10 Facts about

JAPAN The Japanese are very interesting people. Their unique culture has developed in relative isolation due to the mountainous and island-based nature of the country. As the Summer Olympics from 2020 wil l take place in Tokyo, thousands of people are expected to travel to Japan. If you're one of them, or if you just want to visit this country some day, here are a few things that you should know about the Japanese.

10 Facts about

JAPAN

1. In Japan it is not

uncommon to eat rice at

every meal, including breakfast.

2. Ovens are not nearly as

commonplace as

rice cookers

in Japanese households.

3. Slurping noodles indicates the

food is delicious. The slurping

also serves to cool down the

hot noodles for eating.

4. The fortune cookie

dates back to Kyoto,

during the 19th century.

5. Horse and whale meat are

both easily available in Japan.

Octopus, squid, jellyfish,

and other seafood are very popular.

6. The world’s

most expensive tuna

was sold in Japan

for $735,000 USD.

7. Japanese Sake is made from fermented rice, and

is usually served warm

8. Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in Japan.

The art of brewing beer was

imported from Germany as a development project for the northern

island of Hokkaido.

9. Japan imports

approximately 85% of

Jamaica's annual

coffee production.

10. While it is considered bad

manners to become

obviously drunk in some formal restaurants, the same

is not true for restaurants such

as izakaya, as long as you do not bother other guests.

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