14 Genius Inventions That Exist Only in Japan

Japan is well known for its inventions. Some of them are strange, others are great, while others are somewhere in between.

Compressed T-shirts

Turning train seats

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one of these great #japanese #inventions that make #everyday #life #easier – in trains you can rotate the seats in the direction of #travel #japan #jr #japanrailways

A post shared by Jörg Hemker (@joerghemker) on May 24, 2017 at 6:42pm PDT

A place to seat a baby in a public bathroom

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one of these great #japanese #inventions that make #everyday #life #easier – #children’s #seat on the wall on the #men’s #toilet

A post shared by Jörg Hemker (@joerghemker) on May 28, 2017 at 9:36am PDT

Diagonal crossings

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Shibuya crossing #shibuya #shibuyacrossing #tokyo #japan

A post shared by Nina AJ (@bolubantat) on Jun 27, 2017 at 6:17am PDT

A tablet holder

Individual coffee bags

A water-saving sink over the toilet supply tank

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one of these great #japanese #inventions that make #everyday #life #easier – you can wash your hands with the water which the #cistern is refilled to #savewater #japanese #wc #toilets #toto

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A napkin that covers your face when you eat burgers

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#liberationwrapper #japanese #hamburger #bigburger #woman #instagood #followme #food #webstagram #picoftheday

A post shared by Double Vee (@deejaydoublevee) on Oct 25, 2013 at 5:43am PDT

Sunglasses for dogs

An umbrella “parking lot”

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Another great japanese invention: umbrella lockers. So you don’t have to carry them around inside a building and nobody takes yours ‘accidentally’ #smartypants #japaneseinventions #umbrella

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A “silent” karaoke microphone

Automated stores

Easy-to-open cans

A transforming tatami

It’s a tradition in Japan to do everything on the floor: eat, sleep, watch movies. That’s why they designed a rug that you can turn into a laptop stand and much more.