{"id":37244,"date":"2017-01-29T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=37244"},"modified":"2022-08-27T16:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:29:28","slug":"only-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/only-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Only in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only in Japan<\/h1>\n<\/div>

Disney, Snoopy, dinosaurs\u2026 Japanese adults seem to have a weird liking for children\u2019s cartoons. I am getting sooo many compliments on the Hello Kitty socks I got from my Airbnb host! Nobody seems to have second thoughts about an adult wearing these. And what about the \u2018motivational\u2019 poster saying Mickey Mouse is the natural leader? These pictures were all taken in traditional Japanese Inns or homes in the skiing village. Judge for yourself\u2026\u00a0?<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In my traditional room, with tatami mats, futons and a low table covered by a heated duvet to warm your feet, the rug is\u2026. Disney?!?<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Now where dis this come from?!? In a traditional Japanese Inn?!?<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Snoopy, Disney, how can we take these people seriously?\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cMickey Mouse: he is the natural leader and the smartest of the Disney Crew\u201d a poster in a traditional Japanese Inn\u2026\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Disney, Snoopy, dinosaurs\u2026 Japanese adults seem to have a weird liking for children\u2019s cartoons. I am getting sooo many compliments on the Hello Kitty socks I got from my Airbnb host! Nobody seems to have second thoughts about an adult wearing these. And what about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[165,184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-japan"],"yoast_head":"\nOnly in Japan - Esther Jacobs \u2013 the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/only-in-japan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Only in Japan - Esther Jacobs \u2013 the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Disney, Snoopy, dinosaurs\u2026 Japanese adults seem to have a weird liking for children\u2019s cartoons. 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