It makes sense

Some things can seem very strange arriving to a new country. But after a while most of it makes very much sense.
The politeness, calmness and the Japanese well organised society makes sense knowing that so many people are living very close together. The population in Japan is around 125milj, living on only 20% of the land (the rest is covered by mountains). Only in the conglomerate consisting of Tokyo-Kawasaki-Yokohama lives 33 millions people! No wonder things must be well organised if this is to work well.

The umbrella parking outside shops is very logical; thinking of amount of water it would be, especially during the raining seasons. Wearing a mask covering the mouth is also something you see frequently. Considering how (sometimes extremely) close you stand to each other on the trains I am quite grateful when people around me are wearing a mask, knowing the reason is to avoid passing an infection to others. The crowd probably also explains, to some extent, the “blank” faces ability to “turn off” the surroundings. I guess it is a necessity to cut out a great deal, to not get overwhelmed.

One item that almost shocked first the time I saw it was the selling of holograms, aimed to be put on the display on your mobile phone! Being an UI designer I almost fainted of surprise and astonishment, thinking what a crazy idea to put a picture right over the user interface. After a few weeks I realized that by putting a hologram over the display, you get some privacy since it makes it impossible for others to read over your shoulder while it is still possible to read and write yourself!