Does Japan have a garbage or insect problem?
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Hi
I was looking on the internet for the answer to this but I couldn't find anything concrete. I want to know if Japan has a problem with garbage or insects. Is the amount of garbage in Japan lower, equal, or more than what is common in America. Do they have to have their houses sprayed to prevent household pests like here. I'm not sure if the main way to sleep in Japan is on a futon or if they sleep in beds but if they sleep in futons then they must not worry about insects much. All it would take is one bug crawling in my futon with me to drive me crazy.
Did anyone who went there see any obvious trash problems or have any problem with bugs. I'm not sure what kinds of bugs are common over there or if any are outright dangerous. I live in Las Vegas and I know some people who live near desert areas find the occasional scorpion in their house.
I was looking on the internet for the answer to this but I couldn't find anything concrete. I want to know if Japan has a problem with garbage or insects. Is the amount of garbage in Japan lower, equal, or more than what is common in America. Do they have to have their houses sprayed to prevent household pests like here. I'm not sure if the main way to sleep in Japan is on a futon or if they sleep in beds but if they sleep in futons then they must not worry about insects much. All it would take is one bug crawling in my futon with me to drive me crazy.
Did anyone who went there see any obvious trash problems or have any problem with bugs. I'm not sure what kinds of bugs are common over there or if any are outright dangerous. I live in Las Vegas and I know some people who live near desert areas find the occasional scorpion in their house.
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That all depends on the region. Like in any other country, metropolitan cities will have more garbage than suburban areas.
Japan has bugs, but most households aren't as excessive as Americans are when it comes to pesticides. In the region I lived in, Kobe, it wasn't common to treat houses for insects. The most I ever saw were mosquitoes, moths, cicadas, caterpillars, beetles and the occasional large spider. Cicadas aren't dangerous, but they tend to scare people who aren't used to them because of their grotesque size and appearance.
When it comes to sleeping, it all depends on how much space is available. If the room is small, a futon will probably be used in order to maximize the available space during the day. Otherwise, if the room is large enough to accommodate a bed, then most Japanese will prefer to use a bed. Futons are a hassle to maintain, so people will avoid it when they can.
Japan has bugs, but most households aren't as excessive as Americans are when it comes to pesticides. In the region I lived in, Kobe, it wasn't common to treat houses for insects. The most I ever saw were mosquitoes, moths, cicadas, caterpillars, beetles and the occasional large spider. Cicadas aren't dangerous, but they tend to scare people who aren't used to them because of their grotesque size and appearance.
When it comes to sleeping, it all depends on how much space is available. If the room is small, a futon will probably be used in order to maximize the available space during the day. Otherwise, if the room is large enough to accommodate a bed, then most Japanese will prefer to use a bed. Futons are a hassle to maintain, so people will avoid it when they can.
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if you keep cleaning your place,the bugs aren't that much of a problem.
if you sort your trash according the day you supposed to throw(example burnable trash at monday&thursday),it'll not cause much of a problem
but some of the problem are the crows and cats because if you didn't put a net on your garbage at diposal place,they always messed it up.
if you sort your trash according the day you supposed to throw(example burnable trash at monday&thursday),it'll not cause much of a problem
but some of the problem are the crows and cats because if you didn't put a net on your garbage at diposal place,they always messed it up.
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The Japanese hornet kills a bunch of people every year =P Wouldn't really worry about it, but stay away if you see a hive or you're fucked.
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chiwa wrote...
The most I ever saw were mosquitoes, moths, cicadas, caterpillars, beetles and the occasional large spider. Cicadas aren't dangerous, but they tend to scare people who aren't used to them because of their grotesque size and appearance.I forget what cicadas are but when you say grotesque size do you mean like bigger than a golf ball? Also were these one of the insects you saw "inside" the house or is it just a common insect that naturally stays outside? If it's as big as you say then I would probably be kinda freaked out. Our house in Las Vegas doesn't see many pests inside the house because we have a first rate pest extermination company come out every few weeks to spray outside and occasionally inside. It's a rare occurrence I see any kind of bugs in the house and if I do they are usually dead from the pesticides anyway. If we see anything bad we just call them and they come and spray the house again usually for free. I might be a little cold-hearted towards insects because if I find them in my house alive I usually kill them regardless of whether they are dangerous or not.
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jbx10afreedom wrote...
chiwa wrote...
The most I ever saw were mosquitoes, moths, cicadas, caterpillars, beetles and the occasional large spider. Cicadas aren't dangerous, but they tend to scare people who aren't used to them because of their grotesque size and appearance.I forget what cicadas are but when you say grotesque size do you mean like bigger than a golf ball? Also were these one of the insects you saw "inside" the house or is it just a common insect that naturally stays outside? If it's as big as you say then I would probably be kinda freaked out. Our house in Las Vegas doesn't see many pests inside the house because we have a first rate pest extermination company come out every few weeks to spray outside and occasionally inside. It's a rare occurrence I see any kind of bugs in the house and if I do they are usually dead from the pesticides anyway. If we see anything bad we just call them and they come and spray the house again usually for free. I might be a little cold-hearted towards insects because if I find them in my house alive I usually kill them regardless of whether they are dangerous or not.
Cicadas can range in size from thumbnail, to the size of your thumb. Well, where i live.
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When I went to visit there a few years back it was a really clean place and I didnt really care to notice the insects. I was In a hotel though so I didnt see any crawlies around.
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Tegumi
"im always cute"
Japan was probably the cleanest city I'd ever visited, despite the awful lack of areas for trash disposal. (They were few and far between.) It's amazing the discipline they have there. Regarding insects however, I do not know.
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CloudGx20 wrote...
Looks like a fake thing for me..looks like I dun want it landing on my food plate to me D=
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Ive always heard from people who visit Japan that its actually clean. But i guess of course those would be the tourist areas so I dont know about the rest
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Tegumi
"im always cute"
ashcrimson wrote...
Ive always heard from people who visit Japan that its actually clean. But i guess of course those would be the tourist areas so I dont know about the restThis was walking the streets of Tokyo. Not exactly "tourists areas", per-say. We did go into a back alley once and there was trash, but it was neatly bagged.