The 10 Second Game

While in Tokyo and Kyoto, Greg and I played this game I dubbed the "10 Second Game" which turns into the "5 Second Game" while riding a train.  My theory was that wherever you were in Tokyo or Kyoto, you were never more than about 10 seconds from a vending machine.  On a moving train, no more than 5 seconds would pass between vending machine sightings.  The object of the game was to see how long the 5 or 10 second rule lasted.  The record was probably something like a minute for the train version which is insane when you think about it.  At minimum, we would have to see 12 vending machines within a minute from our seats on the train. And we often saw many more than that.

Vending machines on a street corner near our hotel in Tokyo.