Impromptu and hard to miss lost and found repository.
![Lost and Found Lost and Found](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5478384401_8c06d3c401_b.jpg)
![Lost and Found Lost and Found](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5478384907_f0faa8b75f_b.jpg)
Materials: Post
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Bag of concrete mix on small building site turned into easy dispenser by threading strap over temporary construction barrier.
![Easy Dispenser Easy Dispenser](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5478376255_af22cbeb6a_b.jpg)
![Easy Dispenser Easy Dispenser](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5478376653_b7b7b47a2c_b.jpg)
![Easy Dispenser Easy Dispenser](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5478377179_986e8b4ce9_b.jpg)
Materials: Pole, Strap
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Siding rivets as broom storage.
![DSC08176](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/4069741404_b549e182ec_b.jpg)
![DSC08174](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/4069737576_f09230ef94_b.jpg)
Materials: Rivets
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Dead space under apartment block stairs tidied up and utilized as secure(?) storage. Constructed in wood scraps.
![DSC08180](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/4068990861_d8131bdfee_b.jpg)
![DSC08181](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/4068994541_f7cdae5117_b.jpg)
Materials: Wood
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
The boundary of a driveway modified as a pot plant display area and seat for outdoor BBQs.
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![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/4069036145_b6491f0b12_b.jpg)
Materials: Wood
Location: Akshima, Tokyo
Hanging pot plant holder constructed of thick electrical wire (hanging support) and wire (pot holder) in suburban green house.
![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4069936232_1cd04d9449_b.jpg)
Material: Wire
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Fence as lost and found display for key.
![Lost and Found Fence Lost and Found Fence](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5418407286_1cc081f312_b.jpg)
![Lost and Found Fence Lost and Found Fence](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5418407596_be3e9c0b15_b.jpg)
Materials: Fence
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Fence as makeshift and adequate lost and found center.
![Lost and Found Fence Lost and Found Fence](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5342323917_e5653a84b4_b.jpg)
![Lost and Found Fence Lost and Found Fence](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5342323555_11ab2463d4_b.jpg)
Materials: Fence
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Plastic bag on the hook of a retractable gate serves as a locker for security guard of construction site.
![Lost and Found Fence Lost and Found Fence](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5417803771_f59bfbece0_b.jpg)
Materials: Plastic Bag, Hook
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Train station emergency kit stored on a hook and secured with tape.
![Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5342944814_d916b0ebaf_b.jpg)
![Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5342945280_29be373fc8_b.jpg)
![Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape Emergency Kit Storage in Hook and Tape](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5342944300_05b1627485_b.jpg)
Materials: Hook, Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Metal window ledge provides ample space for both storing cabbages and drying shoes.
![Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5129/5342339111_d1bcbd756a_b.jpg)
![Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5342950250_f074c8c826_b.jpg)
![Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5084/5342340093_8cc37ff079_b.jpg)
![Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5342951230_188661aecc_b.jpg)
Materials: Window Ledge
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Storage for a PET bottle on the go.
![PET Bottle Mobile Storage PET Bottle Mobile Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4885650002_1da0a5a642_b.jpg)
![PET Bottle Mobile Storage PET Bottle Mobile Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4885048351_4a04b92397_b.jpg)
![PET Bottle Mobile Storage PET Bottle Mobile Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4885049051_367b7772b1_b.jpg)
Materials: Bicycle
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Gloves are stored right on top of the place they are to be used – the receptacle for empty beverage cans.
![Glove Storage on Receptacle Glove Storage on Receptacle](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4885637290_a58a8e9dc0_b.jpg)
![Glove Storage on Receptacle Glove Storage on Receptacle](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4885035989_3e53e6fbfc_b.jpg)
![Glove Storage on Receptacle Glove Storage on Receptacle](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4885638690_8a667af3e2_b.jpg)
Materials: Rubbish Bin
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
The gap between two vending machines provides ample storage for polystyrene box lids.
![Polystyrene Lid Storage in Gap Polystyrene Lid Storage in Gap](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4885019211_1ed4efd780_b.jpg)
![Polystyrene Lid Storage in Gap Polystyrene Lid Storage in Gap](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4885020045_a3898bc41d_b.jpg)
Materials: Vending Machine Gap
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Thanks to Jared Braiterman of Tokyo Green Space for this fix:
“I visited the Nezu Museum last week and saw this broom, resting in a cut-out of the outside wall. i love how this broom is just sitting near where it will be used, and there is NO concern for it being stolen.”
![nezu_museum_street_broom](http://a-small-lab.com/fixes/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/nezu_museum_street_broom-768x1024.jpg)
Materials: Nook
Location: Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Hot summers demand on-demand paddling pools. This one is stored right where it is used, secured with a length of rope.
![Paddling Pool Storage in Rope](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4875773562_463049c8c4_b.jpg)
![Paddling Pool Storage in Rope](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4875169177_00d9250244_b.jpg)
![Paddling Pool Storage in Rope](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4875169697_3160b6c6c3_b.jpg)
Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Two types of gloves out to dry on a clothes hanger and garden rods.
![Glove Drying/Storage in Hanger and Potplant](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4862651271_cab04264c5_b.jpg)
![Glove Drying/Storage in Hanger and Potplant](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4863273656_17dcc20767_b.jpg)
![Glove Drying/Storage in Hanger and Potplant](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4862652285_d5555d5155_b.jpg)
Materials: Clothes Hanger, Garden Rods
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Hook under eaves serves as storage for bicycle child seat.
![Bicycle Child Seat Storage Bicycle Child Seat Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4862641675_faf7352df2_b.jpg)
![Bicycle Child Seat Storage Bicycle Child Seat Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4863264280_a390636835_b.jpg)
![Bicycle Child Seat Storage Bicycle Child Seat Storage](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4863264742_a0438b4549_b.jpg)
Materials: hook
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Garden gloves for outdoor use stored conveniently on laundry frame.
![Glove Storage on Laundry Frame Glove Storage on Laundry Frame](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4862622241_99ecc85598_b.jpg)
![Glove Storage on Laundry Frame Glove Storage on Laundry Frame](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4862622789_6cdb6f7e20_b.jpg)
Materials: Laundry Frame
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo