How can there be such a thing as East Japan and West Japan?

Tokyo and Osaka are the two largest cities in Japan, one east and one west. Tokyo belongs to kanto region and Osaka belongs to Kansai region. Tokyo people and Osaka people have different personalities because of their origins, geographical location and other factors. Osaka people are cheerful and like to joke and tell jokes. And the voice is loud, and the pronunciation has a strong local accent. On the other hand, Tokyo people generally emphasize gentleness, rules and politeness. The voice is also very small, because Tokyo is a place where foreigners gather, so there is no dialect. In public places such as trams or subways, people in Tokyo are very quiet and can hardly hear anyone. Almost all the most famous comedians in Japan come from Kansai region. Japan's most famous "Gibbon Comedy" is based in Osaka. Moreover, it is not only a household name in Osaka, but also almost monopolized the TV comedy circle in Tokyo, which is very popular.

There are some subtle aspects here, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, which are different or even opposite habits of the two cities.

Walking habits: The habit of Tokyo people to take escalators is to stand on the left, and the right side is free to let those who are in a hurry go first. Osaka is the opposite. Osaka people are used to standing on the right, and the left is empty as a fast track. This difference is said to have a historical origin. In ancient Tokyo, warriors gathered. In order to prevent the scabbard from colliding with each other, the samurai holding the sword on the left gradually formed the habit of passing on the right. Osaka, on the other hand, has been a multi-family businessman since ancient times. When walking, it is customary to hold a very important abacus in your right hand, so it is more convenient to cross from the left. This habit has been passed down to this day, and this interesting opposite habit has appeared.

Eating habits: July 23rd is the "Tujia ugly use" day in Japan. On this day, Japanese people have the habit of eating eel rice to eliminate the heat and replenish their energy. Interestingly, the cutting method of eel is completely opposite in the two major cities of East and West. When cutting eels in the east and west, first fix the eels on the chopping board with big nails, and then slice them and bake them. Tokyo's cutting method is to cut the eel from the back and cut it in half. On the other hand, Osaka cut eels from the abdomen and sliced them. It is said that this habit is also caused by the gathering of samurai in Tokyo in history, which reflects the phenomenon of throwing their bellies at themselves, which is very unlucky. So when you cut the eel, you enter the knife from the back of the eel. There are many businessmen in Osaka, which shows that everyone has an open belly and talks nonsense, so they have formed the habit of eating eels from their bellies.

The traditional Japanese cuisine, assorted sushi, is completely different in the two big cities. The way to eat in Tokyo is to sprinkle raw fish, roe, eggs and other ingredients on vinegar rice. Osaka's way of eating is to mix all the ingredients with vinegar rice and serve it. In addition, in Osaka, chicken is often called "Kasiwa". In Tokyo, the name has completely disappeared. The preferences of Lamian Noodles are totally different between the two cities. Tokyo people like spicy noodles in Zhajiang Noodles, while Osaka people like spicy noodles with salt and bone soup.

More interesting is the way to eat fried vegetable cakes in traditional Japanese cuisine. Although the raw materials are exactly the same, the way to eat them is completely different. The raw materials of vegetable cake are flour, pork, cabbage, shrimp and eggs. Osaka's way of eating is to stir all the ingredients evenly, pour them on a big iron plate and fry them into cakes, then coat them with special sauce, sprinkle with dried bonito slices and dried laver and cut them into small pieces to eat. The way to eat in Tokyo is to fry the ingredients on an iron plate for seven minutes, and then form a circular dam. Then pour the remaining soup into the middle of the dam, and scrape the food and soup clean with a spatula after the soup solidifies on the iron plate. Comparatively speaking, the way of eating in Tokyo is more exquisite, scraping and eating with a small shovel. Osaka eats boldly, frying them all into big cakes and cutting them into pieces. This habit also reflects the overall personality characteristics of the two major cities.

Differences in speaking habits: In some subtle places, the two major cities of East and West also have completely different habits. For example, in Tokyo, McDonald's is called "makku". In Osaka, McDonald's is called "Macudo". These two differences are often compared by people in two big cities.