19. I am not sure what this is all about yet; something tells me earthquake preparedness? Also, is it stretched type all around? 0_O

20. Super interesting hotel flashlight. There is no on/off switch. The thing that mounts it on the wall also separates the two batteries and cuts off the power. What do I need this for, though?

21. This vending machine had a flap covering the banknote port. I don’t understand why.

22. All the vending machines I used so far (three) used lights to show me what I could afford after putting in money.

23. All of the yen coins have arabic numerals… except one of them (5). In general, only 50/100 look like they’ve been designed together.

24. Upon entering my hotel room, this light blinks slowly to show me where to put my card and get the lights/AC going.

25. I’ve been informed by @txsector that a one-yen coin will float on the surface of the water, and I can confirm this. (As you can see, it took me a while.)

26. One can pick up so much about Japan just by reading up on the 5 yen coin, which has to do with: · good relationship luck · nuclear accident investigation · language reform · emperorship of Japan · WWII (the visuals were about Japan’s reconstruction) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_yen_…

27. A clock just hanging outside in a seemingly random alley.

28. Does anyone know why does this subway entrance tell me this?