Originally posted at https://wheres.erosson.org/post/151042742458/cynmax-evanrosson-day-1-in-japan











cynmax:

evanrosson:

Day 1 in Japan! Interesting toilets, pay phones, my hostel, unlocked bikes, and ueno park 5 min away.

Are there any homeless in the streets of Japan?

There are some in parks, and especially on rainy days I’ll consistently find a few under park bridges. I haven’t seen any in tourist areas or city streets, though. There’s a pretty strong police presence there, so I suspect they get chased out.

It’s entirely possible that there are homeless in the cities I’m overlooking because the language barrier makes it tough for them to ask me for change. (I’m very rarely targeted by the numerous folks on city streets selling things/shouting ads/handing out flyers, probably for the same reason.)

Originally posted at https://wheres.erosson.org/post/151042742458/cynmax-evanrosson-day-1-in-japan