18 Unique Things You Might Only Be Able to See in Japan and Korea

Japan and Korea have a lot in common. Both countries are very organized and people are offered amenities we don’t see very often. Citizens are also very respectful of their surroundings and they will rarely be rude to anyone around them. If you visit any of the two countries, you will stumble upon foods and other things that might seem extra unusual to you.

1. “The struggle with Cheese in Korea is real.”

2. “Line 1. Nothing to see here.”

3. “For the first time in my life, I have seen and tried bread made with bamboo coal. They are fresh pieces of soft bread.”

4. “In South Korea, they put ice in the urinals.”

5. During tours, children can just leave all their backpacks in the waiting room of the railway station. They don’t need to worry about their things being stolen.

6. “Ice cream covered in gold leaf from Kanazawa, Japan.”

7. “A vending machine in Japan that sells vegetables and fruits.”

8. “This smartphone screen-wiper dispenser in Japan.”

9. They have a bike for a mother or a father and 2 children. The parents that don’t have a car, travel like this.

10. “This driveway in Tokyo.”

11. This Japanese restaurant gives you a special basket to put next to your table. You can put your bag and your personal belongings in there.

12. “These and pickles (usually) come with pizza in Korea.”

13. The Japanese sleep on the subway putting their phones right next to them because it is that safe!

14. “Japan’s manhole covers are beautiful.”

15. The ticket gates at stations are all about trust.

16. “Stairs in Japan which tell you how many calories you’ve burned by not taking the elevator.”

17. This is only possible in Japan.

18. “Game Boy-shaped mailbox in mountain area of Shikoku, Japan.”

Have you ever visited Korea, Japan, or another Asian country? What amazed you the most?