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 ==== The importance of slippers ====
-In Japanese culture, an important place is occupied by slippers. They are used not only for walking around the house but also after school, at museums, and even in restaurants. The Japanese also have a special kind of slippers which are worn on a visit to the toilet! If you ever come across a row of slippers in Japan, don't think for long, just put them on. [([[https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-house-home/japanese-slipper-culture|Japan Visitor]])]
+In Japanese culture, an important place is occupied by slippers. They are used not only for walking around the house but also after school, at art museums, and even in restaurants. The Japanese also have a special kind of slippers which are worn on a visit to the toilet! If you ever come across a row of slippers in Japan, don't think for long, just put them on. [([[https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-house-home/japanese-slipper-culture|Japan Visitor]])]
+==== Haiyko ====
+There are many abandoned places in Japan. It is a tradition that when a site closes, everything is left in place, just like the last day it opened. Visiting such places is referred to in this country as Haikyo, and visitors are referred to as haikyowers. It should be noted that visiting abandoned sites is usually forbidden and may result in legal consequences. [([[https://www.oyakata.com.pl/travels/famous-abandoned-places|Oyakata]])]
+==== Nara Dreamland ====
+One of the abandoned places is Nara Dreamland amusement park. It operated since 1961 and was closed in 2006 due to a low number of visitors. The amusement park was modeled on the American Disneyland, and the resemblance can be seen at almost every step. [([[https://www.timetravelturtle.com/nara-dreamland-abandoned-japan/|Time Travel Turtle]])]
+==== Pedal powered ride ====
+Okayama's amusement park has a roller coaster powered by your own muscles! If you don't pedal, you don't ride. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNgF3GIfF1c|You Tube]])]
+==== Gate Tower Building ====
+In Osaka, the Gate Tower Building was built, with a highway running through the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors. Apparently, staying in the building you don't feel it at all - only when riding the elevator and not being able to stop on the indicated floors. [([[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gate-tower-building|Atlas Obscura]])]
+==== Volcano suicide ====
+Local authorities in Oshima decided to build a wall around the active Mihara volcano. This was due to the increasing number of people committing suicide by jumping into the volcano. [([[https://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/2021/05/the-volcano-suicides.html|Providentia]])]
+==== Nap ====
+Every Japanese worker is constitutionally guaranteed a short nap during work. [([[https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/customs-from-countries/59117/|Open Access Government]])]
+==== Death penalty ====
+Japanese courts can still impose the death penalty. It is carried out by hanging (there are seven locations around the country where it is all carried out). [([[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-executions-factbox-idUSTRE67M1DG20100823|Reuters]])]
+==== Nuclear attack ====
+Japan was the only country in the world to fall victim to an attack using nuclear weapons. The attack was made on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. [([[https://www.icanw.org/japan|The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons]])]
+==== Daruma doll ====
+When making a snowman in Japan, you have a slightly easier task, instead of three you only need to make two balls of snow and place one on top of the other. And the fun is over, the snowman is ready! The Japanese snowman is modeled after a bulky doll without arms and legs called Daruma. [([[https://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/japaninfo/winter2016/05.html|Japan Info]])]
+==== Kimono ====
+The kimono is the most popular Japanese dress. [([[https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00646/how-the-kimono-has-influenced-the-world-of-fashion.html|Nippon]])]
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+==== Fake food ====
+Sampuru is the name of the art of creating artificial food. One restaurateur came up with the idea in the early 20th century and it was immediately picked up by other entrepreneurs. [([[https://www.secondshistory.com/home/fake-foods-sampuru|Second History]])]
+==== Peace treaty ====
+To this day, Russia and Japan have not signed any peace treaty ending World War II. Formally, the countries are still in conflict. [([[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/22/national/russia-japan-peace-treaty-talks-halted/|Japan Times]])]
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