Something from Japan

Hi All

I have recently visited Tokyo, Japan and I have taken some pictures of some interesting things in the city. I thought I'll share with you guys here.

First one is a banner promoting recycling. It grabbed my attention because it doesn't use the traditional recycled symbol. It has two stick figures recycling paper with each other. It gives me a sense of fun. I think it works very well as it has projected recycling is fun and thus encourages people to recycle.

The myth on vending machine in Japan is true. Every street you'll find rows and rows of vending machine. In Kyoto, we came across a vending machine that has a music player installed. You can hear the music it plays from far away. I don't know what strategy it was. These vending machines here have picture of Tommy Lee Jones on them. I couldn't figure out what his face is doing on some drinks vending machines. The brand "Boss" is not Hugo Boss, it's a brand of canned coffee. The coffee aren't too bad for A$1.20.

This is a stall just outside of a small food shop. I don't know what it sells. These type of "mascot" characters can be seen everywhere. Japanese (especially girls) love cute characters like this. It's a useful way to sell "things", anything at all.