In Japan, you often come across a lost article of clothing on the street. Usually a glove, scarf, or hat. If you come across a lost item, standard practice is to pick it up and set it in a highly visible spot where it won’t be trampled upon. The idea is, the person who lost the item will retrace their steps and find said item.
Take a ten-minute walk and you’ll usually spot these lost items awaiting their owner. Typically, the item is placed on a nearby fence or ledge. And every time I’ve seen one, I’ve wondered, ‘Does this actually work?’
Well, turns out…it does!
Yoko lost this glove about a month ago. We retraced our steps and couldn’t find it then. Fast forward to three weeks later, we’re walking through the same arcade, and there it is, waving us down! We weren’t even looking for it, and we found it. Trust the system.
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