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Friendship Tree Duet Phone

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

Kawasaki, Japan

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Most people who live or visit Japan are familiar with the neon green NTT pay phones scattered across the country. But there are a couple of special "duet phones" that allow two people to call a third person on one line.

This unique device commemorates 100 years of Nippon Telephone & Telegraph, and sits inside a charming tree-shaped structure that looks straight out of Animal Crossing. If you want to make a call, bring a friend and some coins or a telephone card. 

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Nakahara Ward
Kawasaki, 211-0063
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35.576373, 139.655203
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