It's no secret Japan is dense. Lot's of people translates into a lot of pedestrian and bicycle traffic to go along with car traffic. To manage this, many areas of Japan utilize parking lot attendants. My first impression of Japan was that there are way too many of these parking lot attendants/security/traffic officers. After living here for a while, I still think there are way too many of them, but I can see where they can be helpful in many situations. Pedestrian blind spots coming out of a parking lot or parking building, knowledge of the nearest open parking spot, and to look simultaneously cool and professional with a helmet and a parking guide tool/light saber, just to name a few.
On a recent road trip to Kyoto while our friend Marvin was visiting, however, I was blown away by the highway rest stop parking crew. Now granted, the rest stop seemed busy, but it was perfectly navigable. This was a situation where I thought to myself, "Yeah, one attendant makes sense to help guide us to the open spot, but 4 on the ground and one on the roof? Really?"
Yes, one attendant was actually on the roof for a bird's eye view transmitting that vital parking lot information to the ground crew.
On a recent road trip to Kyoto while our friend Marvin was visiting, however, I was blown away by the highway rest stop parking crew. Now granted, the rest stop seemed busy, but it was perfectly navigable. This was a situation where I thought to myself, "Yeah, one attendant makes sense to help guide us to the open spot, but 4 on the ground and one on the roof? Really?"
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