No Playing in Board and Marker
Wooden sign on suburban shopping street reminds children not to play on the staircase. It’s dangerous.
Materials: Wooden Board, Marker
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo
Play Ball
Painted plate in inner-city residential street.
Materials: Paint
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
(Courtesy of Oyl in Tokyo (@oylmiller))
Message Board Play
Traditional, semi-decommissioned blackboard for leaving messages at the train station gets new life as a playground for idle hands.
Materials: Chalk
Location: Nagoya
Skipping Aid in Power Pole Stabilizer
Skipping rope with one rope and two people requires an extra set of hands. A power pole stabilizing cable does the trick.
Materials: Power Pole
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Poor Shot Protection in Netting
Plastic bamboo poles and netting are used to add height to a playground/creche fence to help prevent loose soccer shots from straying onto the road.
Materials: Netting, Plastic Pole
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo
Playing Camp in Beer Crate and Rocks
Children play camp – an upturned beer crate rocks, concrete and plants form a roaring campfire.
Materials: Beer Crate, Rocks, Concrete, Plants
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo
