weirdest part in Japan We can see the number of people are wearing surgical masks in Japan. It is very common sight in Japan. We are very careful about catching things. It is just to prevent ourselves from getting sick or prevent others from getting their sickness. Japanese people are very preventative. Sometimes we often use it for concealing our faces. For example, when we don't wear makeup on or when we get a pimple or an acne, we wear masks to hide our faces. I use it to moisturize my skin when I go to bed, especially in the winter. But people outside of Japan misunderstand this culture? thing. One of my roommates in the states got angry with me that I was wearing masks in our room. I assume she thought I was using it because the room is messy or smelly. (actually it was a mess.)We, not Japan but the world, have a problem or misunderstanding of the cultural differences. We have to face the problems to fix misunderstandings by the moment.