{"id":514,"date":"2012-08-05T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:22:20","slug":"five-quirky-things-i-found-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/05\/five-quirky-things-i-found-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Quirky Things I Found in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before my first visit to Japan I expected a lot of strange, quirky sights. I was overall pretty surprised to find not a wacky country, but one that is profoundly interesting and fun to explore. But that doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t have its fair share of odd experiences, including these five I found while exploring the areas in and around Tokyo.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"922\" height=\"610\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7705845340_ea60bcc904_b.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This unfortunately named beverage was found in several vending machines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7705850164_fa89144ea9_b.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"610\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several ice cream shops didn\u2019t have tubs of ice cream, instead they had packets that were inserted into machines and you chose a flavor from walls of cones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7705847568_a3002b8fa0_b.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"610\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Because who doesn\u2019t want to dress their dog like a ladybug. Or a chick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 856px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"856\" height=\"678\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7705840838_ece3073d11_b.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">HELLO KITTY!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.papersunwanted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7705843758_1dae91fcfb_b.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"610\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petting zoo at a nearby park featuring\u2026dogs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you been to Japan? What were some things you found quirky?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/landlopers.com\/2012\/08\/05\/quirky-japan\">Five Quirky Things I Found in Japan<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/landlopers.com\">LandLopers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before my first visit to Japan I expected a lot of strange, quirky sights. I was overall pretty surprised to find not a wacky country, but one that is profoundly interesting and fun to explore. 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