Departing London; little bit moist.
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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 -
@eefi Updated
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@kebokyo Updated! I didn't want to dox myself at the time of posting
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@kebokyo Updated! I didn't want to dox myself at the time of posting
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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
I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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@dahie I did not
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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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...)
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
@hugh DR YELLOW -
@dahie I did not
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@hugh DR YELLOW
@aetios Which came first - Dr Yellow or the Flying Banana?
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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@aetios Which came first - Dr Yellow or the Flying Banana?
@hugh the first dr yellow was in operation 1962 -
I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
I know what we're missing: more telephones.
Some of these are imposters; they're not actually branded as NTT.
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I know what we're missing: more telephones.
Some of these are imposters; they're not actually branded as NTT.
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I know what we're missing: more telephones.
Some of these are imposters; they're not actually branded as NTT.
And in the same spirit as @janamarie, today I visited the International Conference Centre in Kyoto to appreciate the fascinating "metabolistic" architecture.
The home of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, but its cuboid cousin in Tokyo is more famous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_International_Conference_Center
It's set in a lovely and extensive park, which was fun to explore.
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@taavi Only starting?
Honestly I'm just taking photos of them for the laughs now. I know absolutely nothing about telephones in Japan, other than they're green.
It helps they are Øl Tele corporate colours. We should licence them from NTT.
