Departing London; little bit moist.
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And a study in brand guidelines and iconography for the World Expo 70, held in Osaka that year - my favourite
Which other event needs iconography for a Monorail?
@hugh
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And a study in brand guidelines and iconography for the World Expo 70, held in Osaka that year - my favourite
Which other event needs iconography for a Monorail?
@hugh Wow, hold my Nikkormat while I admire 70's semiotics
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@hugh Wow, hold my Nikkormat while I admire 70's semiotics
Thanks for posting all that Expo stuff!@elosha No worries! I have some more
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Note that the UK pagoda (presence) was typically tasteful and muted; not trying too hard to be conspicuous but yet prominent enough to stand out from the crowd. /s
It appears the obsession with flags is deep rooted.
Some more Expo 70 photos.
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Some more Expo 70 photos.
Brief interlude to declare that I've found the best bar in Osaka. It was absolutely rammed yesterday; people just kept coming!
Open very late, serves good (local) beer, fried chicken and gyoza. What's not to like?
Everyone coming through the door gets a personal welcome from the chef
GPS: 34.6735112, 135.4983739
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZki1FDEbTVSFhPT6 -
Note that the UK pagoda (presence) was typically tasteful and muted; not trying too hard to be conspicuous but yet prominent enough to stand out from the crowd. /s
It appears the obsession with flags is deep rooted.
@hugh@social.crablab.uk itβs only a UK pavilion if it has a massive Union Jack in it, otherwise itβs just a sparkling collection of firms representing the UK or something like that
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Brief interlude to declare that I've found the best bar in Osaka. It was absolutely rammed yesterday; people just kept coming!
Open very late, serves good (local) beer, fried chicken and gyoza. What's not to like?
Everyone coming through the door gets a personal welcome from the chef
GPS: 34.6735112, 135.4983739
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZki1FDEbTVSFhPT6Now for some hydroelectric infrastructure photos from the rather pretty Kuobe Gorge.
This is definitely extremely touristy, and there's a much more interesting infrastructure tour available once they fix the earthquake damage
Still, nice to see some green! There are multiple dams going up the gorge; each flowing into each other. The railway was built to support construction and is still used today to get material up the gorge.
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Brief interlude to declare that I've found the best bar in Osaka. It was absolutely rammed yesterday; people just kept coming!
Open very late, serves good (local) beer, fried chicken and gyoza. What's not to like?
Everyone coming through the door gets a personal welcome from the chef
GPS: 34.6735112, 135.4983739
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZki1FDEbTVSFhPT6@hugh this sounds perfect
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Now for some hydroelectric infrastructure photos from the rather pretty Kuobe Gorge.
This is definitely extremely touristy, and there's a much more interesting infrastructure tour available once they fix the earthquake damage
Still, nice to see some green! There are multiple dams going up the gorge; each flowing into each other. The railway was built to support construction and is still used today to get material up the gorge.
A station is being rebuilt here in Nagoya.
So they are paying a person to stand in direct sun and blow a whistle, each time a train approaches. As you can see, the worksite is completely bounded by fencing.
It looks like a horrible job.
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A station is being rebuilt here in Nagoya.
So they are paying a person to stand in direct sun and blow a whistle, each time a train approaches. As you can see, the worksite is completely bounded by fencing.
It looks like a horrible job.
Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
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Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
@hugh@social.crablab.uk i'm starting to think you may like phones... /j
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Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk i'm starting to think you may like phones... /j
@domi Outed on main as a telephone enjoyer
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Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
@domi It's definitely a UK thing; a hangover from the IRA's mainland bombing campaign
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
@domi@donotsta.re @hugh@social.crablab.uk this sounds like a "had them but the IRA kept putting bombs in them" kind of thing tbh
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@domi Outed on main as a telephone enjoyer
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Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
Some random gebakje photos from today:
1. JR reservation system (MARS)
2. DENSO instrument cluster from the 80s
3. DENSO BMS and battery
4. Brother TakeruThe last is the most interesting and I'd never heard of it; Japanese wiki here: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BCTAKERU
In classic Japanese style, everything must be a vending machine. And so this is a vending machine for software! You insert a floppy disk, make your selection and boom.
Sadly this didn't catch on
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My Suica has been vandalised!
It transpires this has a leuco rewritable coating, so special products (like this 1 day season) are literally lasered onto the front (including a map!) and overwritten/removed once used.
Extremely extra but very cool. I've never seen one of these in the wild before.
Rewritable Laser System | Global | Ricoh
[Ricoh Global Official Website] Ricoh has established a technology that can rewrite physical distribution labels pasted on tote containers with no contact and at high speed about 1,000 times. The labels can be used repeatedly for five years or more under severe outdoor conditions; this contributes greatly to reduced environmental impact and cost. (The rewritable laser system is available only in Japan at the moment.)
Ricoh Global Website (www.ricoh.com)
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@magnetic_tape I have no idea! I suspect the biggest issue would be getting hold of one; these seem quite specific to Japan.
I'm sure there are desktop versions but I've only seen IC card readers that do this lasering built into larger ticket machines etc.
