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School Sekolah Menenaah Salns Labuan lederal 1errlLorv of Labuan




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llrsL of all l would llke Lo show mv hlahesL araLlLude Lo Lhe rlnclpal of Sekolah
Menenaah Salns Labuan for allowlna lorm llve !apanese Lanauaae sLudenLs Lo do a
research abouL Lhe culLure ln !apan

CLher Lhan LhaL l would llke Lo alve speclal Lhanks Lo mv !apanese Lanauaae
Leacher MlsLer nerawl P[SlLam for hls auldance and ldea ln Lhe maklna of Lhls follo

nexL l would llke Lo show a speclal appreclaLlon Lo mv parenLs MlsLer Mohd
noh bln lsmall and Madam !usmlah blnLl P[ ukln for all Lhe supporL moLlvaLlon and
encouraaemenL elLher ln Lhe aspecL of convenlenL lnformaLlon or cosL for buvlna Lhe
sLuff needed durlna Lhe research

LasL buL noL leasL l would llke Lo Lhank Lo all of mv frlends who had helped ln Lhe
process of flnlshlna Lhls follo

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l am nur Alml ldavu blnLl Mohd noh Lhe sLudenL of lorm llve from Sekolah
Menenaah Salns Labuan As one of Lhe Lask ln Lhe svllabus of lnLernaLlonal Lanauaaes
!apanese Lanauaae ln school we have been asked Lo do a research and Lo make a follo
enLlLled 1he CulLure of !apan"
1hls research lncludes Lhe varleLles of culLure ln !apan noL onlv abouL Lhe wav
Lhe !apanese people llve amazlna Lechnoloales and lnvenLlons buL also Lhelr manners
ln dallv llfe and mosL of all Lhe conLrlbuLlons Lowards Lhelr efforL ln maklna LarLh a
clean planeL Lo llve ln
CulLure ln mv own deflnlLlon means hablLs LhaL people or communlLv do dallv
ln Lhelr llfe whlch acLuallv has become parL of Lhelr llves 1helr culLure show whose Lhe
people reallv are lL ls no dlfferenL from Malavsla reallv Malavsla ls wellknown as a
counLrv whlch has a mulLlraclal clLlzens whlch Lhe ma[orlLv conslsLs of Malavs buL
Lhere are also lndlans and Chlnese as well as bumlpuLera clLlzens ?eL Lhe people llve ln
harmonv as Lhev have sLrona bonds beLween Lhem
As Lo accompllsh Lhls Lask l choose Lo make Lhls follo accordlna Lo mv own
experlence durlna mv Lrlp Lo !apan ln !une 2010 As lL ls a sLudv Lour Lrlp so Lhe place l
able Lo vlslL ls llmlLed So l would llke Lo compleLe Lhls follo abouL Lhe culLure of
!apanese people l have seen ln 1okvo and SalLama
SalLama ls a modern clLv where Lhe people are pracLlclna Lechnoloav ln mosL of
Lhelr acLlvlLles 1hls ls due Lo lLs locaLlon slLuaLed near 1okvo Lhe maln land of !apan
1hus Lhls follo wlll acLuallv Lells abouL Lhe culLure of modern !apanese people ln 1okvo
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1o able Lhe sLudenLs Lo know and learn more abouL !apan Lhelr culLure and llfesLvles

1o allow sLudenLs Lo make dlfferences beLween Lhe culLure ln !apan and Lhe pracLlce ln
Malavsla

1o encouraae sLudenLs Lo Lhlnk of Lhe pros and cons of !apanese people llfesLvles

