How the lifestyle of Japanese women differs from what women are used to in the West

In Japan, every woman usually organizes her day so that it is as comfortable as possible. But, in general, the daily life of Japanese women is very similar to ours, especially when it comes to working and taking care of the children and the house. And when observing the lifestyle of Japanese women, it is curious to notice how it differs a lot in some points from what we are used to in the West.

We, from awesome.club, we studied several Japanese blogs about the daily life of women in the country and, based on that, we structured a routine that is followed by most Japanese women. Check out!

Women in Japan, in general, wake up around 5 am. And they do it silently, so as not to wake up their child or husband. As a rule, children who are not yet old enough to attend school sleep together with their parents in the same bed.

After doing their morning hygiene habits, Japanese women usually prepare breakfast or, before that, quickly put the laundry in the wash. It is not customary to take a shower in the morning. In Japan, people tend to take a shower at night after a day at work. In the morning, many women choose to just comb their hair, brush their teeth and wash their face.

If the rest of the family is already awake, Japanese women tend to make the bed. But they do it in a different way than we are used to in the West. Many do not use quilts, being only necessary to spread the sheet, fold the duvet and allocate the pillows so that the environment is visually tidy and comfortable.

Breakfast in the Land of the Rising Sun also differs from what some are used to in the West. Over there, people are not satisfied with sandwiches or scrambled eggs, but prepare a complete meal: they cook vegetables, fry meat, make rice.

Still in the morning, in the case of families with small children, it is necessary to prepare the snack that the child will eat at school. Of course, some mothers are satisfied with the fact that the little one can eat in the school or daycare canteen, however, this is not well seen. In the local community, a mother is, in principle, “evaluated” by the quality of the lunch her child takes to school. If the lunch box is not well prepared or is simply empty, the mother is considered bad. And vice versa. And it’s not enough just to put food in the lunch box, you have to organize everything and be creative, creating shapes and figurines in the food or combining different colors.

Culturally, these activities are performed by the wife. And in case it is not customary in the family to use the alarm clock, the Japanese woman then wakes her husband up at that time so that he can have breakfast and go to work.

After preparing breakfast, Japanese women usually wash the dishes, but again, in a different way than many are used to. The faucet is not turned on: it is customary to soap all the dishes and pans and then place them inside the sink, turning on the faucet afterwards. And only then do you rinse everything at once.

Interestingly, some Japanese choose not to use detergent as a way to take care of the skin on their hands. In its place, they use a special soap, which they place inside the sink while they wash the dishes. And this also helps to save time: you don’t have to stop everything and get the detergent to pass the sponge whenever necessary, but just rub it over the soap, which is already inside the sink.

After having breakfast, the child brushes his teeth a second time, is dressed by the mother and then taken to the nursery or school. Many Japanese women have special bicycles equipped with a basket and child seats.

In the country, schools and kindergartens are open from 6 am to 8 pm, so that parents can go to work and then pick up their children in peace. Of course, the little ones do not spend all this time studying, there are breaks for recreational activities.

After taking her child to school, a Japanese mother usually comes home and has her breakfast. And only then go to work, in case she is not a housewife.

If the woman does not work and her child has not yet reached school age, she usually spends the whole day with him. It turns out that in Japan such a mother simply cannot send her child to daycare: such institutions can only take children from families where both parents work.

In the afternoon, Japanese housewives usually do the cleaning, cook, do the laundry and go shopping. And, of course, walking with your children. In general, they prefer to take them to playgrounds. In the country there is even a special term for mothers who take their children to the park: “playground mothers”.

Interestingly, there is a strict hierarchy among mothers in these playgrounds. Each woman has a “title”, and getting into the local social circle is not easy: only the mother who has the title of leader of the group can decide whether or not a newcomer can join the playground “club”.

And in the event that mom works, all household chores are postponed until the evening. After picking up her son from daycare or school, she takes him to the supermarket to do the shopping and only then goes home.

The first thing many Japanese women do when they get home, if they haven’t already done so in the morning, is to wash their dirty clothes, as in the country it is considered rude to turn on the washing machine after 7 pm. After all, after this time, many may have already gone to bed and may complain about the noise.

Japanese women, in general, wash clothes every day. Firstly, because children get their clothes dirty very quickly and easily. Secondly, because in the country cleanliness is something that is highly valued. For example, there the towels in the bathroom are usually changed every day.

After cleaning the house, Japanese women usually take a shower and bathe their children. And then they prepare the family dinner. As a curiosity, in some places in Japan tap water has a very high concentration of chlorine, and therefore should not be consumed or used for cooking. In this case, you need to buy mineral water.

Before going to bed, some Japanese still prepare rice for breakfast the next day. They usually do it with the help of a rice cooker. The device, in this case, can be programmed to start preparing food at the selected time, saving time in the morning.

Finally, the children are put to sleep. And the free time she has left until she goes to sleep, the Japanese woman dedicates to herself.

Certainly, the everyday life of Japanese women differs greatly from the everyday life we ​​are used to in the West. After all, the traditions and culture of the Land of the Rising Sun are quite different from Europe and Brazil.

Would you be able to adapt well to the Japanese routine? Is it very different from what you are used to? Tell us in the comments section.