Remember Laserdisc? No, me neither. I'd heard of them but never seen one (as the format was extremely rare in Europe) until I went to Japan about five years ago. It's got this reputation as been a country in the future, and yes there is technology everywhere. Some of it cutting edge, but you're just as likely to find fax machines, toaster ovens, punch cards, floppy discs and indeed Laserdiscs. He pointed to another item, a rubber Anpanman doll's head which looked like it had been run over by a car. “Gyohaku-en”. A hubcap from a Toyota. “Gyohaku-en”. A dead bird. “Gyohaku-en”.