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#Etiquette & Manners

Japan's unspoken public rules for visitors: no phone calls on trains, carrying your own trash out until you find a bin, where you may legally smoke, and how to behave at a shrine. Each explained with the reasoning behind it.

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Crowds crossing the Shibuya Scramble Crossing at dusk, with Center Gai signage in view

Culture

Shibuya Halloween 2026: The Street-Drinking Ban, the ¥2,000 Litter Fine, and How to Spend the Night

Aug 13, 2026

Dancers in low straw hats moving down a lantern-lit slope after dark at Owara Kaze no Bon in Yatsuo

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#Etiquette & Manners

Shibuya Halloween 2026: The Street-Drinking Ban, the ¥2,000 Litter Fine, and How to Spend the Night

Owara Kaze no Bon 2026: ¥4,000 Seats and Which Night to Pick

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026: Sep 19–20, Seats from ¥3,300

Tsukiji Outer Market Hours 2026: 9am-2pm, Closing Days, Best Day to Go

No Trash Cans in Japan? Where to Throw Away Your Garbage (2026 Guide)

Your First Sento: A Beginner's Guide to Tokyo's Neighborhood Bathhouses

Japan Rainy Season Guide: Umbrella Etiquette Every Traveler Should Know

Please Don't Throw Coins in the Pond — It's Not a Wishing Well

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