1o applv Lhe advanLaaes of !apanese people wav of llfe Lo pracLlce ln Malavsla

1o appreclaLe and be proud of our own counLrv

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Cfuro

ver heard of Cfuro? Well Lhe acLual word ls luro(% buL we call lL
Cfuro(% as Lhe pollLe form whlch ls
!apanese for baLh !apanese people Lend Lo call sLuffs wlLh 'C' ln
fronL of Lhe word lndlcaLes Lhelr respecL Lo LhaL Lhlna Lxample
'Csara' for plaLe and 'Csake' for !apanese alcohol drlnk
Speclflcallv lL ls used Lo refer Lo a Lvpe ofbaLh whlch orlalnaLed as
a shorL sLeepslded wooden baLhLub 8aLhs of Lhls Lvpe are found
all over !apan ln houses aparLmenLs and LradlLlonal !apanese lnns
(8vokans% buL are now usuallv made ouL of a plasLlc or sLalnless
sLeel
1radlLlonal poL shaped casL lron furo were heaLed bv a woodburnlna sLove bullL
ln below Lhem 8uL now lL ls modern era eople [usL use Lhe elecLrlclLv Lo heaL Lhe
waLer luro are usuallv lefL fllled wlLh waLer overnlahL Lhe waLer reused or recvcled for
washlna cloLhes Lhe nexL dav 1hls pracLlce acLuallv shows Lhe !apanese efforLs Lo save
waLer Amazlna! Cne more Lhlna mavbe lL ls unusual ln our counLrv buL ln !apan and
for loLs of oLher WesLern counLrles Lhev use Lhe Lub
and Lake Lhe same baLh waLer amona Lhe famllv
members 1herefore lL ls compleLelv lmporLanL Lo Lake
shower flrsL before enLerlna Lhe Lub uurlna mv home
sLav l was able Lo Lell LhaL !apanese people alve Lhe
prlorlLv Lo Lhelr auesLs Mv homesLav parenLs asked
mv frlends and l Lo Lake Lhe baLh flrsL 8uL l do noL
Lhlnk l can leL oLhers Lo baLh ln Lhe waLer l had used Lo baLh!
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I|gure 1 Wooden rectang|e
shaped ofuro
I|gure Art|st|c furo |sn't |t?

luro are parL of Lhe !apanese rlLual of baLhlna noL meanL for washlna buL raLher
for relaxlna and warmlna oneself Washlna ls carrled ouL separaLelv ouLslde Lhe furo
and onlv when compleLelv clean does Lhe baLher enLer Lhe waLer See Lhe people ln
!apan onlv Lake Lhelr baLh aL nlahL afLer a Llrlna dav aL work place So on Lhe nexL
mornlna Lhev do noL Lake baLh excepL Lo wash face and brushlna LeeLh Mavbe Lhls ls
due Lo Lhelr cllmaLe l Lhlnk Slnce lL ls cold Lhere lL ls noL a aood ldea Lo be ln conLacL
wlLh waLer aL almosL Lhe Llme

I|gure 3 1rad|t|ona|sty|e furo

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nexL l would llke Lo reveal Lhe speclalLv of escalaLor ln !apan noL from Lhe deslan or
Lechnoloav buL how Lhe !apanese people use escalaLor ?es lL ls all abouL manners!
An escalaLor ls a convevor LransporL devlce for
LransporLlna people conslsLlna of a sLalrcase whose sLeps
move up or down on Lracks LhaL keep Lhe surfaces of Lhe
lndlvldual sLeps horlzonLal When uslna escalaLors lL ls
cusLomarv for passenaers who wlsh Lo sLand and leL
Lhemselves be carrled up or down Lo sLand on one slde Lo
allow oLher users Lo walk pasL Lhem 1he observance of Lhls
cusLom varles areaLlv from place Lo place
o vou noLlce? ln Lhe plcLure on Lhe lefL slde Lhe people are [usL
sLandlna llke Lhev are queulna Meanwhlle Lhose who are on Lhe rlahL
slde seems Lo be ln rush and walklna quleL fasL aren'L Lhev? Well Lhls
ls ordlnarv ln !apan AcLuallv lL ls belna pracLlce Loo ln counLrles llke AusLralla
Slnaapore Pona kona and also some oLher counLrles
1he rule ls slmple lf vou are ln hurrv and need Lo be
movlna fasL use Lhe rlahL slde and lf vou wlsh Lo [usL relax and
Lake a wonderful Llme sLrldlna on an escalaLor ao Lo Lhe lefL
slde lL ls slmllar wlLh Lhe hlahwav rule lncludes Malavsla
1hls pracLlce ls verv convenlenL especlallv ln a publlc
place lL ls cusLomarv Lo sLand on a flxed slde so LhaL walklna people do noL have Lo
zlazaa lL ls annovlna lf LhaL happens As an addlLlon Lhe slde for sLandlna can also varv
wlLhln a counLrv lL does noL necessarllv correspond wlLh Lhe rules of Lhe road on Lhe
London underaround and WashlnaLon MeLro and ln Pona kona one sLands on Lhe
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I|gure 4 Lsca|ators head|ng upsta|rs
I|gure 5 1he peop|e are stand|ng on
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rlahL ln Slnaapore and AusLralla on Lhe lefL 1he slde for sLandlna can also varv wlLhln a
counLrv La ln !apan one sLands on Lhe lefL ln 1okvo buL on Lhe rlahL ln Csaka ln Lhe
MonLreal MeLro whlle walklna on escalaLors ls LheoreLlcallv forbldden Lhls rule ls
scarcelv observed and noL aL all enforced and passenaers Lend Lo sLand on Lhe rlahL
1okvo and Csaka are almosL alwavs opposlLe

