Train-Shaped, Yamanote Line-Themed Tape Measure

 

The Yamanote Line is the awesomest train line in the web of super-efficient high-speed rails that run through Tokyo. It green and silver cars are recognizable almost anywhere—it's famous for running in a giant circle in the middle of the city and, like most Japanese trains, for almost never being late. It's owned by Japan Railways, the same company that runs bullet trains across the country. When I'm in Tokyo, I live on the Yamanote Line, and I'm no train geek but I know exactly how long it takes from station to station for the entire southern half of it.

So you can understand why I think this Yamanote Line-themed tape measure is the coolest thing ever. The tape pulls out of an actual replica, and as you continue to pull it out, you see each station name come out in sequence along the top of the centimeter readings. They're written in authentic train station style format, too.

Link (Amazon Japan)