There's one feature of Japanese culture that most tourists don't rave about but should. Japan has the best toilets in the world. Bar none.

There’s a series on Netflix called Midnight Diner (Shin'ya Shokudō in Japanese). Kind of like Seinfeld, it’s a show about nothing (because not much happens), except, down deep, it’s about human relationships.

You’ve seen them everywhere, especially in Asian restaurants: small statues, which portray a cat sitting up and beckoning with its front paw.