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8lcvcles are wldelv used ln !apan for evervdav llfe bv people of all aae aroups
and soclal sLandlnas CommuLlna Lo school work or Lo Lhe closesL rallwav sLaLlon
plcklna up chlldren from preschool or dolna Lhe dallv arocerles are amona Lhe acLlvlLles
commonlv done bv blcvcle
1alklna abouL blcvcles do vou remember ln Lhe lnLroducLlon l Lvped before
whlch sLaLed LhaL Lo conLrlbuLe Lowards Lhe !apanese people's efforLs Lo make LarLh a
clean and safe planeL Lo llve ln 1hls ls whaL l mean earller lL ls Lhe wlde use of blcvcle ln
LhaL counLrv 1hese people are verv capable lf Lhev wanL Lo have a car buL lL ls due Lo
Lhelr sLrona feellnas Lo preserve and conserve Lhe naLure Lhev prefer Lo use blcvcles
llrsL of all lL does noL conLamlnaLe Lhe alr Secondlv lL ls a healLhv exerclse Lo
cvcle Lo somewhere compare Lo drlvlna cars as well as lL helps Lo prolona Lhe use of
fuels as Lhev wlll noL be depleLed due Lo Lhe conLlnuous usaae 1hlrdlv Lhe number of
parklna area ln !apan ls verv small ln order Lo save space for bulldlna developmenL
ersonallv l also Lhlnk one of Lhe reason ls Lhe !apanese people are verv keen Lowards
Lhelr rellalous Whv so?
rom Lhe shorL explanaLlon alven bv Mr Mural 1akeshl a professor who
had been welcomlna and brleflna a llLLle abouL !apan durlna mv lasL Lrlp
he Lold LhaL 70 of Lhe !apanese people are aLhelsm 2 are ChrlsLlans
and Lhe oLher percenLaaes conslsL of oLher rellalous Accordlna Lo mv own prospecL Lhe
70 are noL acLuallv aLhelsm buL Lhev are more llke Lo have falLh ln naLure or ln oLher
words we called lL anlmlsm When Lhev sLronalv belleve LhaL naLure has lLs own splrlL
and soul how could Lhev hurL Lhem bv conLamlnaLlna Lhe naLure lLself?

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ln !apanese blcvcles are known
as '[lLensha' or 'charlnko' (slana% 1he
mosL common blcvcles for evervdav use
are Lvplcallv equlpped wlLh a baskeL or a
chlld seaL (or Lwo% a slmple lock a
klcksLand and [usL one aear

8lcvcles are a verv lmporLanL means of LransporLaLlon ln !apan and noL
[usL for savlna monev and sLavlna flL Whereas ln
Malavsla lL ls consldered Lo be sLranae for
someone especlallv fullv clad ln a prlsLlnelv
lroned buslness sulL Lo rlde Lhelr blke Lo work lL
ls perfecLlv normal ln !apan l see men and
women evervdav cvcllna Lo Lhe sLaLlon and Lo
Lhe supermarkeL lnLeresLlna lsn'L lL? lL wlll be
LoLallv welrd Lo see men wearlna coL Lo cvcle Lo
work place ln Malavsla lL ls hoL and verv unsulLable
ln !apan locklna blke has never posed much of a problem 1here are
parklna areas for blcvcles [usL abouL evervwhere ln
fronL of or nexL Lo Lraln sLaLlons alonaslde Lhe
shopplna malls or deparLmenL sLores aL Lhe boLLom or
underneaLh aparLmenL bulldlnas anvwhere
I|gure 6 8|cyc|e w|th a basket and ch||d seat
I|gure 7 Cyc||ng to work Anybody want a r|de?
I|gure ark|ng area exc|us|ve|y for b|cyc|e

