thanks first presents 16 amazing things
from Japan number one more convenient
gas stations the gas pumps in Japan are
different than the pumps in most other
countries rather than having the pipe
that delivers the gas to the car from
the pump they come from above in Japan
this keeps the drivers from parking too
far away from the tank where they can't
reach their vehicle nothing the pumps
above makes pumping gas a little bit
more convenient number two special
vending machines in the United States an
average vending machine will consist of
potato chips candy and soda in Japan you
have plenty of options the people who
live in Japan value their time which is
why they use vending machines so often
you can walk up to a vending machine and
purchase french fries hard-boiled eggs
pet food pasta clothing even electronics
number 3 compact parking spaces there
are over 127 million people who live in
Japan therefore finding a parking spot
can be a huge problem to help combat the
problem the Japanese have found a way to
double the number of parking spaces
they've created two level spots and
areas where you could usually just fit
one car if these parking structures were
used in the United States parking would
not be an issue anywhere in the country
are you listening to me Chicago number
four soda cans for the blind
when the Japanese produce beverages in
cans they always have the blind in mind
every drink can in Japan has the name of
the beverage written in Braille on the
top of the can in Japan a blind person
doesn't need to ask someone what type of
drink they just took out of the
refrigerator number five a chair to hold
your bag whether you're sitting down to
eat and a restaurant or if you're
sitting in a classroom you need to put
your bag on the back of your chair right
well it's not uncommon for that bag then
to slip off the chair and that can be
annoying
the Japanese decided to find a solution
to this annoying problem they created
chairs with a special notch to
close your bag on the chair if you ever
visit Japan you won't need to worry
about your bag slipping off the chair
onto the floor number six trains with
foot spas there are millions of people
in the United States who commute back
and forth to work by train they use this
time to read nap maybe listen to music
well in Japan you can enjoy your train
ride and relax at the same time and this
is due to the foot spas that they've
added to their trains you can buy a
ticket on a special train in Japan that
has warm foot baths to help you relax on
your way home by the time you get there
you'll already have unwound from your
busy day number seven free tissues on
the street there's so many people living
in Japan that it's often very crowded no
matter where you go to keep people from
spreading their germs there are people
on the streets whose sole job is to hand
out paper handkerchiefs in other words
tissues the great way to keep the
spreading of illness down to a minimum
number eight multifunctional toilets in
most places around the world you'll find
toilets that have one purpose of course
to let the person go to the bathroom but
in Japan they have toilets that have
several functions not only do they give
you a place to go to the bathroom
they then help with disabilities they
can help you clean yourself and heat
yourself up when you're cold as of yet
these amazing toilets have not made an
appearance in the other country but I'm
looking forward to it
number nine endless bubble wrap to
reduce stress the people who live in
Japan work a lot which means that
they're often stressed out to help
combat stress they've developed a
keychain with endless bubble wrap when
you start to get stressed out you simply
take out your King chain and start a
popping feels the same as popping bubble
wrap and it really can help you relax
number 10 automatic taxi doors
if you ever take a taxi in Japan you
don't need to worry about putting your
luggage on the street to open the door
to your cab most taxis in Japan have
automatic doors you can hold on to all
of your belongings and the driver will
press a button to open your door this
makes public transportation in Japan
very easy and convenient number 11
capsule hotels if you're visiting Japan
and you need a hotel room just to sleep
before you venture back out in the
morning you can sleep in a very unique
hotel each area consists of just a
capsule large enough for you to sleep
comfortably the capsules are
side-by-side and on top of each other if
you plan to stay in one of these very
inexpensive hotel rooms you need to be
quiet if you disturb the other guests
you'll be asked to leave number 12
musical roads in Japan there are a few
roads that you can drive down and hear a
soft melody while you drive now if
you're not sure if the road that you're
traveling on is one of these musical
roads just look for the colorful music
notes on the road you'll only see those
roads in Japan number 13 cat cafes in
Japan cats are considered to be warm and
cozy since the people of Japan love
those cats so much they've opened dozens
of cafes that are filled with cats they
will come and sit with you and snuggle
you don't need to worry about these
cafes being unsanitary either because
the people in the cafe makes sure the
cats are clean and always taken care of
number 14 kotatsu a heated table these
heated tables were created in the 14th
century and they've been better
developed ever since the kotatsu is a
table with a blanket that is heated from
below you we go under the table and
under the blanket and you could warm
yourself up very quickly
number 15 an announcement system Japan
has a system of loudspeakers that span
the entire country they're used to warn
the public of emergencies such as
disease outbreaks tsunamis or
earthquakes they are also used to let
children know that it's time to go home
at the end of the day when there are no
emergencies they play nice music over
the loudspeakers to keep people happy
number 16 the ability to sleep at work
of the 16 amazing things from Japan that
should be everywhere else on the planet
this is one of them Japan is the only
place where you're allowed to fall
asleep on the job
they even encourage it the action is
called ina Mori and it means present
while sleeping this means you can take a
nap right beside your boss without
getting into trouble if this were
allowed here the United States
productivity on the job would probably
drop within a day or two but boy would
we be rested subscribe for more now if
you'll excuse me it's nap time
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