Are you talking about the second to last photo? It's a map of the city I live in, with a frame surrounding it that displays advertisements for shops, hospitals, etc. in the area.
Kjeld Duits is right. In Japan, the Road Traffic Act does not allow temporary billboards to be installed on roadways or sidewalks, so people with billboards are often stationed on sidewalks near intersections. Thank you for your explanation, Kjeld Duits.
I am shocked when I look at the amount of the price increase, but if you think about it, isn't it amazing that a service can deliver a single piece of paper to a distant location for just 85 yen? Moreover, we can have it delivered anywhere in the world by paying just 90 yen (sea mail) or 100 yen (air mail).
What is the poster advertising?
Are you talking about the second to last photo? It's a map of the city I live in, with a frame surrounding it that displays advertisements for shops, hospitals, etc. in the area.
No, the one with the man sitting in the chair.
The advertiser is recruiting human billboards, people standing on the street holding advertising signs.
Thank you. I'd guessed it was some sort of job, but couldn't put the pieces together!
Yes, it is quite a mysterious recruiting flyer!
Kjeld Duits is right. In Japan, the Road Traffic Act does not allow temporary billboards to be installed on roadways or sidewalks, so people with billboards are often stationed on sidewalks near intersections. Thank you for your explanation, Kjeld Duits.
Akira, do you know from when the 7 yen postcard is?
I didn't know this either, so I looked into it and found that the period when a postcard cost 7 yen was between 1966 and 1972.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E7%A8%AE%E9%83%B5%E4%BE%BF%E7%89%A9
I should have checked that myself. Thank you for the information, Akira!
From 7 to 85 yen in just 52 years…
When I arrived in Japan in 1982 it was 40 yen. It has more than doubled since then.
I am shocked when I look at the amount of the price increase, but if you think about it, isn't it amazing that a service can deliver a single piece of paper to a distant location for just 85 yen? Moreover, we can have it delivered anywhere in the world by paying just 90 yen (sea mail) or 100 yen (air mail).