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Nature Trails

Yakushima: nature trails
19 Jun 2008

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Object Counterweights

19 Jun 2008

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Clothes line.
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Objects That Bridge

19 Jun 2008

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Expected Use

19 Jun 2008

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A timer left by the previous tenants in the bathroom of this Yakushima home. For timing younglings toothbrush activities.
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Bamboo Cushion

19 Jun 2008

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Call 119

19 Jun 2008

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Given the extensive use of emergency phone numbers in un/popular culture – the extent that it’s easier to remember the emergency number from another country? A …
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Two-handed Interaction Styles

19 Jun 2008

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Interaction style on this musical instrument of unknown origin of a Zimbabwian Mbira – ably demonstrated by the owner of the Green Shower cafe, Yudomori.
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Nudity in Context II

19 Jun 2008

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And continuing on the thread of nudity in Japanese society – the now outdated practice of pixelating pubic hair in pornographic videos. More information on …
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Mobile Phone Airline e-Ticketing

19 Jun 2008

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The scanner at the JAL ticket gate, Yakushima airport for reading the QR bar code of the e-ticketon the mobile phone display.
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Lunch / Read

19 Jun 2008

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It’s fairly typical for neighbourhood restaurants to supply a range of weekly manga for customers – most office workers eat out for lunch.
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