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EXTRA: The different kinds of bells in Japan and how they work
Eat Your Kimchi
English - October 31, 2017 13:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★★ - 691 ratingsNews Music sbs popasia podcasting k-pop j-pop asian pop eat your kimchi japanese culture korean culture sbs pop asia japanese food Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week Simon made an observation (by himself) so he needs to share. Once he woke up at 7 am, without an alarm, feeling awake and like he didn't need more sleep, which is weird for him. So he got up and went for a walk to see what 'normal' people do in the mornings. In Japan, they have certain bells that ring at different times, with different sounds. They have bells at 8:20, 8:40 and 8:45 - in Kichijoji at least. Very interesting. There were people everywhere until 8:45 and once that time hit everyone was gone (to school and work). Amazing!