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    Public transportation is a huge part in Japan living and as grown woman, it is expected to wear make up. The mask is a handy tool when running late for work. Also, the trains are very crowded. In the morning, people still smell good but imagine how it is on the last train at night.
     
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    Like any other country, there’s always what the Japanese label as 不良(furyou) which refers to the following: defective goods, delinquent, hoodlum, worthless, inferior/poor quality, etc. who displays bad behavior and are not worth the “San” as when saying Mr. so and so but becomes a “thing” rather than an individual and is commonly called “aitsu” (that thing)/“koitsu”(this thing).
    The pornography on the lower shelves in convenient stores is true. I don’t get it too. But it’s not true that people don’t care being seen naked even to those they have very personal relationship with i.e., family member who reaches puberty stage unless they’re inside the public bath. I don’t think I would ever get an invitation even from those I have decades of friendship with to be in the same bath together even though I try to adapt to the culture and here people say, “29 years? then, you’re one of us now”.
    It’s not true that both genders see each other naked in public areas. They provide a “room wear”-either a pajama type or a “yukata” kimono which you are expected to wear an underwear. The “uniform” (men and women wear different colors) provides easy management and puts the customers at ease when they go for a bite at the restaurant or go to the smoking room.
    I did break the rule one time at a hotel in Izu Peninsula, very early in the morning, the outdoor pool was so scenic and I was alone so I had my camera on timer mode and took a souvenir pic but I hurriedly went back to our room and luckily, I wasn’t caught. However, there are what they call “family room” with baths exclusively for the group but it’s subject to the receptionist’s judgment. Also, the crew is always around cleaning, checking water temperatures and whatever.
    This is just one of the few things in Japan that I would miss when I go home-a place where I can be alone and relax even in a crowd, feel good and ready again to face my day. Here’s a website of my favorite spot, sorry there’s no English...expect funny English when you find one.
    http://www.sportsoasis.co.jp/spagardish/
     
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