Japan may be a small country, but you may have seen how advanced their technology is by now. Not just that, everything in Japan seems to be really cool!
From super clean streets, disciplined citizens, advanced technology, and many more, anyone would be thrilled to experience life in this country.
From robotic suitcases to smartphone wipe dispensers, you’d be surprised to see a whole new world with these 53 amazing inventions that you can only find in Japan!
If you’ve been to Japan, share your experience with these inventions!
1. Their manhole covers that are both functional and beautiful
2. They have over 300 scramble intersections that allow pedestrians to cross the street diagonally
3. Not only do people park inside the lines, they all back into their spots to make parking lots safer
4. ATMs have cane holders to accommodate Japan’s aging populating
5. They’ve built a futuristic “cemetary” where creamated remains take up very little space
6. Machines generate handwritten text so you look like you took the time to write a letter
7. Japanese toilets will wash and warm your bum as well as play music or white noise so no one can hear your business
8. You can find machines that recycle shredded office paper into toilet paper
9. They have a system that shows which bathroom stalls are vacant or occupied so you don’t have to peer under every door
10. They have face covers in fitting rooms so you don’t get oil or makeup on clothing you haven’t purchased
11. Japanese fans stayed after a FIFA game to help clean up – and were happy to do it
12. Parents can find baby holders in public bathroom stalls so they can use both hands
13. Some of their toilets let you wash your hands over the tank so it can be reused in the next flush
14. Instead of having janitors, Japanese students tidy their schools to learn responsibility and respect for their surroundings
15. Supermarkets have object scanners that reduce the need for stickers and bar codes
16. Tourist attractions have phone stands so you can take a timed photo that isn’t a terrible selfie
17. They’ve invented an emotion detector for dogs that measures their heart rate so you know how stimuli affects your pup
18. People have banded together to push a train car out of the way in order to help a person who fell in the gap
19. They believe hospital food should actually be edible and appealing
20. They have vending machines for everything – including hot food, umbrellas, produce, and medicine
21. They are collecting data about chewing via a device that hangs on your ear – it also tells you what animal you chew like
22. Someone built a school with a rooftop play space so kids can run around outside during the day
23. Japanese bullet trains that are so smooth you can balance a coin on its side during a ride
24. Self-service solo dining cubicles are a model of efficiency and the ultimate in not dealing with other humans
25. Drink cans have information in braille on top to help those with sight issues
26. People actually pay attention to signs
27. They sell dual exercise machines for owners and their pets
28. Someone created a voice-activated refrigerator that comes to you when you call it
29. Hotel lamps light up on one side in case someone wants to read but the other wants to sleep
30. They have a hands- and effort-free shirt wrinkle remover that eliminates the need to iron
31. Ceiling fans distribute heat so it doesn’t just shoot down into one spot
32. Someone created a portable butter stick, just because
33. They’ve installed automatic plate-clearers in some restaurants
34. Underground farms and gardens help people cultivate crops in a controlled space beneath busy cities
35. Some tall buildings have elevator signs that lights up when it’s raining so you don’t have to go all the way back up for your umbrella
36. Gum comes with little pieces of paper to wrap them in when you’re done so nothing gets sticky
37. Free umbrella lockers can be found in shopping centers so you don’t have to carry one around with you and potentially lose it
38. Their protests really stick it to the man and encourage change
39. Workers use wearable robotic exoskeleton to help lift heavy objects
40. Airports organize luggage in a way that actually helps you find your bag
41. A beverage company expanded it’s offerings to include vending machines with free umbrellas for those caught in the rain
