Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Near the Supermarket -- Unmanned Metro Ticket Machines?


On the weekends I head over to a large supermarket near Monzen NakaCho station, a few stops from where I live (truth be told, there's a change over at one of the stations, but still in absolute terms it's relatively close). The selection is good, and the prices are reasonable (for Japan -- always a caveat).

ON my way there I passed by a ticket machine for the Oedo line, and I saw a photo opportunity which would please those in the know. The ticket machines look completely automated and it's easy to think that nobody's keeping tabs on them. But every once in a while people have trouble with the machines and -- presto! someone appears from the door between the ticket machines. As in the photo.

Next time you pass by a ticket machine, see if you can spot the secret door from where these staff pop out from. JR has these too ...

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