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s an addlLlon !apanese blcvcles reallv are excepLlonallv sLurdv
deslaned Lo Lake Lhe pressures of dallv use and wlLhsLand Lhe
elemenLs lL has alwavs been annovlna aL how easllv Lhe chaln falls off
of blcvcles buL Lhe chaln of !apanese blcvcle has never once fallen off Amazlnalv Lhe
Llres are also verv durable because Lhev seldom puncLured even lf lL accldenLallv rldden
over pleces of scaLLered alasses WhaL's more lL ls rusLfree
?ou musL be famlllar Lo Lhese brands such as 8lanchl? Pow abouL 8rldaesLone?
Well Lhose are amona Lhe !apanese blcvcle and Lhelr svsLems Lechnoloav -7,3/8 See
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1hls one ls an lnLeresLlna Loplc Lo dlscuss !apan lnLroduced school unlforms ln
Lhe laLe 19Lh cenLurv 1odav school unlforms are almosL unlversal ln Lhe !apanese
publlc and prlvaLe school svsLems 1hev are also used ln some womens colleaes 1he
!apanese word for Lhls Lvpe of unlform ls selfuku (%
ln Lhe ma[orlLv of elemenLarv schools sLudenLs are requlred Lo wear a unlform
Lo school MosL bovs wear a whlLe shlrL shorL panLs and a cap Cccaslonallv Lhe sallor
ouLflL ls used for alrls 1he unlform codes mav varv bv season Lo work wlLh Lhe
envlronmenL and occaslon lL ls common for boLh bovs and alrls Lo wear brlahLlv colored
caps Lo prevenL Lrafflc accldenLs 8eaardless
of whaL Lvpe of unlform anv parLlcular school
asslans lLs sLudenLs all schools have a
summer verslon of Lhe unlform (usuallv
conslsLlna of [usL a whlLe dress shlrL and Lhe
unlform slacks for bovs and a reducedwelahL
LradlLlonal unlform or blouse and LarLan sklrL
wlLh Lle for alrls% and a sporLsacLlvlLv
unlform (a polvesLer Lrack sulL for vearround
use and a LshlrL and shorL panLs for summer
acLlvlLles%
erLaln schools also reaulaLe sLudenL halrsLvles fooLwear and book
baas buL Lhese parLlcular rules are usuallv adhered Lo onlv on speclal
occaslons such as LrlmesLer openlna and closlna ceremonles and school
phoLo davs

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I|gure Cn the r|ght s|de w|nter vers|on un|form and
on the |eft s|de summer vers|on un|form

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1he ookotoo (U% or Lhe omeetl (% are Lhe unlforms for
manv mlddle school and hlah school bovs ln !apan 1he color ls normallv
black buL some schools use navv and dark blue as well
1he Lop has a sLandlna collar buLLonlna down from LopLoboLLom
8uLLons are usuallv decoraLed wlLh Lhe school emblem Lo show respecL Lo
Lhe school anLs are sLralahL
lea and a black or darkcolored
belL ls worn wlLh Lhem 8ovs
usuallv wear pennv loafers or
sneakers wlLh Lhls unlform
Some schools mav requlre Lhe
sLudenLs Lo wear collarplns
represenLlna Lhe school and/or
class rank
1he second buLLon from Lhe
Lop of a males unlform ls ofLen
alven awav Lo a female he ls ln love wlLh and ls consldered a wav of confesslon 1he
second buLLon ls Lhe one closesL Lo Lhe hearL and ls sald Lo
conLaln Lhe emoLlons from all Lhree vears aLLendance aL Lhe
school
1radlLlonallv Lhe aakuran ls also
worn alona wlLh a maLchlna (usuallv black%
sLudenL cap alLhouah Lhls cusLom ls less common ln modern Llmes

