Hello Blurt and Travel Community! In the ninth day of my visit in Tokyo, Japan and I have been snapping photos to preserve memories of my visit as much as I can.
Notice anything in the photos?
Walking the streets of Tokyo, I can't help but notice how clean they are. This is a stark contrast in our country (Philippines) where I am constantly frustrated by people throwing their trash anywhere like candy wrappers, cigarette butts and plastic cups.
Even in Shibuya where there are a lot of people, trash is conspicuously absent.
I wonder what sets Tokyo apart from my city or even my country. I've been told it's because Japanese kids are taught discipline at a young age. It's in their culture to maintain cleanliness in their homes and public places. Schools teach this value to students through activities such as "souji", where students clean their classrooms and school grounds as part of their daily routine.
The communities in Japan also get involved in cleaning their environment. Local groups organize clean-up efforts and residents volunteer to clean parks, streets, and public areas.
I envy the Japanese way of living and how disciplined they are. Tokyo is one of the populated cities but it still maintains cleanliness. This is because of the Japanese respect for public spaces and community involvement. I hope that this is practiced in our country as well.
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Thank you so much. This is very much appreciated. 😀
Nice post @logen9f! I would also really like to see Japan someday. I'm even studying the language! That is true, they are very respectful. I do martial arts and my teacher has been around Japan and a lot of my discipline comes from him. I find their history so cool and it seems like they have a lot of karaokes? Lol, it's like every time I see photos or videos of Japanese cities, I often see a sign that says "karaoke" haha. Have a nice day! :)
That's great. I'm studying Nihongo too. How far are you in your studies? Which martial arts are you practicing?
Oh, cool! So far I can say simple things like greetings, ordering food, talk about family, stuff like that. At least I could get myself around and not starve, so that's good. 👍 You?
I practice "chito kan" which is a bit less popular since "shotokan" is more popular. Chito kan basically means "house of the arts", in other words, it's a mix of many diferrent styles like tai chi, aikido, karate, kung fu, kobudo, judo, etc and it teaches how to improvize with them in a spar. I like it because if you were in a fight situation, you have many more techniques up your sleeve.
Do you do martial arts?