Japan - How To #2 - Shoes and Genkan

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  • umm what if you are in a wheelchair? do you have to remove the wheels lol.seriously how do the Japanese deal with this issue? an indoor and outdoor wheelchair? oh and a step inside every house seems inconvenient.

  • @tetranoob

    There is a "disabled in Japan" video on the "how to" playlist.

  • Whenever you enter a public building, like a school or a restaurant do you have to take your shoes off there too?

  • @ShimmyunderBubblez

    Not always.

    Best to check as you walk through the door.

    Look for lots of shoes!!

  • Is it okay to sit on the wooden floor to take your shoes off and then leave them on the genkan? I'm asking caus I've seen this many times in anime... : D Besides that'd be easier, right? Atleast you wouldn't trip over hehe.

    Do they have this kind of things in restaurants as well?

  • @99Crystals

    Only very young kids do that... not cool..

    (anime is not real ^_^)

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  • so.. barefeet in the house (someone else's). OK or not OK?

  • @TheJapanChannelDcom I'll look for it! I need it! (hence the nickname)

  • well in Lithuania we also take off shoes when we come in a house/apartment, but there is no such thing such genkan, just leave it in the entryway or near door.

  • Oh wow we do the same thing in my house!

  • Good thing i never tie my laces, i just tuck em down the side of my shoe xD

  • Is Converse ever sold in Japan? Because I have one, high cut, and it's frustrating.

  • The '5 stars' annotation gave me a feel of nostalgia, back when YouTube had star ratings.

  • We have that Like in sweden we take our shoes off befor entering houses.. :D

  • THANKYOU! trying to see past anime, i've been worried that the genkan might be one of those things that ppl just have "when they want to". Living in Sweden, no1 ever walks in with shoes- thats just unfair to the people that in the end have to clean up ur shit ;)

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