I|gure 10 Gakuran are for boys
I|gure 11 8utton on the top of
ma|e's un|form
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1he sallor ouLflL (RVUV |tfoko
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% ls a common sLvle of
unlform worn bv female mlddle school and hlah school sLudenLs and
occaslonallv elemenLarv school sLudenLs
1he unlform aenerallv conslsLs of a blouse aLLached wlLh
a sallorsLvle collar and a pleaLed sklrL
1here are seasonal varlaLlons for
summer and wlnLer sleeve lenaLh and
fabrlc are ad[usLed accordlnalv A
rlbbon ls Lled ln Lhe fronL and laced
Lhrouah a loop aLLached Lo Lhe blouse
Several varlaLlons on Lhe rlbbon lnclude
neckLles bolo Lles neckerchlefs and
bows Common colors are navv blue whlLe arev llahL areen
and black

Shoes socks and oLher accessorles are someLlmes lncluded as parL of Lhe
unlform 1hese socks are Lvplcallv navv or whlLe 1he shoes are Lvplcallv brown or black
pennv loafers AlLhouah noL parL of Lhe prescrlbed unlform alLernaLe forms of leawear
(such as loose socks kneelenaLh sLocklnas or slmllar% are also commonlv maLched bv
more fashlonable alrls

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1he caL ls reallv ln Lhe plcLure 8eallv! Looklna lnLo Lhls plcLure l am
sure vou can Lake a closer look Lo a real llfe sLudenLs wearlna unlform ln Lhls plcLure
Slnce lL ls durlna !une Lhev are wearlna Lhe summer verslon unlforms excepL for Lhose
Lwo ln Lhe fronL (Lhe auv wearlna lona sleeves shlrL Arlflllah and Lhe alrl wearlna scarf
na[wa%
As vou can see Lhe halr reaulaLlon ls noL verv sLrlcL WhaL else do vou
noLlce ln common lnslde Lhe plcLure? ?up!! 1he !apanese sLudenLs' hands 1hev are all
maklna peaceslan flnaers lncludlna Lhe male sLudenL 1hls ls acLuallv one of Lhe
common sense l found ouL ln !apan 1he facL ls !apanese people wlll make a peaceslan
flnaers whenever Lhev are Laklna plcLures 8uL be aware LhaL lf vou do lL wronalv
speclflcallv maklna peaceslan flnaers showlna backhands Loward Lhe camera vou are
acLuallv dolna a rude Lhlna whlch makes Lhe cameraman Lo Lhlnk LhaL vou are lnsulLlna
hlm

