The West has a bad habit of making Japan appear bizarre. And I get it. It’s because Japan is quite different from the West.

Different language(s). Different food(s). Different custom(s).

But when you really think about it, no one country is ever more bizarre than the other simply because every country is bizarre. It all comes down to one’s perspective. For example, Americans wouldn’t find Canada to be all that bizarre and vice versa, right?

So, what is bizarre about Japan? I don’t know for sure but allow me to share my bizarre encounters in Japan.