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Episode 23- Sock It to Me: Japan’s Ban on Bare Feet in Public
In this culturally curious episode of Eccentric Laws & Social Oddities, Juris Oddity steps into the uniquely Japanese regulation requiring socks in certain public spaces. From temples to tatami rooms, find out how hygiene, honor, and ancient etiquette shaped this often-overlooked social law—and why baring your soles might just offend more than your sense of style.
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