Today, I’d like to tell you one of the trends that you probably don’t know about Japan. Basically, we prefer to act with others like friends or family because we often judge people by how nice they are and if they have many friends or not. If I were alone all the time at university, people around me would guess that I have no friends because of a bad personality or that I’m a valueless person. As a result, some young people who don’t have company to eat lunch with in the university or a workplace tend to covertly have lunch in the bathroom or library. In the worst case, they quit their job or leave school. This phenomenon has happened since around 2001, and there are still many people who are afraid of being alone. On the other hand, there is also a trend to do something alone, for example, going to a karaoke, a movie theatre, a yakiniku restaurant, a ramen restaurant, an amusement park, bowling, a bar, a concert, an aquarium, a sports stadium, a trip etc…. These places are considered difficult to go to alone in general. The most surprising case is a solo wedding. This service started for single women mainly in Kyoto by a travel company. This is like a small trip to Kyoto. You have 2 days. On the first day, you can choose your favorite wedding dress, after that you can make your own bouquet of flowers. On second day, you will have a professional makeup artist, hair stylist, and photographer for you. After wearing the dress, you will go to a wedding hall to take pictures. All the staff are women, so you can feel comfortable throughout the 2 days. The price is from 3000 dollars, and if you want, … Read more