11 Things That Are Normal in Japan—but May Surprise You 🇯🇵 | Living Alone in Japan

Hi! I'm Tuma, a Japanese woman living in Tohoku, Japan. Enjoying the solo life. 🇯🇵 Today I'm introducing 11 Japanese habits through one completely ordinary day. 😊 Raw eggs for breakfast, wet oshibori instead of napkins, buying municipal trash bags, and the toilet slippers people forget to take off. 🤣 Count how many you already know — and consider a few of them travel tips for when you visit Japan. ✈️ Then I made Akita-style imonoko-jiru, the soup that tells me autumn has arrived. I hope you enjoy an ordinary day full of Japanese habits with me! ───────────────────── 🇯🇵 Japanese Habits in This Video ───────────────────── [00:56] 🥚 1. Eating raw eggs [02:06] 🧺 2. Using wet oshibori instead of napkins [02:25] 🙏 3. "Itadakimasu" and "Gochisousama" [03:15] 🗑️ 4. Trash collection and recycling [06:05] 🚗 5. Driving on the left [06:42] ✈️ A few things to remember when visiting Japan 　　　　 (escalators, boarding trains, toilet slippers) [09:27] ⛩️ 6. Visiting shrines and temples [11:07] 🍪 7. Taking your trash home [12:21] 💧 8. Free water and oshibori [13:12] 🍝 9. Dining alone [15:32] 👟 10. Removing shoes at the entrance [16:17] 🍁 11. Enjoying seasonal foods ───────────────────── ▶ RECIPE ───────────────────── 🍲 Imonoko-jiru (Akita style) Ingredients ・Satoimo taro — as needed (I used frozen, pre-prepared) ・Burdock root — as needed ・Maitake mushrooms — as needed ・Carrot — as needed ・Chicken — as needed ・Water — as needed ・Dashi — as needed Seasoning (choose one): ・Mentsuyu — to taste 　or ・Sake — 1 tbsp ・Sugar — 1½ tbsp ・Soy sauce — 50 ml Instructions ① Add the satoimo, burdock root, maitake, carrot, chicken, water, and dashi to a pot. ② Once boiling, season with mentsuyu to taste — or with the sake, sugar, and soy sauce. ③ Simmer until all the ingredients are cooked through, and it's done. ───────────────────── 🍙 Okaka Onigiri Ingredients (1 serving) ・Rice — 1 serving ・Bonito flakes — as needed ・Soy sauce — a little ・Wasabi — to taste ・Nori — 1 sheet Instructions ① Mix the bonito flakes with a little soy sauce. Add wasabi for a grown-up version. ② Put the okaka in the center of the rice and cover it with more rice. ③ Shape it into a triangle. ④ Wrap it in nori. ───────────────────── 🎬 Quiet daily life of a solo woman living in rural Tohoku, Japan. ───────────────────── #livingalone #japanvlog #Tohoku #ruralJapan #dailylifeinjapan #japaneseculture #japanesehabits #japantravel #traveljapan #imonokojiru #onigiri #Akita #tamagokakegohan #napolitan #autumninjapan Your support helps me keep sharing good food and simple moments ☕️ Thank you always 🤍 🍙 https://buymeacoffee.com/Tumadaily