So I’m out all day taking pictures with Rachael Ray when I stop for some fresh air at Shinjuku Station and what should I find….the MyLord Box. The title link will take you to a video of the box, but other than that I can’t find out how long it’s been there. It seems new and certainly is fun.

The box switches between different modes every so often to refresh and maybe as a way to draw more attention to itself. There seems to be a snowfall mode, a planets/ galaxies mode and a random dot mode that I saw at least. By touching the screen or even walking by real close, the lights react to your presence. It was great fun to watch people immersed in their daily commute suddenly be confronted with a fluctuating wash of color and choose to walk on by or interact. Personally, I loved watching the “snow” continue to fall while the woman waited for someone I never saw her meet. There is no sound component, but at the second busiest train station in Japan there’s a guarantee of potential viewers in sight. It may be an advertising promotion for one of the department stores or shops, but it still is an interesting public piece.

I tried finding the back door to get in but no luck there. Plus I hear you only get fish heads and rice in Japanese prisons. How do you say “bitch” in Japanese, Eddie? While you’re at it Eddie, maybe you can translate the sign that was next to it and tell us more about it.