Akita Prefecture Welcomes the Return of Ogori Phones.
As a regional airport in a prefecture with one of the fewest populations in Japan, Akita Airport They don’t have all the amenities that big air travel hubs have, like the hot spring baths at Sapporo Airport or the spaceship capsule hotels at Narita. At Akita Airport is the Ogori Phone..
Courtesy It’s a Japanese word that means “Reluctantly say goodbye” And once you know which part of the building it’s located in, the name Onagori Phone makes sense.
the phone is Located in the departure lobby It is located on the 2nd floor of the Domestic Terminal Building.this is Mounted on the glass wall that separates the passenger boarding area for departing flights from the section before passenger security checks at the airport. In other words, the part of the airport where people departing from Akita board and the part where people remaining in Akita board are separated by a wall, and the same connected handset is installed on both sides of the glass. So that friends, family and loved ones can say goodbye just before boarding the plane.
Onagori Denwa was installed at Akita Airport several years ago, but was abolished in the spring of 2018 due to building renovation work. However, on May 30, exactly five years after the device was shut down, Akita Airport announced that the Onagori Denwa service was back in operation and free for anyone to use.
▼ Photo of Onagori Phone immediately after the service was stopped on April 20, 2018
The return of Onagori Phone warmed the hearts of Twitter users who responded to the Akita Airport announcement by saying:
“This is such a beautiful idea.”
“I like this one better than my smartphone.”
“I am so happy to be back!”
“I was away from my family for a while because I was away from home, but I always used the Ogori phone when I parted again after returning home.”
“I love Onagori Phone! I used it a lot when I was in a long-distance relationship when I was a student.”
“When my friend moved to Tokyo, I said goodbye to him in tears.”
“This month we will be passing through Akita Airport. It would be nice to be able to use it. “
It can be argued that in this day and age where many people walk around with their smartphones in their pockets, Onagoliphone is not so necessary. However, for young children who don’t have their own phone, or older relatives who aren’t yet used to using touchscreen-operated mobile-her devices, Onagori’s phone makes it easy to say goodbye. . You can see each other’s faces through the wall while talking, so you can smile and say, “Let’s meet again.”
Source: Twitter/@AXT_airport (1, 2) via IT media, Akita Airport
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