This article explores traditional and modern hangover cures in Japan, including drinking hot water with lemon juice and honey, eating pickled plums (umeboshi), drinking green tea, consuming miso soup or other soups made with seaweed, sports drinks such as Pocari Sweat, alcohol-free beverages like Oolong tea or barley tea (mugi cha), and certain foods. It also offers tips on how to avoid or minimize the effects of a hangover by drinking plenty of water throughout the night, alternating between alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic ones, eating food before you start drinking, taking breaks between drinks, don't mix different types of alcohol, stop drinking early enough so you get enough rest before your next day begins and consume natural remedies like umeboshi.