13. This UI might not be specific to Japan, but that’s not going to stop me from FALLING IN LOVE.pic.twitter.com/rL2H12hn5l
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24. Upon entering my hotel room, this light blinks slowly to show me where to put my card and get the lights/AC going.pic.twitter.com/nqAux7up74
25. I’ve been informed by @txsector that a one-yen coin will float on the surface of the water, and I can confirm this.
(As you can see, it took me a while.)pic.twitter.com/GW7Z36CYte
26. One can pick up so much about Japan just by reading up on the 5 yen coin, which has to do with: · good relationship luck · nuclear accident investigation · language reform · emperorship of Japan · WWII (the visuals were about Japan’s reconstruction) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_yen_coin
27. A clock just hanging outside in a seemingly random alley.pic.twitter.com/4E4HLYYr2P
28. Does anyone know why does this subway entrance tell me this?pic.twitter.com/ix5BbCo3UW
29. This construction site will tell you how loud it is. (Related read about noise in Japan: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/10/10/lifestyle/making-noise-keeping-decibels/ …)pic.twitter.com/RxlW9vKU2s
31. I accidentally got in line with little kids walking to school in the morning. There was a little roped off sidewalk lane that led to school and only school. It was cute! It wasn’t creepy. (God, let’s hope.) Does this road signage say “watch for children 7:30-8:30”?pic.twitter.com/mK6sl00Jnj
(Google Translate and its “point your camera at something and I’ll make it English” feature have been really ineffective. I need to find a better alternative.)
32. Instead of two central buttons, this elevator bank has a synchronized three pairs, one next to each car. (Plus, on the left, another lower set for people in wheelchairs.)pic.twitter.com/ivxuLrFdaa
33. I... think my Starbucks barista just sent me a death threat.pic.twitter.com/Cz9DdyuTpu
34. Very specific guides on how to line up to the next train.pic.twitter.com/z2kXR6eycE
35. Some pedestrian walk signals have bona fide countdown progress bars!pic.twitter.com/VbjZiy5Fdb
36. I like this type-heavy visualization of what’s on this and adjacent half-floors.pic.twitter.com/H5djk6qMtN
37. I want to know slash I am afraid to ask slash I have a suspicion about the reason women’s-only train cars exist.pic.twitter.com/rUvr6LLuCJ
(By the way, if you’re thinking “Marcin, you’ve been there for less than a day, this seems really overwhelming” I can tell you that YES. YES, IT IS.)
38. I think this is like a parking elevator and car turntable? That door is really not very tall.pic.twitter.com/euyj8BGP4q
39. Interesting signage spotted so far. The third one is… that’s not how I’d interpret it.pic.twitter.com/c8efzt2SCl
40. Wait, does 28:00 mean four in the morning the following day? If so… *turns to camera three, does a very slow salute*pic.twitter.com/uKLBeF92iZ
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41. I am getting a sense that Japan/Tokyo take better care of differently abled people? Examples: tactile presentation of the train configuration, and lower handlebars. Also, each elevator has a second set of buttons for people in wheelchairs.pic.twitter.com/YiFXoZoPtt
42. So I briefly used to play with model train(s) as a kid before discovering computers and it’s definitely not all coming back to me now, why do you ask?pic.twitter.com/c4FmgdsxfI
43. My phone and my battery died in the middle of exploring which was unnerving, given I once managed to get lost after literally having seen my destination in front of me. (And I saw a bunch of things on the way I couldn’t take photos of. :·( )
44. Tower Records! With a surprisingly robust movie soundtrack section, and – on another floor – the first album I ever fell in love with. (However, the sort order of soundtracks defeated me.)pic.twitter.com/MLZd3QMzk9
46. Is there a name for this kind of esthetic? Is western text stretched thin in here (which I see very often) just to make the low information density slightly less unbearable?pic.twitter.com/xqFwhS9B8u
47. Speaking of information density… the program guide on my hotel TV.pic.twitter.com/dC4n4ndkRQ
48. The architecture in modern part of Tokyo I’ve seen so far is really disappointing. Everything sort of looks like this, stacked without rhyme or reason. Am I calibrated differently, or is it just not something that’s cared about?pic.twitter.com/D5R9kxnDjy
(For context as to why it’s a big deal for me I’ll go to this naked thingy later… I needed to go to the restroom today. I found one in the subway, behind fare gates. When I tried to leave, the gates closed on me, saying I should seek assistance. But I didn’t know how to.
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