Hi! I’m MOTOHICO.
In this article, we will introduce to foreigners who have traveled to Japan how to dispose of garbage and how to use the restroom.
I’m living in Japan but I have traveled foreign country frequently. For example, USA, UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, China, Korea, etc.
In Japan, the method of waste disposal and the use of restrooms is slightly different from foreign countries.
First of all, I will introduce garbage disposal.
While traveling in Japan, we sometimes want to dispose of trash such as drink bottles and food containers.
In Japan, we usually put garbage in the trash box.
Never throw it away on the roadside.
Trash boxes are often installed at stations, convenience stores and department stores.
We have to separate garbage that can be burned (paper such as tissue, wrapping paper for confectionery, etc.), cans and glass bottles, and plastic bottles.
It is easy to understand because the illustration is drawn like a photograph in the trash box.
However, in a big event, the trash box at the railway station may be removed. It may have been removed during the 2020 Olympics.
Throw away any garbage generated during your stay in the hotel’s trash can.
Recently, it has become a problem for overseas travelers to throw away their suitcases at hotels and airports.
When you purchase a new suitcase in Japan, ask the store where you purchased it for disposal.
Next, we will introduce the use of the restroom.
In your country, public toilets are often not free, but in Japan they are almost free.
There are restrooms at stations, department stores, restaurants and convenience stores.
In most cases, you can’t go to the restroom without entering the ticket gate at the station.
In the restroom, you can find information in multiple languages.
In nature parks such as Mt. Fuji, there are many charges.
If you are with a small child, don’t worry. This is because there are chairs as shown in the photo. You can keep a child at the chair.
Thank you.