Discarded

Despite there being very few public trash cans in Japan, there is almost no litter in the streets. This may be because, knowing there are few trash cans, Japanese people make a point of getting rid of trash before they leave stores, or maybe it is simply a common courtesy. In any case I was quite surprised to see while visiting a well-known temple that there is an old bridge where people often throw away large items like this bicycle here. There were several other bicycles as well as old tires, and traffic cones. Maybe Japanese people just need to get their littering fix in from time to time.