Pictured: How pressing the 'help' button on an automatic ticket machine at a Japanese railway station can have a VERY surprising result...
At older Japanese train stations, staff use hidden panels to help customers Train travellers can summon a station employee with a press of the 'help button' READ MORE: Singapore's bizarre restaurant with waiters dressed as zebras By Esther Marshall Published: 09:34 EDT, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 09:50 EDT, 9 July 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Japan has a reputation for being hi-tech, with bullet trains, heated toilets and robot cafes. But the human touch is never far away - as this astonishing image reveals. It shows a hidden attendant popping out of an automated ticket machine at a railway station - Wizard of Oz-style - to help a customer.
The picture was taken by tourist Henry Burrows, while journeying to Nara from Osaka. He wrote on Flickr , where he posted the picture: 'Can't figure out how to use the ticket machines in the station? A helpful man will pop out of one and push the buttons for you.' This picture, taken in Japan by tourist Henry Burrows, shows an attendant emerging from inside a ticket machine to help a customer.
Picture courtesy of Creative Commons This service is activated by a customer pressing the 'help' button. Known as 'tobidashi-hito', the quirky ticket booths have been phased out in some of Japan's modern stations, but still exist in older ones. Haroun Khan, at Japan Rail Pass , told MailOnline Travel: 'These stations f.
