygiene Japanese watch very carefully, but not to wash in the tub and in the basin beside her. And after carefully wash it in and wash off all the soap and dirt, falling apart in the tub and relax.
Because they are washed in a different water, the hot water remains clean and transparent, and it can be used by other family members. I wonder what if the house guest, he has the honor to lie in a hot bath first.
In Japan, many streets do not have names
Each quarter is assigned a unique number — this number serves as the address. The gaps between the blocks — the streets — still without names. In Japan they usually say: "I live in the second block," or "I work in the 13th block" instead of "I work outside of Crocodiles" or "I Live on Banana Avenue."
Many people from Western countries, such a system may seem confusing and ineffective, but in fact it is not. To get used to this system very easy to use it too easily, and thus find the right area very quickly.
For example, if the restaurant you are looking for in Tokyo, located in the 12th block, you will need to take the map and find the quarter number 12. And all you found where to go. In addition, the quarter easier to associate with the location on the map and remember the route than familiar street names.
In Japan normally adopt adult men
Why? There are two reasons. First, an adult male will become the successor of sorts. Japan, like many other countries, Patriarchal society, and surnames passed through the male children. Couples who have only daughters may well consider taking the family adult men to race has not declined.
Second, the adult male will provide the family additional financial support (if the family is not too wealthy) or help in the business. This practice is quite common in wealthy Japanese families who own large companies.
Adult males can inherit the family business and manage or start your. Even if the family has other contenders for male inheritance, but his father sees that for doing things they don't fit, he can take the family of a good leader.
Japan — the birthplace of the sexual perversions
The Japanese invented not only hentai, but namimori — sushi served on the Nude female body. Even the Japanese have cubeshape, bukakke and unagi. In practice cubeshape the man experiences sexual pleasure from the fact that spits in the face of numerous girls. In bukakke a woman or a man falls on face cum of several men. And unagi inside a woman's vagina is placed a live eel.
The Japanese invented bondage is an important element of BDSM. Also in Japan there are institutions that offer sadomasochistic services, if they experience pleasure from pain and humiliation. Sex dolls are sold for 10 thousand dollars or rented for $ 100 per hour. Any sexual perversion you can imagine, in Japan certainly practiced and considered normal.