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themangastand t1_j5aabkq wrote

Reply to comment by apeliott in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

Well that doesn't really explain their lack of domestic travel. I've had many Japanese students that were shocked I took the shankesein to different places each day. Even 3 hours away.

It's like you guys have a bullet train across your entire country of course I'm going to use it.

So yeah I'd say it more has to do with culture and work culture. As the Japanese I talked to even found my domestic travel around Japan odd.

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apeliott t1_j5bxmzc wrote

Taking the shinkansen every day can be very expensive.

Also, many students don't have much free time or energy after school (sometimes six days a week), homework, club, juku, and any other after school activities.

My son is a student and he likes to travel on the trains but he can only really do it once a week by getting up at 4am on Saturdays.

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