3 ms·

No it's not. "thing, japan" implies that the "thing" wouldn't be special outside of japan. Where else is there a totoro bus stop?

im3w1l 1y ago
Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station
cafeinux 1y ago
I concur. This would have been awesome anywhere. The fact that this is in Japan is not surprising, although it's clear that if one were to go check out a lifesize Totoro statue, having in Japan makes it nicer because it's its "natural" environment.
thrownawaysz 1y ago
>Where else is there a totoro bus stop? No, the question is 'Where else there are decorated bus stops?' and there are countless examples of that. But no one cares (= no one will make a HN post about it) if you see that in Poland [0] or in the UK [1]. So 'Thing, Japan' + HN has a very strong Japanophilia 0, https://www.whitemad.pl/en/bus-shelters-as-painted-anna-wojtals-art-decorates-bus-shelters-in-warmia-and-mazury/ https://www.whitemad.pl/en/bus-shelters-as-painted-anna-wojt... 1, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8586edj8ko https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8586edj8ko
- mvdtnz 1y ago
  But there are general interest news stories about both of your examples. Source: your links.
- autoexec 1y ago
  I don't think it matters to many people that this was in japan, so much as it does that this is totoro and also that it was done by regular people who just wanted to make something nice. It'd be just as cool if grandparents in Ohio did this, expect they'd inevitably be sued into bankruptcy for it by disney.
- jacobgkau 1y ago
  Do you realize the linked article isn't talking about an actual bus stop? The movie My Neighbor Totoro has a scene at a bus stop. These people recreated the bus stop near their home/business. So no, any bus stop that's been decorated is not "the same thing outside of Japan." This is specifically about being the bus stop from the movie.
4hg4ufxhy 1y ago
It seems quite common. I happened to drive past one in Taiwan. It's still special so I don't think that meme applies.

im3w1l 1y ago

Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station

cafeinux 1y ago

I concur. This would have been awesome anywhere. The fact that this is in Japan is not surprising, although it's clear that if one were to go check out a lifesize Totoro statue, having in Japan makes it nicer because it's its "natural" environment.

thrownawaysz 1y ago

>Where else is there a totoro bus stop? No, the question is 'Where else there are decorated bus stops?' and there are countless examples of that. But no one cares (= no one will make a HN post about it) if you see that in Poland [0] or in the UK [1]. So 'Thing, Japan' + HN has a very strong Japanophilia 0, https://www.whitemad.pl/en/bus-shelters-as-painted-anna-wojtals-art-decorates-bus-shelters-in-warmia-and-mazury/ https://www.whitemad.pl/en/bus-shelters-as-painted-anna-wojt... 1, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8586edj8ko https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8586edj8ko

mvdtnz 1y ago
But there are general interest news stories about both of your examples. Source: your links.
autoexec 1y ago
I don't think it matters to many people that this was in japan, so much as it does that this is totoro and also that it was done by regular people who just wanted to make something nice. It'd be just as cool if grandparents in Ohio did this, expect they'd inevitably be sued into bankruptcy for it by disney.
jacobgkau 1y ago
Do you realize the linked article isn't talking about an actual bus stop? The movie My Neighbor Totoro has a scene at a bus stop. These people recreated the bus stop near their home/business. So no, any bus stop that's been decorated is not "the same thing outside of Japan." This is specifically about being the bus stop from the movie.

4hg4ufxhy 1y ago

It seems quite common. I happened to drive past one in Taiwan. It's still special so I don't think that meme applies.