22. All the vending machines I used so far (three) used lights to show me what I could afford after putting in money.pic.twitter.com/h88FLevp8f
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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.
So I took a random train for one stop, left that station, came right back, and took a train in the opposite direction… All instead of talking to a stranger. And this was all with many layers of clothes on. Comically, of course, that train ended up being some non-stop express.)
49. Interesting ATM UI, combining language selection with main menu. Clever, but a bit overwhelming from my perspective. However, if you’re used to UIs looking like that TV guide or subway above…pic.twitter.com/XzftIBWb2r
50. Logitech is called Logicool here. I wonder if there’s Logitech too, then.pic.twitter.com/XgIjIstr4b
51. And, in the “brands I recognize doing things I don’t” department… (Also, an amazing place name in that second photo.)pic.twitter.com/iJX2c5d7ob
52. I heard a loop of birds chirping in various places in a big subway station. (Sorry for the shoddy video.) It didn’t add up then, but I read now it’s a guide for vision-impaired people, telling them about the beginnings of escalators leading towards the exits.pic.twitter.com/rzQiw74zQO
(It feels thoughtful, repurposing pleasant nature sounds – particularly in an urban setting – rather than perpetuating the harsh beeps and bleeps associated with technology.)
54. I did it! I went to the hotel bath and sat naked in public for the first time in my life. I wore my Crater Lake slippers on the way for good luck! But also memorized the etiquette three times over: http://www.sentoguide.info/etiquette pic.twitter.com/iqlHGkuAy1
55. Mac OS is better at recognizing my awful kanji than the app I used before. Here’s “big bathhouse,” the first try:pic.twitter.com/S7XB4GKh6w
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