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Shoes, trash, noise, and everyday habits in shared spaces.

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  1. Daily Life Critical

    Shoes Off — the genkan rule that governs half of indoor Japan

    Homes, ryokan, temples, some restaurants, even some clinics—if you see a step up and a row of shoes, your outdoor footwear stops there. Miss this one and you are literally tracking "the outside" onto somebody's living room floor.

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