Sunday, June 01, 2008

037_the japanese are in the detail 02


[Kyoto] Ordinary things such as pedestrian crossing light can also tell us some stories about the city it belongs to. As shown on the picture, the red and green men found in Japan both wear a hat. It shows how meticulous local people are. Pay attention next time you travel overseas, you will notice that different city has different design of pedestrian crossing light. For example, the ones in Taipei are animated (see 006_running green man at http://urbanomania-tw.blogspot.com) and in Rome they also have a yellow light (see 010_yellow man at http://urbanomania-eu.blogspot.com).

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