Larger (thanks Matthew)
Category: Japan
The new ticket seller: Totoro
Tokyo office Street View wierdness
Larger (thanks Richard)
Professional race car drivers at Suzuka Circuit, Japan
Larger (thanks J.R.)
See inside the new Shinkansen bullet train on Google Street View
In Japan the trains move fast and the inside looks really nice. This is the upscale “Grand Class” seating of the brand new Hokuriko Shinkansen bullet train. The operating speed of this train is 260 km/h (160 mph).
Police stop Street View car in Japan
This police officer is running out in the street determined to stop the Google Street View car.
She’s blowing that whistle as loud as possible…
Did the radar gun indicate too high speed for the google car?
Google taking Apple for a ride
Huis ten Bosch theme park in Japan
In Japan there is the Huis ten Bosch theme park. In it, they placed replicas of old buildings and streets in The Netherlands. Ironically, the replicas are visible on Google Street View, while the originals are not (only visible on Google Maps thanks to Photo Spheres taken by the public).
Here is an example of a replica in Japan:
and here is the original in The Netherlands (Photo Sphere by Jurjen de Vries):
Google please add more street views in The Netherlands so we can see more of the old beautiful streets. In the mean time, we can go to Japan to see them.
Capsule Hotel in Tokyo
Ballet
