Oh my god. What’s going on in here.pic.twitter.com/PVeyLNsMsv
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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
56. Genuinely amazing: part of my hotel bathroom mirror is covered in some sort of a substance that doesn’t allow it to fog up. (My initial reaction was probably the same as ancient people seeing an eclipse. The smudge on the right is me trying to understand the phenomenon.)pic.twitter.com/bgbKJPthHX
57. A colour-coded orange section on the subway car with priority seats (the elderly, injured, parents with kids and pregnant women), but also a quiet zone?pic.twitter.com/TnAoTgUeSg
58. A lot of cabs are older cars, with mirrors mounted all the way in the front.pic.twitter.com/H7geDXh3JO
59. A handle to help you sit down and get up, plus a little notch for your… cane, I think?pic.twitter.com/DkEgVUXHo7
61. A split-flap date clock in an older subway station!!! Google Translate says both buttons (which I assume are for manual advancing) say “push,” but they look slightly different?pic.twitter.com/0pwpmatlLk
(By the way, I really enjoy all of you jumping in with context, stories, corrections, and so on. This is very informative and I appreciate it!)
62. In addition to 2+ writing systems, each subway station in Tokyo also has a letter+number identifier, e.g. E09. Also, I liked the convention “grayed out text = stations already visited.” It helped me once I got it. Does it mean each line is always shown in the same order?pic.twitter.com/tpUchRfwb8
63. I didn’t know I had so many feelings for vending machines until I started seeing dozens of them outside, exposed to elements. (Which explains the money cover above.) Also, vending machines don’t seem to be gross here! Which is becoming kind of an overall theme.pic.twitter.com/iVDps94mxs
64. Speaking of vending machines, this Tommy Lee Jones encounter was very Lost In Translation.pic.twitter.com/Vd8sPdIRqN
(Something tells me you can unpack a lot about Japanese culture from the name Pride Of Boss alone.)
65. …aaaaand this just happened. That’s a wrap, everyone! I don’t think I am ready for anything more.pic.twitter.com/iAo8ygga5R
66. After a few readers told me red labels mean “hot” and blue “cold,” I had my first hot coffee in a can, from a vending machine. It was good! Plus, it arrived within a second of pressing the button.pic.twitter.com/rjkxbrPydM
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