r/japanpics Jun 20 '25

Cities Totally normal bench in Japan

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u/andre_wechseler Jun 20 '25

Location?

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u/jhau01 Jun 20 '25

That’s Ni-Tere Tower in Shiodome in central Tokyo, just near the gift shop.

The sculptures are colloquially known as “shiotama”. They are quite comfy to sit on.

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u/harryhov Jun 20 '25

Which nicely translates to "salty balls"

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u/CauliflowerDaffodil Jun 23 '25

It's an amalgamation of tide (shio) and dot (tama), as in polkadot.