25+ Photos Proving Japan Is Still Not Like Any Other Country

It's no surprise that Japan is a unique country - their traditions and cultural values are like of no other country. They are also great innovators and masters in creating elegant solutions to everyday problems - and you might be surprised by their simplicity! Bored Panda has created another list showing the uniqueness of Japan, and if you missed the last one, you can find it here. This time you'll see everything from fountain clocks to dinosaur receptionists, and seeing these pictures might inspire you to start saving for a ticket. Check out more unique pictures from Japan in the gallery below! h/t

#1 Japanese Team Leaves A Spotless Locker Room With A "Thank You" Note In Russian Despite Their Heartbreaking 2-3 Defeat To Belgium

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#2 This Hand-Written Letter I Received From A Mail Order Off Amazon

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#3 Most Organized Luggage Pickup You’ll Ever See. All Upright With Handle Facing Outward For Easy Pickup

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#4 This Fountain In Kanazawa, Japan Displays The Time

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#5 Went In To A Police Booth In Tokyo To Get Directions To A Place 3 Blocks Away, The Officer Made Me A Detailed Handdrawn Map To Make Sure I Find It... Just Wow!

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#6 A Hotel In Tokyo Has A Reception Desk That Is Run By Robot Dinosaurs

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#7 Rice Paddy Art Is An Art Form Originating In Japan Where People Plant Rice Of Various Types And Colors To Create Images In A Paddy Field

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#8 In Japan, Beginner Drivers Use A Shoshinsha Mark - Green And Yellow V-Shaped Symbol That New Drivers In Japan Must Display On Their Cars For One Year After They Obtain A Standard Driver's License. There Is Also A Fukushi Mark Used To Denote Elderly Drivers

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#9 This Sign In Japan Shows The Proper Seating Etiquette

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#10 Unattended Grocery Store. Just Pick What You Want And Leave The Money In The Jar

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#11 Sticker That Was On My Package From Japan

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#12 Flight Delayed In Japan. Airline Employees Bow To The Passengers To Apologise

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#13 This Tank Style Stairs Dolly In Japan

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#14 The Fire Escape For This Building Is A Slide

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#15 A Tiny Pocket In The Back Of Train Seat To Put Your Train Ticket In So When The Conductor Comes Round He Just Checks It Without Waking You Up

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#16 The Japanese Ebay Seller I Bought This PS3 Game From Also Sent Me A Japanese Tea Bag With It

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#17 The Seat Pattern On The Train In Japan Tells You Where Priority Seating Is

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#18 Japan’s Highest Bridge’s Height Is Compared To Godzilla

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#19 Bus Driver Holding An Umbrella So That You Don’t Get Wet While Opening Yours

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#20 This Coffee Shop In Tokyo Clearly Marks Each Customers Space At The Counter

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#21 Real-Life Mario Kart Racing In Tokyo Traffic

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#22 Japan Is A Rapidly Ageing Population And Is Running Out Of Workers To Take Care For Elders. They Are Solving This Problem With Robots. One Of Them - Robear - Is Able To Lift A Parson And Transfer Him To A Wheelchair Or Help To Get To A Bathroom

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#23 Sheet Of Paper That Japanese Trains Give To Riders To Excuse Their Tardiness At Work. It Indicates The Date And How Late The Train Was

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#24 What Happens When A Train Ticket Machine Runs Out Of Change In Tokyo

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#25 My Receipt Came With A Cat Typed Onto It

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#26 This Parking Space For The Disabled Has A Remote-Controlled 'Gate'. Disabled People Can Apply For A Remote To Open These Gates

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#27 Anti-Bacterial Handrails In Tokyo Metro Escalator

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#28 In The Narita Airport Of Japan, While It Says "Welcome To Japan" In English, The Japanese Text Says "Welcome Back"

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#29 At Tokyo Airport: A Wall To Hang Wishes And A Vending Machine To Buy The Cards. Shows Tradition And Modernity

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#30 The Elevator In The Hotel I'm Staying At Has An Emergency Toilet

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#31 Japanese Prime Minister's Motorcade Merging Into Traffic

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#32 Expectations Meet Reality In Japan

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#33 The Tokyo Government Sent This Earthquake Manual And Evacuation Map To All Its Residents

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#34 This Sushi Restaurant Has Tables That Simulate Traditional Japanese Seating While Letting You Sit Normally

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#35 In Tokyo, Some Of The Subway Cars Are For Women Only When It's Before 9:30am

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#36 Japanese Multi-Level Parking Lots To Save Space

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#37 Japanese Demolition System (Taisei Ecological Reproduction System) Used To Demolish Tall Buildings

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#38 You Can Find Melons With Your Favorite Characters On It In Japan

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#39 My Neighbors Have This Veggie Stand Outside Their House. You Just Pick Whatever You Want And Insert The Coins To That Grey Box

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#40 How Children Are Transported In Kyoto

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#41 It Says "A Foreigner Is Driving" On The Back Of Our Japanese Rental Car

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#42 In Japan They Have Gourmet Kit Kat Shops

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#43 Umbrella Vending Machine

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#44 They Sell Cucumber On Stick

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#45 This Bench In The Tokyo Subway Has A Place To Hold Your Cane As You Sit

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#46 This Anti Static Patch On My Hotel Elevator Button In Japan

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#47 This Braille Plaque At Tokyo Tower's Observation Deck Accurately Depicts The Off-Center Position Of Mt. Fuji From The Window Where The Viewer Is Standing/Reading

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#48 Shopping Bag From A Mall In Kyoto Came With A Rain Cover

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#49 This Construction Site In Tokyo Displays Noise Pollution And Vibration Levels

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#50 A Japanese Sidewalk With A Chicane To Slow Down Cyclists (Or Fast Walkers)

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#51 You Can Find Watermelons In Pyramid Shape

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#52 Open Air Mall In Japan Has A Place To Go Inside To Smoke

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#53 Japanese 7/11s Sell Prepackaged Ice Cream Cones

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