目の不自由な方のものです。モノをおかないで。
“This is for visually impaired people. Please do not place things here.”
They didn’t have to add those signs at all, but they did. They didn’t have to make those signs fit right in between, but they did. It is such a little thing, people would hardly notice it if they’d walk past. But they would do so because it mattered.
Shows that here they care about the ‘invisible’ community, shows that they would pay attention and love even the smallest details.
And while moving on I just stood there for quite a long time, while admiring this, I also felt deeply sad and embarrassed. Because back home where i’m from (China) people never cared about guidance blocks, they would be either blocked or cut off in half, making no realistic usage for the visually impaired people. Disabled people would be regarded as sort of a ‘death sentence’, as there’s weak backup plans and slim career opportunities for them.
So thank you Japan, I’ll remember this picture for a long time. It’s a good lesson.
by Dear_Moose7260