Okay, I'm going to shoot for roughly nightly reflections using the TIL (Today I Learned) style, mainly to help build some consistent habit into my daily life. Also because journaling is good for stress.
Well, I took the train down from Kyoto and a really cool thing I learned about Japanese public transportation is that they have these bungee cord-like cables at the platform of the train station, so you have some safety of not falling off the platform. And when the train arrives, then these mechanical arms raise the soft rubber cables way above your head so you can cross and enter the train. It seems like a super cost effective way to implement the usual door gates that line up for subways, while also being super design smart because you don't need to account for the train to line up (and train lengths, future trains, etc). Honestly, Japan is an amazing paradise for designers.
Osaka is really cool. Going from Kyoto to Osaka, now there's higher population density again and it feels like popping back into Toyko. I've got a day tour tomorrow by a Spanish expat. So I get to practice my Spanish on the tour before going to Mexico in 11 days.
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