(Despite best efforts of new hotel translators and three different iPhone apps, my room momentarily became sauna. But I actually really, really like trying to figure the Japanese language out on my own!)pic.twitter.com/xiLEoVz96l
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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
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
87. Super cute little 1980s electronic watch in the shape of a Japanese personal computer.pic.twitter.com/efYkh1OGjc
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
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
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
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
92. Cute subway train people also take subway trains to work.pic.twitter.com/EZK9nf5RT7
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
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
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
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
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
Not just inside, but also outside. I think parallel lines tell you to go, and dots to be careful?pic.twitter.com/5QMedAJ1Iw
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
(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
(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.)
(I’ve only seen baby version of this idea on subway platforms in other countries, which exists here also.)pic.twitter.com/b6N7rhPjGZ
99. This mailbox seems pretty standard, except everything is covered in Braille, incl. the customizable bits! (But also: electronic mail?!?)pic.twitter.com/cSnLprB6EK
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
(Awww, yessss, the verboten wanderer is back. This time it’s making a mess, too. Does it have a name!?)pic.twitter.com/fADofCxK2H
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
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
(The design and proportions of this particular machine really remind me of early iPod Nano/Video. iPod for giants!)
103. Speaking of which, there is a bit of a surprise in the following photos.pic.twitter.com/JfithbhHJI
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
105. This is a very gentle and courteous phrasing, particularly given Japan’s reported deep-rooted fear of fire. “Please do not push this button unless fire emergency occasion.”pic.twitter.com/3gnsuFvlOY
(By the way, it is really fun to see, out of the corner of my eye, other people watching me take all these photos of random things.)
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