Why do Japanese people come in and take off their shoes, and is it still like this?

In Japan, as long as there is a place that shows the height of the floor, it means that you need to take off your shoes or slippers. Even now, the culture of taking off shoes has been internalized as a part of Japanese life.

Yes, the Japanese people enter the slippers to make the house cleaner, and it is still like this, it is a custom of theirs.

Japan's unique climatic conditions are probably the biggest reason. Japan has a humid climate, and the incidence of athlete's foot has been high for a long time, so they often change into breathable slippers when they move around home. It still exists.

One of the reasons for taking off your shoes at the entrance is that Japan's unique climate is characterized by heavy rain and high humidity, which makes it easy to get dirty on the floor while wearing shoes, making it difficult to clean and sanitize. Secondly, the floor is mostly tatami mats, which makes it necessary to develop the habit of taking off your shoes to enter.

This is inextricably linked to Japan's climate and environment. Japan is surrounded by the sea, so it has a high temperature, high humidity, and a rainy oceanic climate. There were no asphalt roads in ancient Japan, and walking on dirt roads with shoes often covered in mud.

In order to maintain indoor hygiene, I gradually have the habit of taking off my shoes indoors. It still is.

The culture of taking off shoes has become a part of Japanese life, so it is not uncommon for us to have funny scenes in Japanese movies and TV dramas where thieves enter the house to steal and take off their shoes first. It still exists.