Glad to be born in Japan - Top 20 Reasons

In a recent survey, Japanese folks were asked why they were glad to be born in Japan - top 20 results ranked as follows.

 

1st：Has four distinct seasons

 

2nd：Tap water is drinkable

 

3rd：Has tasty food

 

4th：Has tasty rice

 

5th：Has entertaining anime and manga

 

6th：Safe society because of the strict gun control

 

7th：Pickpocketing aren't as frequent as overseas

 

8th：Trains are punctual (apology given even with a few minutes delay)

 

9th：No military conscription

 

10th：Is economically wealthy

 

11th：Toilet technology

 

12th：Love the Japanese language which allows a wide range of expression with wordplay and onomatopoeia

 

13th：Has amazing convenience food technology

 

14th：The otaku culture is entertaining

 

15th：Can see cherry blossoms in spring

 

15th：Convenience stores are everywhere

 

17th：Has good fish because the country is surrounded by water

 

18th：Contributed to the video game culture

 

19th：Has a wide variety of culture

 

20th：Has big cities, countryside and cities like Kyoto

 

I may not have been born here (have permanent residence now) but there is a lot that I love about Japan - some of which I covered in the How Discovering Japan Changed My Life post. This first photo is of Mount Fuji - one of my fave things about Japan.

 

 

 

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