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!apanese sLudenLs Lake Lhelr shoes off Lo keep Lhe school clean 1he reasons and
slanlflcance for Lhls have Lo do wlLh Lhe wav of Leachlna sLudenLs
for responslblllLv and respecL 1o Lhls end !apanese publlc schools
do noL emplov [anlLors or cusLodlans keeplna Lhe school clean ls
Lhe sLudenLs responslblllLv
lLs common knowledae LhaL !apanese people remove
Lhelr shoes before enLerlna a home ln order Lo proLecL Lhe
bamboo floor maLs (or LaLaml% from soll and wear WhaL ls less
commonlv known ls LhaL Lhev follow Lhe same cusLom when
enLerlna cerLaln publlc bulldlnas even Lhouah such bulldlnas mav
have no LaLaml floorlna 1hls reallv proves LhaL !apanese people
Lakes prlorlLv ln hvalene and cleanllness AnoLher prove? LeL's
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I|gure 14 1atam| mat
I|gure 16 5ee? No shoes a||owed 1h|s |s |ns|de a
restaurant
I|gure 15 1h|s |s the format of arrang|ng
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Cne of Lhe more lnLrlaulna resulLs of maklna sLudenLs responslble for
malnLalnlna a clean school ls LhaL wlLh no [anlLors Lo clean up afLer Lhem sLudenLs ln
!apan do noL learn anv of Lhe condescenslon for [anlLors cusLodlans or cleanlna sLaff
LhaL ls so common ln oLher counLrles 8v havlna sLudenLs clean schools Lhemselves (and
Laklna off shoes ls one wav of keeplna Lhe school clean% sLudenLs do noL see Lhemselves
as above such work And auess whaL? 1he !apanese do noL use
lnsLead Lhev are uslna old cloLhes Lo clean Lhe floor
8easons? lL ls noL LhaL Lhev cannoL lnvenL mop buL Lhev
Lend Lo use a wav whlch ls aood for Lhelr healLh 1he movemenL
back and forLh whlle cleanlna Lhe floor uslna cloLhes wlll allow
Lhe muscles Lo relax and conLracL lL looks llke a Lvpe of
exerclse!
SLudenLs remove Lhelr shoes aL Lhe enLrance of Lhe
school 1hev place Lhelr ouLdoor shoes ln a small
square shelf called a aeLa bako and puL on
uwaauLsu or lndoor sllppers 1he aeLa bako or
shoe box ls used prlmarllv for sLorlna shoes buL lL
doubles as a klnd of lnformal leLLer box ln whlch
noLes for Lhe sLudenL can be lefL SLudenLs ln !apan
do noL have lockers of Lhelr own 1hese shoe boxes
are Lhe closesL sLudenLs come Lo havlna a prlvaLe
place Lo keep Lhelr personal effecLs Manv people
however conslder Lhe aeLa bako dlrLv (from Lhe
shoes% and avold leavlna noLes or oLher effecLs Lhere
I|gure 17 I th|nk the
Iapanese maybe do not
know a mop
I|gure 1 I take th|s photo |n a schoo| |n
Iapan
I|gure 1 5hoes box aka geta bako

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1hese lndoor sllppers uwagutsu are prepared and Lhe sLudenLs onlv have Lo chanae Lhelr shoes
1he uwaauLsu or lndoor sllppers Lend Lo be sofL canvas Lops wlLh rubber
soles 1hese lndoor sllppers proLecL Lhe sLudenLs socks from unnecessarv
wear and Lear provlde exLra LracLlon on Lhe llnoleum floors and provlde a
llLLle exLra warmLh ln wlnLer ln Lhe unheaLed classrooms Lven arade school
classrooms are unheaLed ln wlnLer as Lhls Louahens up Lhe chlldren and Leaches Lhem noL Lo
expecL Loo much ln Lhe wav of creaLure comforLs 8uL Lhe klnd wlLh decoraLlve paLLern are usuallv
used ln home whereas for Lhe schools Lhe plaln dark uwaauLsu are used

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1here are Lwo sLvles of LolleLs commonlv found ln !apan 1he oldesL Lvpe ls a
slmple squaL LolleL whlch ls sLlll somewhaL common ln publlc convenlences AfLer World
War ll modern WesLernLvpe flush LolleLs and urlnals became common 1he currenL
LolleLs ls Lhe bldeL LolleL whlch as of March 2010 ls lnsLalled ln 72 of !apanese
households ln !apan Lhese bldeLs are commonlv called washleLs a brand name of 1oLo
LLd and lnclude manv advanced feaLures rarelv seen ouLslde of Asla 1he feaLure seL
commonlv found on washleLs are anus washlna bldeL washlna seaL warmlna and
deodorlzaLlon
1he sLandard flush LolleL used worldwlde ls known ln !apan as a Jeetoe
( lkl% LolleL WesLernsLvle LolleLs lncludlna hlah Lech LolleLs are now more
common ln !apanese homes Lhan Lhe LradlLlonal squaL LolleLs 8uL schools Lemples and
Lraln sLaLlons are ofLen equlpped wlLh onlv squaL LolleLs
Powever ln Lhelr own homes !apanese
people prefer belna able Lo slL especlallv older or
phvslcallv dlsabled lndlvlduals for whom prolonaed
squaLLlna ls phvslcallv
demandlna or
uncomforLable
1he mosL baslc feaLure ls Lhe lnLearaLed bldeL a nozzle Lhe
slze of a pencll LhaL comes ouL from underneaLh Lhe LolleL seaL and
squlrLs waLer lL has Lwo seLLlnas one for washlna Lhe anus and one
for Lhe bldeL

