Yamanote Line Clock
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Here are two interesting time pieces from the land of the rising sun related to their Japan Railways Group. First, pictured prominently to the left is the Yamanote Train Line Alarm Clock which keeps track of the schedule for the Yamanote Line on of Tokyo’s busiest commuter lines. The loop takes a little over an hour to complete, so I am not entirely sure how the clock can accomplish this task plus I am not sure how the clock keeps track of both the inner and outer loops. There are two versions of the clock, version 1 is white with green accents and version 2 is green with white accents and both cost about $70. The other time piece shown in the lower right hand portion of the picture is the digital fountain clock/message board at Kanazawa Station (TechEBlog Referer). Both the Wikipedia entry and the TechEBlog referer have a link to a YouTube video showing the fountain in action displaying the time and various messages in various languages. |
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