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Ok, some things hes saying here are true, but things like "always eating rice" isnt exactly true and the Gaijin thing doesnt seem to really mean anything, well im not sure about grandparents and all but my host family and my friend's host family never referred us to gaijin or anything like that. You WILL be eating rice more than usual but you wont eat it EVERY day. When I went to Japan, I ate rice, actually, I ate rice a little less then I usually eat here in America, but im Asian, I live off of rice. Anyways, a couple of tips. When you talk to the Japanese people, don't give up on trying to communicate with people. Sure they might not understand what you might be saying, but making a few gestures to help them understand is always a good way to make communication. Giving up trying to communicate with them make them feel uncomfortable and stuff. Oh and taking a shower in Japan is quite different. Probably the RUDEST thing you can do it waste their water in their showers. Apparently, water tax in Japan is quite high so you will have to take a shower the Japanese way. That way is taking a quick rinse, turn off the shower, cover yourself with soap, shampoo, etc. and rinse it off. After, you can choose to take a nice and soothing bath in their little mini tub, this is HELLA RELAXING! Oh and if (You are staying with a host family right?) your host family is kinda bugging you too take a shower, it probably mean they want to take a shower cause in Japan, they have a special order in which family members takes baths. 1st is guest, 2nd is grandparents, 3rd is parents, and 4th-5th is children from oldest to youngest.

Really thats all you need to know. Just be friendly, talk alot, try to communicate with them as much as you can so it shows you have a bright personality. Hope you have as much fun as I did when I went to Japan.

Oh and question, which part of Japan are you going too?