Omiyage Japan – received from stranger on Shinkansen

We were travelling from Hiroshima to Kyoto when an older man asked if he could lean his chair back. Of course he could! A few minutes later, he gave us some food “omiyage”. We didn’t know why he gave it to us, we didn’t do anything special. We are not from Japan, so it was incredibly kind of him. He also gave us his business card when we thanked him (through google translate 😅). Is this common? Do people do this more often? We were really surprised by this sweet gift.

by WholeButterscotch816

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