Daily Minds in Tokyo

I have arrived from Korea to Tokyo on the 31st of July, 2019. I am currently with the TUJ for a summer program and they have made plans for traveling and learning about the rich culture and language in Japan. The day after I arrived in Japan, which is today, I have noticed that the transportation system is similar to Korea. I am from Korea, so I can distinguish some similarities. I have noticed that a lot of people take the bus and subway to get to their destination. Some people ride bikes and some even like to walk in this scorching summer heat. The weather in Tokyo during the summer is very, very hot and humid. Once I took a step outside, I instantly felt like syrup. Usually, when people are walking in the heat, they have fans to cool off a little. Noticing this, I have done the same thing and it honestly feels better to have a fan when walking. 

I have also noticed that traffic goes in the opposite direction. In Korea, people drive on the right lane where in Japan people drive on the left side of the road. Road rage in Korea is real while in Tokyo, there’s not that much traffic and honking and accidents. Whenever I go to Seoul, the major city and capital of South Korea, there are always people honking at other cars and accidents happening from reckless driving. Fortunately, it is not the same in Tokyo. I personally haven’t been down to the subway in Tokyo, but it seems smaller compared to Korea. In Korea, the subway is a MAJOR transport system and gets people to work everyday and gets people to tourist destinations. It’s probably the same here in Tokyo.