It is a fire alarm. Underneath is a fire house.
I took the picture, because I had been playing Persona 4 the night before. In the game, Rise-chan is found on the first floor of the school staring at the fire alarm. Thinking about pushing it.
And I as took the picture, high on endorphins expecting to crash the moment I got to the hotel, thought this was my first real experience of Japan. A funny look box with Kanji I couldn't read.
Now about the actual airport. I got of the airplane and headed down a long passage way with quotations from the bamboo princess story. Completely unaware of the mess-of-security and customs that Japan called an airport.
The welcome sigh as you descended into security was adorable and totally puts you off your guard.
First, security and customs are two separate stations. So you get through security, get your baggage, then go through customs. The whole process can take at least an hour depending on the traffic.
Second, once through the customs getting a ride into Tokyo can also be a challenge. There are buses, taxis, and trains. The bus cost 3000 yen (about $38), the taxi $150, and the train 1200 yen (about $16). However, getting tickets for the bus can be tough because their often full and the train are nothing but cans of sardins. Finally, if you are hungry or thirsty and want something before enter Tokyo (takes about 70min.) there is a mall up stairs. Yes, a mall! For something fast. . . lots and lots of vending machines.
Where you insert the coins. Cool, right?
I get to the hotel, at 7:30. Then crash.
Ending my prologue of studying abroad.
2 comments:
I can't believe that public transportation is so expensive! Is it more expensive to drive? Because that would be ridiculous.
That fire alarm device you saw is a fire emergency phone.
In most buildings, there's a manual call point mounted on the cabinet next to the telephone. In case of fire, press the button on the manual call point.
However, in the building you were in, that's not the case. Instead, the telephone doubles as the manual call point.
In case of fire, open the small door and pick up the telephone to sound the alarm, then use said telephone to provide details.
Please note, it is unlawful to turn in false alarms. Violators will be prosecuted.
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