Why Japan?The Questions
Every episode of WHY JAPAN?, newest first — one question visitors ask about Japan, followed back through history.
Why Is Wagyu So Expensive?
Why Did Samurai Wear Such Strange Helmets?
Why Does Japan Have Both Shrines and Temples?
Why Is a Sumo Match So Short?
Why Do Japanese Gas Stations Treat Your Car Like a Guest?
Why Does Japan Have So Many Shrines?
Why Do Japanese Hot Springs Say No to Tattoos?
Why Did Samurai Shave Their Heads?
Why Do Japanese People Take Off Their Shoes?
Why Is There No Tipping in Japan?
Why Is Japan So Clean With So Few Trash Cans?
What Happened to the Samurai?
Why Did Samurai Carry Two Swords?
Real Ninjas Never Wore Black. So Who Did?
Coming next
- November 9Why Did Japan Have Two Rulers?
- November 12Why Do Japanese Sit on the Floor Like That?
- November 15Why Did Japan Build Castles Like This?
- November 18Why Does Japan Keep Producing Baseball Stars?
- November 21Why Do Japanese Restaurants Put Fake Food in the Window?
- November 24Why Doesn't Anyone Break Into Japan's Vending Machines?
- November 27Why Does Japan Still Use So Much Cash?
- November 30Why Can't You Smoke While Walking in Tokyo?
- December 3Why Can You Eat on the Shinkansen but Not on the Subway?
- December 6Why Do Japanese Wash Before Getting in the Bath?
- December 9Why Does the Japanese Toilet Play a Sound?