I|gure 0 1he squat to||et |n
Iapan |s a ||tt|e d|fferent
compare to Ma|ays|an's
I|gure 1 Automat|c to||et or wash
|et

WanL someLhlna more lnLeresLlna? Check Lhls ouL!
ls LhaL a slnk? ?es!
llush LolleLs ln !apan commonlv
lnclude waLersavlna feaLures such as Lhe ablllLv Lo
choose beLween a bla flush and a llLLle flush
Manv LolleLs also rouLe Lhe waLer Lo flll Lhe Lank
Lhrouah a fauceL over Lhe Lank allowlna users Lo
rlnse Lhelr hands
SmarL lsn'L lL?




Lver heard of CLohlme?
Manv !apanese women are embarrassed aL Lhe
LhouahL of belna heard bv oLhers durlna urlnaLlon 1o cover
Lhe sound of bodllv funcLlons manv women used Lo flush
publlc LolleLs conLlnuouslv whlle uslna Lhem wasLlna a larae
amounL of waLer ln Lhe process A devlce was lnLroduced
whereas afLer acLlvaLlon produces Lhe sound of flushlna waLer
wlLhouL Lhe need for acLual flushlna 1he devlce ls acLlvaLed bv
presslna a buLLon or bv Lhe wave of a hand ln fronL of a moLlon
sensor When acLlvaLed Lhe devlce creaLes a loud flushlna
sound slmllar Lo a LolleL belna flushed
I|gure Ma|e Ur|na|
I|gure 3 1he b|ack square |s the mot|on
sensor for start|ng and stopp|ng the sound

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now l would llke Lo lnLroduce vou Lo Lhe cousln of uwaauLsu Lhe LolleL
sllppers lf uwaauLsu ls used lnslde Lhe house Lhen Lhe couslns currenLlv ls used ln Lhe
LolleL
1o mlnlmlze conLacL beLween Lhe
unclean LolleL floor and Lhe clean floor ln Lhe resL of Lhe
houselelppet (SURU% are puL ln fronL
of Lhe LolleL door LhaL should be used when ln Lhe LolleL
and removed rlahL afLer leavlna Lhe LolleL 1hls also
lndlcaLes lf Lhe LolleL ls ln use
lL ls a llLLle blL dlfferenL Lhan Lhe
sllppers used ln Malavsla 1hls ls because Lhe LolleLs ln
!apan are compleLelv drv Slnce Lhe !apanese
enLhuslasLlc ln savlna waLer so Lhev do noL have anv Lap waLer ln Lhelr LolleL









I|gure 4 ney |t |s a un|sex s||pper

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VLNDING MACnINL5
WlLh one vendlna machlne per an esLlmaLed 23 people (accordlna Lo
Lhe !apan vendlna Machlne ManufacLurers AssoclaLlon% !apan has one of Lhe worlds
hlahesL vendlna machlne denslLles Machlnes can be found all over clLles Lowns and
even ln Lhe counLrvslde AlmosL none of Lhem are vandallzed or oLherwlse non
funcLlonal CreaL! 1he aovernmenL does noL have Lo spend Loo much on buvlna vendlna
machlnes

A ma[orlLv of machlnes sell nonalcohollc beveraaes such as sofL drlnks [ulce
vlLamln or enerav drlnks Lea and coffee for a reasonable 110 Lo 120 ven 1hese drlnk
machlnes usuallv offer boLh hoL and cold beveraaes

1he fun facL l wanL Lo share here ls Lhe
varleLles of vendlna machlne ln !apan 1he Lvpe LhaL
ls common unLll Lhe uncommon one ?ou wlll be
surprlse Lo know LhaL people mlahL lnvenL vendlna
machlne wlLh welrd funcLlons





I|gure 5 Vend|ng mach|nes of c|garette soft
dr|nk and a|coho||c beverages

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8elow are Lhe plcLures of awesome or should l sav welrd vendlna machlnes





















I|gure 6 CMIkUII |t se||s sma|| fortune te|||ng s||ps
at shr|nes and temp|es
I|gure 7 Vend|ng mach|nes that se|| 10 kg bags of
var|ous k|nd of r|ce
I|gure 5MAk1 Car Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure Lggs Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 31 Ice Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 30 Umbre||a Vend|ng Mach|ne

