{"id":1744,"date":"2024-10-17T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2024-10-17T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T01:00:45","slug":"a-rare-7-11-appears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/10\/17\/a-rare-7-11-appears\/","title":{"rendered":"A rare 7-11 appears!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ecafbb2f4d3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KIMG2339-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KIMG2339-rotated.jpg 854w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KIMG2339-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KIMG2339-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new 7-11 opened recently in Kawaba, Gunma Prefecture and perhaps due to local town ordinances or something, this 7-11 has wood paneling and the sign is brown. It&#8217;s the only one in Japan, apparently. My wife Mayu said it&#8217;s just like the turquoise-colored McDonalds in Sedona, AZ&#8212;the only one in the world. Sedona has particular guidelines for signage, and the garish yellow and red of a McDonalds sign was changed to turquoise to comply with Sedona&#8217;s ordinances. Maybe this is why this 7-11 is made like this. This is very unique and pretty. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new 7-11 opened recently in Kawaba, Gunma Prefecture and perhaps due to local town ordinances or something, this 7-11 has wood paneling and the sign is brown. It&#8217;s the only one in Japan, apparently. My wife Mayu said it&#8217;s just like the turquoise-colored McDonalds in Sedona, AZ&#8212;the only one in the world. Sedona has &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/10\/17\/a-rare-7-11-appears\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A rare 7-11 appears!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[196,197,198],"class_list":["post-1744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan","tag-7-11","tag-conbini","tag-convenience-store"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":433,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2022\/09\/15\/the-sega-world-game-center-in-my-town-has-finally-been-renamed-to-gigo-no-more-sega-game-centers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1744,"position":0},"title":"The Sega World game center in my town has finally been renamed to Gigo. 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