FIXES

Mailbox facing the city street latched shut with a twist of rope.

Materials: Rope
Location: Central Nagoya

Lantern decoration for restaurant secured with a length of rope and a brick.

Materials: Brick, Rope
Location: Nagoya

Rubbish bin lin tethered to body with rope.

Materials: Rope
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Residential fence held together with a length of rope. In a neighbourhood bordering a new subdivision.

Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Hot summers demand on-demand paddling pools. This one is stored right where it is used, secured with a length of rope.

Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Thanks to Merlyn Berthelsen for sending in this great water collector constructed from corrugated iron fastened with rope to a plastic barrel and gardening rods.

Materials: Corrugated Iron, Plastic Barrel, Gardening Rods, Rope
Location: Aichi Prefecture

Rope barrier/gate reinforced, strengthened and given weight (helps stop it swinging in the breeze) with wire wrapped around its length.

Materials: Wire, Rope
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Ornamental gardening fence/demarcation constructed from metal rods topped with golf balls (for safety and decoration) and slim bamboo sticks – all threaded with rope and string. A cute judo wrestler surveys the scene.

Materials: Golf Balls, Golf Clubs, Metal Rods, Rope, String, Figurines
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Tree trained over entrance gate with a sturdy wooden pole and rope.



Materials: Wooden Pole, Rope
Location: Hachioji, Tokyo

Clothesline in garage constructed from pegs hung from poles hung from ropes attached to garage structure.

Materials: Rope, Poles
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Rose bush over entrance gate trained with rope.


Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Tree trained to grow over entrance gate with rope attached to fence.



Materials: Rope
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Rope barrier to workshop parking/storage area. Constructed from rope and wire. Wire is used in two ways: (1) To fashion a hook at one end to facilitate opening/closing of the barrier (2) To bind excess rope to the main barrier.



Materials: Wire, Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Washing line as dead bush restraint. Note method of attachment to supporting post. (Note bored daughter in background)


Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo