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Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - lhong1987 - 2013-04-10

Hullo-

I am thinking about possibly incorporating hitchhiking into my trip to Japan when it happens.
I have read the guide by Ferguson and it says Japanese people will rarely pick up fellow Japanese hitchhikers.
Can you think of any particular reason for that?

Thanks.

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - Saiga - 2013-04-10

It's because all gaijin are nice and courteous Big Grin

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - uisukii - 2013-04-10

Saiga Wrote:It's because all gaijin are nice and courteous Big Grin
Not to mention, tall, strong and extremely handsome.

*cough* Wink

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - lhong1987 - 2013-04-10

haha, none of those are true.

I guess gaijin gets the "mysterious" vibe.

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - undead_saif - 2013-04-11

Pardon me if my question is stupidly obvious! Tongue
So Japanese people will pick up gaijin but not Japanese people?

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - Zgarbas - 2013-04-11

When in doubt, check out hitchwiki&friends:
http://hitchwiki.org/en/Japan
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hitchhiking_in_Japan

Hitchhiking as an Asian descent - Aikynaro - 2013-04-11

I have a half-Japanese (Australian) friend who hitchhiked around Japan successfully, but I think it would be obvious that he's not your normal everyday Japanese person (not that your normal everyday Japanese person would hitchhike). But yeah, if you're going to do it, look foreign and don't act Japanese, I think. Usually people pick you up because they're curious about the foreigner and it's acceptable because you're a foreigner. I don't think they would see a Japanese person hitchhiking in Japan as acceptable - that's not how Things Are Done.
But then, I've never seen a Japanese hitchhiker (or any other hitchhikers, for that matter) - so I can't even say that people don't pick up Japanese hitchhikers.

I've hitchhiked a few times between Tokyo and Sendai, if you have any questions.