Japan

<p><strong>Your Japan trip is a ticking time bomb of embarrassment. Let's defuse it.</strong></p><p>You've color-coded your itinerary. </p><p>You've memorized the train map. </p><p>You think you're smooth.</p><p>You aren't.</p><p>You are about to fly into a sweat-drenched nightmare of social faux pas and rookie mistakes. You are about to become the tourist that locals roll their eyes at: the one blocking the ticket gate drowning sushi in mud and standing in the rain for two hours for TikTok ramen.</p><p>Let me throw you a life saver of a book before you drown: <em><strong>Japan: You're Doing It Wrong</strong></em><strong>. </strong></p><p>Stop trying to replicate the influencers. Stop accidentally insulting chefs. Stop creating stress for yourself and those around you. Read the book.</p><ul><li>The Sweat Penalty: Your luggage will make you miserable but it doesn't have to.</li><li>The Culinary Insult: Why the chef is looking at you like that.</li><li>The X at the Door: Why you keep getting turned away from empty restaurants (hint: it's not racism).</li><li>The Hype Trap: You realize those viral Japanese foods aren't really Japanese right? I mean go ahead and stand in line if you want but...</li><li>The No-Fun Zone: What's perfectly legal in the US can land you in prison in Japan and most visitors have no idea. No your embassy can't bail you out.</li></ul><p>I've made a few of these mistakes myself. I've never done Japanese hard time but I've suffered the Subway Walk of Shame and I'm ashamed to say that I've eaten the viral ramen. </p><p>I was once like you. But now I'm here to help you do better.</p><p><strong>Use this book. Save your dignity. Do Japan right.</strong></p><p><br> </p>