When you get something out of a vending machine here, the flap swings out, not in.
I swear, Kirin and Suntory (big beer and whisky companies, respectively) control everything in this country. Take Coke and Budweiser, then multiply by like five.
All temples and shrines here require you to remove your shoes before coming in, but some require them to be off even if you're just on the porch. Let me tell you, there are few things more satisfying than walking around outside on sun-warmed wood in your socks.
The voltage on the wall sockets here is higher. For some reason this makes my phone screen more sensitive when it's plugged in, so I make WAAAAY more typos than if it's running on battery.
Metro station entrances in Kyoto beep. All. The. Time. It's like someone ringing a doorbell every 10 seconds.
Every train in Japan plays a jingle right before the doors close. Kyoto's metro jingle sounds like the Reverse Song of Time from Legend of Zelda.
Speaking of jingles, the mall in Utsunomiya had the same jingle as Delta's airport gates. Not a similar one. The SAME one.
There are three shrines/temples nearby in northern Kyoto. Their names are Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji, and Kenkakashin. Say them out loud. Now you know why I almost got on the wrong bus.
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