This main theme for the first day getting over the jetlag and get a little bit adjusted to Japan before going to the first real event(s) tomorrow.

Already in the airport it became clear that it is not an accident Visual Management is such an important thing in Toyotas bag of tricks.
At the bagage delivery clearly marked signs marked the area where baggage carts should be kept out in order to let people grab their luggage easily.
That trend continued with arrows and painted footsteps markin where to go on stairs and escalators and where to stand on moving footpaths.

The inventive japanese mind showed itself in the hotel bathroom, where the toilet has a heated seat and bidet built-in. The problem of water in the floor when forgetting to take the curtain inside the bath-tub has also been solved by a small effective invention.

Not everything is fantastic and effective here. The public transportation is not exactly easy manage, with ticket-prices depending on where you are going, and not being able to use the same ticket when transferring from one line to another. That caused some confusion it our jet-lagged brains yesterday.

To be continued...
By Bent Jensen