Ceiling detail at the entrance to Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan (@ Ocean/Corbis)

Ceiling detail at the entrance to Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan (@ Ocean/Corbis)

comments,

• Why shouldn\t you spend too long staring at this ceiling?""You might miss your train
• The people here have really got an eye for amazing architecture.""They\ve been creating it for hundreds of years
• Is your journey absolutely necessary?""Getting a train in this country can be comically hazardous
• In a city eager to preserve tradition, this very modern design caused something of a stir.""Happily, locals are famous for reaching an agreement