Some different ways of doing things in Japan

Seeing all the things that were done differently in Japan fascinated me.  Here are a few of them ...

Being in a car with someone driving with the steering wheel on the right took some getting used to.  It also was odd to see the passenger on the left. I kept thinking they needed to be paying attention to the road.

Walking on the left was also an adjustment.

Red torii gates were everywhere.  Including on base by the

Apache helicopter hangers.  They represent good luck.

It was fun seeing all the different kinds of signs.

The stop sign looked like a yield sign. (It only

said "stop" in English on base).

This is a great example of the Japanese

culture and how gracious they are.

This is a construction sign.

Who knows what this says. 

It's good we weren't driving!

I thought this could have been a sign saying this road is part

of a parade route. Look at the picture.  Who knows!

I had a real fascination for manhole covers and how

they were so decorative.  However, sometimes

I forgot there were cars when I was taking pictures

in the middle of the street!

Space was limited for parking.  Most homes had

cars parked in spots that I had no idea how they

got them in and out!  There were also these lifts

that had several layersof cars on top of each other.

This was an electric car charging station.

Here's a license plate. 

I loved these!  They were grooves in the middle

of the sidewalks so blind people could put their

canes in them and it would guide them straight

to the streets (in this picture, from left to right). 

When they reached the circles, they

knew they were at an intersection.  What

a great way to help them be more independent!

Finally...  we had to be careful which stalls

we got in the public restrooms.  You could get

an "American toilet" or a "Japanese toilet"....

...yes, you sit and squat.  Need I say more!