Tokyo: A Clean City with Few Trash Cans

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 Every time I go to New York City, I am always amazed at the number of garbage boxes on almost every corner of the street.  It is so easy to throw away garbage while in New York.  I often compared the number of garbage boxes in NYC with that in Tokyo and wondered why there are so few garbage boxes in Tokyo. (I almost have to remember where in the subway stations I can find garbage boxes!)

The other day, I noticed (I have always taken for granted, I suppose) that the streets in Tokyo are so clean.  I started wondering why they are so clean despite the small number of garbage boxes.  Then I read the comment made by some non-Japanese visitor to Tokyo.  He said that the streets are so clean and the Japanese do not have too much garbage. When they do, they bring them back home rather than throw away on the street.  

It dawned on me that it must be the lifestyle of people rather reflecting the number of garbage boxes!  I often see a cookbook which describes how to use every part of the vegetable or something without wasting any in Japan. As far as I know, I have not seen too many of the similar type of articles overseas.  Probably this is one way of making the best of what we have, MOTTAINAI attitude.

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