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1.Walking on right or left side?

When you walk on a street, you must walk on a sidewalk. If it has no sidewalk, walk on s right side and cars must run left side. When you across a street, fallow a sign or a green light and walk on a crosswalk. Bicycle must run on a left side.

2.Bicycle without light causes traffic accident

When you ride a bicycle without light at night, police often gives warning to you. If he realizes you are not Japanese, he often asks you to show your passport and you will feel disagreeable. Remember that no light causes accident.

3.How to take on a train?

When you wait for a train, form a queue. After a train stops, wait for all the passengers to get off before you get on.

4.On a train

Don’t be noisy on a train. You may not use your mobile phone either.

5.How to use an escalator

In Tokyo when you use an escalator, stand on left side. A right side is for people who rush to go. It’s like a fast lane. In fact it’s not allowed, but people do so automatically.

On contrary, in Osaka people stand on a right side and a left side is a “fast lane”.

6.Inviting friends to your room

When you share your room with friends, you sometimes get trouble with owners of your apartment. Especially in the case of that your friends come to Japan after you find your room and let them stay at your room until they will decide their own rooms, do not be noisy in your room.

7.Dumping ground

In Japan there are rules how to throw out the garbage depends on each area. Ask the owner of your apartment or your neighbor about the details.

8.Smoking area

Smoke at a smoking area. At some area, you will be fined if you smoke with walking.

9.Buying fruits

When you buy fruits at a supermarket, do not push them because they will be bad from the point of being touched. If you want to know how fresh they are, ask the staff of the shop.

10.Hanging laundry

After you wash your cloths, especially women’s underwear, hang them where people can’t see them outside. It’s also a good idea to hang them between towels or handkerchiefs.

11.In a toilet

In Japan, you can flush toilet papers. Do not throw them in the dustbin.

12.Enjoying hobbies

Use public pools and gymnasiums, or attend clubs to widen the outlooks on your lives. It is often heard that students have boring lonely days because they only go to school and work everyday. If you visit local international events positively, you can get chances to have Japanese friends. A certain student belongs to a soccer club and enjoying soccer with Japanese twice a month. There is more information on newspapers which are published and distributed free by local cities or wards.