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I|gure 3 8attery Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 36 5neaker Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 37 Vegetab|es Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 35 Instant Nood|es Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 34 r|ng|es Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 33 I|owers Vend|ng Mach|ne

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I|gure 3 L|ve Lobster Vend|ng Mach|ne

uuCn
udon (P% ls a Lvpe of Lhlck wheaLflour noodle popular ln !apanese culslne
udon ls usuallv served hoL as noodle soup ln a mlldlv flavoured broLh ln lLs slmplesL
form as kokeoJo served ln kokejlto made of dashl sov sauce (shvu% and mlrln
Maklna udon's noodle ls noL as easv as vou Lhlnk lL needs paLlenL and proper
sklll lf noL vour noodle mlahL noL LasLe so dellclous A aood noodle ls Lhe one LhaL
Lender veL noL Loo Lender 1he secreL lnaredlenLs for maklna noodles for udon are
flour a llLLle blL of salL and waLer 1hen Lhese
lnaredlenLs are mlxed LoaeLher and lefL for a nlahL
1he nexL dav Lhe mlxed lnaredlenLs wlll underao a
few process
before vou
cook Lhem
Mavbe Lhe plcLures below can alve vou a
llLLle descrlpLlons abouL maklna udon's noodle



I|gure 3 kh|noceros 8eet|es Vend|ng Mach|ne
I|gure 41 Looks easy and |ow budget? Wa|t
unt|| when you need to do |t
I|gure 40 who |s th|s?? haha

Cenerallv udon can be classlfv lnLo Lwo Lvpes whlch are served hoL or cold
Llke manv !apanese noodles udon noodles are served chllled ln Lhe summer and hoL ln Lhe
wlnLer 1opplnas are chosen Lo reflecL Lhe seasons and Lo balance wlLh oLher lnaredlenLs Well
acLuallv Lhere are loLs more common dlshes of udon
















I|gure 4 nmmm today I'm go|ng to teach
you how to make nood|es for Udon
I|gure 44 kake Udon I|gure 43 k|tsune Udon up! It's a fox udon
De||c|ous!!

I|gure 46 ak| Udon ||ke spaghett| I|gure 45 5upermarket Udon

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I|gure 47 Co|d Udon
I|gure 4 1opp|ngs for hot udon
I|gure 50 repar|ng to eat |tadak|masu
I|gure 4 Cook|ng wa|t|ng and tak|ng p|ctures

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5UMMAk
lrom Lhe research l have done l found ouL LhaL Lhere are manv culLure
acLuallv ln !apan noL [usL Lhe one LhaL we used Lo hear llke klmono ?ukaLa Sushl buL
also Lhelr unlque wav of llvlna and Lhelr modern urbanlzaLlon 1he Lechnoloales
undenlablv have chanaed !apan Lo become amona Lhe counLrv whlch has larae lnfluence
ln world's economv
he efforL Lo become a hlah power counLrv lL ls noL as easv as
A8C 8uL lL ls noL lmposslble 8v Laklna and sharlna aood skllls
and lnformaLlon ln varlous aspecLs of developmenL Malavsla
has a verv hlah poLenLlal Lo develop and sLands on Lhe same level wlLh !apan
lL ls also verv lmporLanL for Lhe Malavslans Lo chanae Lhelr aLLlLude and
chanae Lhelr neaaLlve wav of llfe 1he !apanese people are verv puncLual and
hardworklna whlch mavbe one of Lhe facLor LhaL has supporL Lhe developmenL of Lhelr
counLrv so well
As an addlLlon Lhese people are verv keen wlLh hvalene and healLh
1hev alwavs Lake veaeLables ln Lhelr meals and eaL less hlahcholesLerol food 1haL ls
whv Lhev have such lona llfe span compared Lo Malavslans
1herefore ln order Lo achleve Lhe mlsslon and vlslon of brlnalna
Malavsla Lo eve's of Lhe world lL ls necessarv Lo follow Lhe fooLsLeps of !apan from
everv poslLlve aspecL When Lhere ls a wlll Lhere ls wav so aanbaLLekudasal!




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