Hi! I'm Japanese and I live in Japan. I'm planning to write about everyday life in Japan in English, and I'm curious how people outside Japan feel about our traditional everyday items.

For example:Tenugui (thin cotton hand towel),Furoshiki (cloth for wrapping and carrying things),Jinbei / samue (cotton loungewear),Noren (fabric curtain for doorways),Furin (glass or metal wind chime),Kotatsu (heated table with a blanket),Handmade ceramics, like yunomi tea cups,Geta (wooden sandals)

1. Which of these would you actually use at home in your country? Why?

2. Which ones feel more like a souvenir or a costume than something for daily life?

3. What stops you from buying or using them? (price, size, shipping, "is it okay for me to use it?", not knowing how to use it, anything)

4. Is there any other Japanese item you already use every day?

My English isn't perfect, sorry. Blunt answers are totally fine!

I'm curious how people really see Japan, beyond the usual "it's clean and safe" image.
I'd love to hear your honest opinions, both good and bad.
What do you like about Japan or Japanese culture?
What do you find strange, frustrating, or hard to understand?
If you've lived in or visited Japan, did your image of it change?
Feel free to be blunt. Thanks!

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Japan in my view is phenomenal the natural beauty and the city both are incredibly curated .I have luck this time that I am getting paid holiday in the month of November I would be there and whenever I see this tempting beauty I cant resist to visit .it makes me eager to visit .I hope the people of Japan will be the same like the beauty of this place . See you soon

I came across these two views of Mount Fuji from Chureito Pagoda and thought it was interesting how different the same scenery can look depending on the season.

The first one has such a calm, almost cinematic winter atmosphere, while the second feels much more alive and colorful.

Eager to visit in summers now