Surprises
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens
August 12, 1989
Saturday August 12, 1989
"Has anything surprised you about Japan?"
No one mentioned the musical toilet-paper holders. In the Beppu hotel at which we stayed this week, every time you pull the toilet paper, a music box would start. It played four different tunes. The first time I tore off some toilet paper and music started, I couldn't figure out where the music was coming from.
Upstairs was a beautiful tea ceremony room. Just outside, beyond the shoji, you could see the rusted corrugated roofs of the building next door. But close the screens and you were enclosed in elegant tranquility.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens
August 12, 1989
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Musical toilet-paper holders and other surprises.