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Customs, etiquette, traditions, and cultural insights to help you get the most out of your trip to Japan.

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Several hands dropping plastic waste—water bottles and clear food containers—into a full trash bag against a green background, illustrating waste sorting and recycling.

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

A yearly calendar on a wooden desk viewed through a black magnifying glass, with June and October dates enlarged under the lens, decorated with a small white flower and green ivy in the corner—evoking date-checking or trip planning.

Japan Public Holidays 2026 (Jul-Dec): Banks Close, Konbini Doesn't

A temple approach shopping street (Nakamise) decorated for a summer furin (wind chime) market: rows of colorful glass wind chimes with paper strips overhead, blue banners, five-color Buddhist flags, and senbei and other shops, with a temple gate in the distance. Signage reads "Kawasaki Daishi."

Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival 2026: 800+ Furin Near Tokyo, Dates & Daruma Charm

Unaju: tare-glazed grilled eel (unagi kabayaki) over white rice in a black lacquered box, garnished with a sprig of kinome (sansho leaf), with a piece being lifted on wooden chopsticks in the foreground.

Unagi Day 2026 (Doyo no Ushi no Hi): Why Japan Eats Eel on July 26

A staff member handing a mug of draft beer to a customer at an izakaya counter, with a second frothy beer and a small plate with chopsticks on the wooden countertop.

How to Order at a Japanese Restaurant in 2026: Ticket Machines, Otoshi & the Call Button

A summer night festival, rows of glowing paper lanterns lighting the path as crowds stroll beneath them

Mitama Matsuri 2026: 30,000 Lanterns at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine (July 13–16)

Red and green fireworks burst over a river at a Japanese summer festival, with lantern-decorated boats along the bank and illuminated trees and city lights reflected in the water.

Tenjin Matsuri 2026: The Complete Guide to Osaka's Boat Procession and Fireworks (July 24-25)

Gion Matsuri yoiyama in Kyoto, with the Minami Kannon Yama float lit by rows of paper lanterns — white lanterns bearing tomoe crests and red lanterns reading "Minami Kannon Yama" — glowing at dusk.

Gion Matsuri 2026: A First-Timer's Guide to Kyoto's Float Processions (July 17 & 24), Yoiyama Nights & Seats

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Japan Train Etiquette (2026): 8 Unwritten Rules Every Tourist Should Know

Collage of six major Tokyo summer fireworks shows lighting up the sky over rivers, bridges, city skylines, and Tokyo Skytree.

Tokyo Fireworks Festivals 2026: 6 Major Hanabi Shows to See This Summer (Dates, Access & Tips)

Colorful Tanabata streamers and Shitamachi Tanabata Festival lanterns line Kappabashi Hondori at night, with Tokyo Skytree lit blue in the distance

Shitamachi Tanabata Festival 2026: Asakusa's 1.2km Street of Wishes (July 3-7)

A Hōzuki-ichi market sign reading "Asakusa Hōzuki-ichi" and "Shimanrokusennichi," illustrated with red hōzuki (ground cherries), with Edo glass wind bells and paper strips in front.

Asakusa Hōzuki-ichi 2026: Sensō-ji's Ground-Cherry Market on July 9–10 (and the 46,000-Day Blessing)

An onsen bath fed by hot water pouring from a wooden spout, with steam rising

Visiting Onsen with Tattoos in Japan: Can You Bathe if You Have Ink? A 2026 Guide to Cover-Ups, Private Baths & Tattoo-Friendly Spots

Night view of the garden at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, with the illuminated three-storied pagoda (Entsukaku) rising above the trees and Tokyo Unkai mist drifting in the foreground

Fireflies at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo 2026: See Genji Fireflies in the City (Dates, Times & Prices)

A stone path lined with blue hydrangeas, leading past a small tiled-roof temple hall

Kamakura Hydrangeas 2026: A Guide to Meigetsuin, Hasedera & How to Beat the Crowds

A glass tip jar filled with US dollar bills and coins, tagged with a handwritten "Tips" label, beside a coffee cup on a wooden table

Do You Tip in Japan? A 2026 Guide to Tipping, Service Charges, and Kokorozuke

Hie Shrine's distinctive gabled Sanno torii gate in Akasaka, its "Sanno Hie Jinja" plaque at center, with a modern Tokyo high-rise rising behind

Sanno Matsuri 2026: Tokyo's Grand “Shogun's Festival” Returns June 7-17 — Don't Miss the Once-Every-2-Years Procession on June 12

Interior of a Tokyo sento with a large Mount Fuji wall painting above tiled bathtubs

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

People walking with umbrellas along a hydrangea-lined sidewalk on a rainy day in Tokyo

What to Wear in Japan in June: Your Complete Guide to Dressing for Rainy Season

Close-up of a single firefly perched on a blade of grass, glowing yellow-green at night

Tokyo's Firefly Magic: 5 Places to Catch Hotaru in the City This Early Summer (2026)

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