THE JAPAN SUBREDDIT DIRECTORY / BASIC QUESTIONS THREAD (Summer 2023)

Welcome to [/r/japan](https://www.reddit.com/r/japan), a subreddit for articles, interesting links and general discussion related to Japan.

In order to cut down on repeat/low-quality submissions and ensure that users can get relevant advice for their inquiries, we strongly recommend posting to the following subs in the j-reddit ecosystem:​

ALL TOURISM QUESTIONS: [r/japantravel](https://www.reddit.com/r/japantravel) and [/r/japantraveltips](https://www.reddit.com/r/japantraveltips) (submissions to /r/japan will be removed/redirected)

LIFE IN JAPAN FOR RESIDENTS: [r/japanlife](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife)

MOVING TO JAPAN/STUDY ABROAD/WORKING HOLIDAY INQUIRIES: [r/movingtojapan](https://www.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan) (submissions here will be removed/redirected)

PHOTOS OF JAPAN: [/r/japanpics](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanpics)

VIDEOS OF/ABOUT JAPAN: [/r/japanvids](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanvids)

FINANCE/INVESTING FOR RESIDENTS: [/r/japanfinance](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanfinance)

TRANSLATION INQUIRIES: [r/translator](https://www.reddit.com/r/translator)

QUESTIONS ABOUT JAPANESE/LEARNING JAPANESE: [r/LearnJapanese](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese)

ENGLISH TEACHING: [r/teachinginjapan](https://www.reddit.com/r/teachinginjapan) / [/r/jetprogramme](https://www.reddit.com/r/jetprogramme)

CITY/REGION-SPECIFIC SUBREDDITS: [/r/sapporo](https://www.reddit.com/r/sapporo), [/r/tohokujapan](https://www.reddit.com/r/tohokujapan), [/r/saitama](https://www.reddit.com/r/saitama), [/r/chiba](https://www.reddit.com/r/chiba), [r/tokyo](https://www.reddit.com/r/tokyo), [/r/yokohama](https://www.reddit.com/r/yokohama), [/r/nagoya](https://www.reddit.com/r/nagoya), [/r/kyoto](https://www.reddit.com/r/kyoto), [r/osaka](https://www.reddit.com/r/osaka), [/r/hiroshima](https://www.reddit.com/r/hiroshima), [/r/fukuoka](https://www.reddit.com/r/fukuoka), [/r/okinawa](https://www.reddit.com/r/okinawa)

NEWS DISCUSSION: [/r/japannews](https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews)

SPORTS-RELATED: [/r/sumo](https://www.reddit.com/r/sumo), [/r/npb](https://www.reddit.com/r/npb), [/r/jleague](https://www.reddit.com/r/jleague), [/r/judo](https://www.reddit.com/r/judo), [/r/kendo](https://www.reddit.com/r/kendo) (wrestling: [/r/njpw](https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw), [/r/ajpw](https://www.reddit.com/r/ajpw), [/r/puroresurevolution](https://www.reddit.com/r/puroresurevolution), [/r/noahghc](https://www.reddit.com/r/noahghc), [/r/stardomjoshi](https://www.reddit.com/r/stardomjoshi))

CULTURE: [/r/japanesemusic](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanesemusic), [/r/japanart](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanart), [/r/japanesestreetwear](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanesestreetwear), [/r/anime](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime), [/r/manga](https://www.reddit.com/r/manga), [/u/ukiyoe](https://www.reddit.com/u/ukiyoe)

If you want to post things like:

* A basic identification question (who/what/where is this thing/person/place/food/etc?)
* A question that could be asked in its entirety in a post title (where can I buy X?)
* A question you probably could have just Googled but want a minor amount of karma for
* Any question where the first thing you’d write is “this is probably dumb but”

Then you are welcome to post your inquiries in this thread.

Questions we don’t allow, here or elsewhere:

* Anything related to using proxy shippers/personal shoppers (we are not technical support, we are not going to stand in line for your only-in-Tokyo sneakers)
* How to pirate Japanese content
* “What does Japan think about X?” (Answer: Japan is not a monolith and very few of the users in this sub are Japanese)
* “Is X like it is in anime?” (Answer: Anime is not real life)

Thank you and happy questioning!

https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/149ol4o/the_japan_subreddit_directory_basic_questions/