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This Japanese Airport Has Running Tracks For Travelers to Follow

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Stepping off an airplane at Narita International airport in Japan might be even more frenetic than your usual travel experience—because you’ll be racing along a running track.

A nice nod to the forthcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the airport terminal walkways use color-coded paths that look like racetrack lanes to guide people as they navigate the space. In fact, the project is designed to help accommodate the increased footfall in 2020 by making it easier to find your way in the airport. It’s pretty simple: blue leads people to departures, red takes them to arrivals. The wayfinding scheme was developed by PARTY and Nikken. [PARTY and Nikkenvia Web Urbanitst]

Image by Kenta Hasegawa

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