217. In many places I noticed this – a barrier separating people from cars, rather than a raised sidewalk.pic.twitter.com/Zu6XrgdRtY
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*Vin Diesel voice* The thing about media fights… paper always wins.pic.twitter.com/4OV82WHcQ6
226. There are a lot of stamps here. Which is amazing. Some, as far as I understand, perform a function similar to signatures – you carry with you your own small seal stamp?pic.twitter.com/PxLVlR9duq
Where other places would use holes or notches to cancel or validate things… in Japan, you also encounter stamps.pic.twitter.com/mZKDoeOvNQ
(This is a cool read elaborating more on stamps and seals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia)#Japanese_usage …)
227. In all these electronic stores, you can still find tons of paper catalogs, which is basically the best. #UninventInternetpic.twitter.com/6nEipV2xIH
228. I saw a lot of tape and label makers. From old-school…pic.twitter.com/Pctz9Muyay
All of them with millions font/colour/tape finish options.pic.twitter.com/PlzrUTb6T8
229. I wish I could have stayed longer so I could understand how “cute” works here – I don’t want to assume this is meant to be perceived the way I perceive it.pic.twitter.com/y7q88wbARd
Some of the “cute” seems confusing, to me almost undermining the main message? But I assume this is just me not being calibrated.pic.twitter.com/3XPZBqJ8u9
230. Under my feet, I encountered a lot of signs like these – but never figured out what they were for…pic.twitter.com/PfkZ8wMGpw
231. I liked these warning signs for cars shaped like flowers, though.pic.twitter.com/H66lUcUNC4
232. Someone told me “Have you tried the genius that is onigiri packaging? The nori seaweed isn’t touching the rice, but 1-2-3 you pull away the wrapper and then it is! Fascinating.” I tested it out and indeed! Alchemy.pic.twitter.com/PP9Ihs1GvF
233. In shoes-off places, someone would always rotate shoes so that they’d face the outside. (In one traditional hotel, the shoes even came with labels for room names.)pic.twitter.com/uBHIagGC4e
234. In many (small) hotel rooms, I saw this interesting configurations with exposed hangers facing the room – presumably, to fit things in a narrower space.pic.twitter.com/Ernrx0zjVx
235. Some bathroom tubs gave me an indicator for… water level!?pic.twitter.com/prZGXnctZK
236. Some came with really sophisticated/complicated faucets with some sort of a water flow limiter?pic.twitter.com/a947OyStpW
237. Two entertainment options in one of the hotels. :·) (I saw other VOD machines and other trouser presses, too.)pic.twitter.com/9zZ9ffNODO
238. By the way, while most hotels I stayed at had built-in hot baths (onsen), I don’t think I saw one single hotel gym.
240. I have never seen an airport tray that clearly communicated what should go inside it (and out of your pockets/bags). Seemed…. vastly preferable than TSA employees shouting it in your ear.pic.twitter.com/3YsxVBKXJr
241. Also at the airport, a TV where you can change the channel. How do people agree on what to watch!?pic.twitter.com/9JGJvsuNX7
242. Upon boarding my flight back to the US ( :·( ), the screen in front of me showed me my seat number. So simple and so clever. Never encountered that before, either.pic.twitter.com/pWC9Wf9JEC
243. I also discovered the most futuristic ATM: one where you just drop your card in a chamber (of course it is highlighted, too!) and what I assume is magic does the connection.pic.twitter.com/fTKOOXcimh
244. I mentioned before how the coins have indicators (hole/no hole, rough/smooth edge, big/small size) that allow people to distinguish them just by touch. At some point, I wondered why my transit card has a notch. It’s so that you can tell it apart from others with fingers!pic.twitter.com/stil28nC2h
245. There were also a bunch of ATMs with extra calculators to help you with math? (Which, funnily enough, reminded me of the original Mac desk accessories.)pic.twitter.com/2Tinela0jM
246. A peculiar choice: showing you how to use a touch screen by employing… a mouse pointer.pic.twitter.com/Dhoqn18nCh
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