a blog by Peter Leonard
Many districts in Tokyo have apparently banned outdoor smoking — reminders of which are found as you step off the curb:
Tokyo cab drivers have the world’s largest GPS devices on the (right-hand drive) cars.
Finding addresses can be a challenge (different coordinate address system than in the West) so you see a lot of pointing and zooming with — wait for it — hand-held remotes, aimed at the large screens:
At construction sites, blue-suited gendarmes direct traffic:
Window-washers work as a team:
Browsing at one of the the large Kinokuniya bookstores:
