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(Amidst all this, I actually wonder how much stuff I’m *missing* because I sadly know so very little about the language and the culture.)
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83. American hotels often have bibles, this is what I found in the new one I’m in. (However, this is not typical. I just learned, post factum, that by visiting this hotel I put money in the pocket of a person who’s looking like Japan’s Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshio_Motoya … :·/ )pic.twitter.com/k14QOntT86
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84. A 100 yen shop! I wonder how similar it is to dollar stores in America…pic.twitter.com/lz5bLYek0Z
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85. A used electronics store where everything’s shrink-wrapped, which was… eerie. (Also, not an expert, but I haven’t seen this type of PlayStation before.)pic.twitter.com/ZIVM9e5QHk
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86. If you told young me “you’ll lose some of your hair and some of your ideals, but you will one day spend some time going through boxes and boxes of Sony remotes,” I would be like WHERE’S THE EXPRESS LANE.pic.twitter.com/dcgkndLXvt
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87. Super cute little 1980s electronic watch in the shape of a Japanese personal computer.pic.twitter.com/efYkh1OGjc
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88. Speaking of which, who challenged the gaming store clerk to a game of Mario Kart… and won!? Of course not me. Jesus. It took me like 20 minutes to work up the nerve to press Oscillate.pic.twitter.com/rDRLCybDqH
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89. Spotted this a second after I finished a hot shower with my door open. (There must be a name for this kind of a situation, as it happens to me all the time…)pic.twitter.com/Y7vQ47enek
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90. Spotted a few semi-automatic sliding doors that open, but only if you press the button located in the middle (and sometimes the buttons are only on one side, and the other direction is fully automatic).pic.twitter.com/dm1jqnaOW1
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91. At a weird corporate-world breakfast place open early, and really curious what this free-floating button does (maybe emits a really nice sound?), but don’t want to bother anyone…pic.twitter.com/RketiHAeF5
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92. Cute subway train people also take subway trains to work.pic.twitter.com/EZK9nf5RT7
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93. There is a *lot* of foot traffic control flow, and not just limited to the subway. (Last photo: women’s bathroom.)pic.twitter.com/RIS6Zw8lyQ
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94. There are so very many “keep on this side” signs, sometimes beautifully worn out by millions of feet walking over them. (Will try to take more photos of those.)pic.twitter.com/kBrosxnjgb
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95. There is so much more happening under one’s feet. There are many arrows pointing in the direction of points of interest, sometimes with surprising to me redundancy.pic.twitter.com/dDWI8uOARL
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96. Emergency exit routes are up there as I’m used to… but on the ground as well, in relatively small sizes.pic.twitter.com/kkiy3M2oCt
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97. But the most astonishing is the vast network of tactile routes for people who cannot see, to be felt by their walking canes? You’ve seen a lot of them in my photos already. It’s those distinctive (usually yellow) lines. They seem to be EVERYWHERE.pic.twitter.com/9Ih1H48bOB
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Not just inside, but also outside. I think parallel lines tell you to go, and dots to be careful?pic.twitter.com/5QMedAJ1Iw
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I loved this one that seamlessly bridged the outside with the inside. Imagine how hard it could be to do that otherwise!pic.twitter.com/txt5hcUDX2
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(Although I am sometimes perplexed, because they also have text on them sometimes? Is it just mixing two uses or groups of users?)pic.twitter.com/JtQw67K2ci
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(I want to read and learn so much more about this. From what I seen so far, it’s just very inspiring, having this seemingly pervasive network of assistance that’s also highly visible to those who don’t use it.)
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(I’ve only seen baby version of this idea on subway platforms in other countries, which exists here also.)pic.twitter.com/b6N7rhPjGZ
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99. This mailbox seems pretty standard, except everything is covered in Braille, incl. the customizable bits! (But also: electronic mail?!?)pic.twitter.com/cSnLprB6EK
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100. My first watch was Seiko. I saved money for it. But this Seiko is better. (Also! I love the typography there with West, Dusk, Dawn, and East in English alongside all the kanji.)pic.twitter.com/EXGHGM0FPe
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(Awww, yessss, the verboten wanderer is back. This time it’s making a mess, too. Does it have a name!?)pic.twitter.com/fADofCxK2H
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101. More subway traffic flow control. These gates can change directions depending on need, like traffic lanes on some bridges or roads.pic.twitter.com/kmBBcIIo1p
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102. This vending machine was more futuristic; tap once on a giant touch screen, then tap your transit card. In and out. I saw people using this almost mid-stride. I used it to get a drink wonderfully named Pocari Sweat (thx,
@Racoon1300).pic.twitter.com/wBtg7GL10l
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(The design and proportions of this particular machine really remind me of early iPod Nano/Video. iPod for giants!)
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103. Speaking of which, there is a bit of a surprise in the following photos.pic.twitter.com/JfithbhHJI
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104. I’m sort of astonished how many electronic stores are here in Tokyo. It’s beyond belief, as if Amazon never happened. This is just one tiny part of one floor, just aisles of iPhone cases… and I’m stopping only because Twitter has a limit of four photos.pic.twitter.com/0quP98AUMc
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