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     * In terms of practicalities, there are fashion related faux pas that foreign visitors are not judged for. But you might find yourself being self-conscious if you're the only one on a train wearing shorts or something.
     * People wear masks in Japan for fashion as much as they do protection from germs or because they're sick. Fashion related masking is probably more prevalent, in all honesty.
-  * In all practical terms, these are tips, not rules. Depending on the type of person you are, you may or may not care, but these may help you in situations that are otherwise undocumented.
+  * You should wear your backpack on your front on a train. If you must have it on your back, be extremely conscious of people around you and behind you((I once saw a foreigner's backpack get a hard punch out of the way from a salaryman who got his phone bumped by a carelessly huge backpack.)).
+In all practical terms, these are tips, not rules. Depending on the type of person you are, you may or may not care, but these may help you in situations that are otherwise undocumented.