Omotenashi: How the Japanese Remind Us We Deserve to Be Happy
It’s a lot more than just “being nice”
7 min readMay 16, 2023
On our last night in Tokyo, we missed the korot stop. It was nearly 8 PM, and we knew this was our last chance. “Dude! We have to turn around!” My friend and I got off at the next stop along the red Marunouchi metro line that connects Shinjuku and Tokyo Station, then hopped right back in to go…
