I’ve been here about 3 months, finally residing.
I have visited many times before and this has always been an issue.
People in Japan stare at me a lot. A lot more than the other foreigners I’ve been with when I’ve travelled in the past, or from what I’ve heard from my friends.
To be fair, I am white, 6 foot, female, and a masculine presenting lesbian. So I can understand I’m quite different. And sometimes it really doesn’t feel malicious – I’ve had people call me kawaii far more than I’d like. But every time on on a train, doing very normal things, being quiet, someone is staring at me the entire time I’m on the train. People stare at me or comment about me to each other when I walk down the street, and again I don’t think it’s always malicious but it’s just rude and weird.
I am trying to think if I’m doing anything really bizarre but I really just think it’s probably how I look/present.
Is this just something we have to get used to?
by Deep-Employer-6600