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The Ironies of Life
By Michelle | April 10, 2008
Senario: You’re walking down the streets of Tokyo without a cellphone, and you need to make a call. How do you locate one of the dying remnants of a bygone era: the public pay phone?
Well, fear no more. This website conveniently maps the location of over 17,000 pay phones in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Just input in your current address and how far you’re willing to hike, and the results (including snapshots of each phone itself) will appear overlayed on Google Maps. Amazing. Just one slight problem — Everyone in Japan seems to access the internet via their cellphones, so if you don’t have one, this website may not be be of much help.
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On a different note, the Newseum in DC will open tomorrow at its new downtown location over six years after closing its doors in Rosslyn. Although admission will be free on opening day, starting Saturday, a visit will set you back a whooping $20 — making the Newseum the most expensive museum in DC (and I remember how we all cringed at the International Spy Museum’s $18). |
In the nation’s capital where the majority of museums are free, the Spy Museum has actually done surprising well, but it will be interesting to see if mass media holds the same caché for tourists as espionage.