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A Metrication Committee poster in Sheung Wan
A Metrication Committee poster in Sheung Wan
Imperial units being used to weigh fruit in a stall in Hong Kong, 2008
Imperial units being used to weigh fruit in a stall in Hong Kong, 2008
Name plate of Kadoorie Beach, showing address in miles
Name plate of Kadoorie Beach, showing address in miles
A man playing the shakuhachi flute, named after its traditional length of 1 shaku and 8 sun (54.5 cm)
A man playing the shakuhachi flute, named after its traditional length of 1 shaku and 8 sun (54.5 cm)
Area floored with 8 tatami mats (4 tsubo, or 8 jō)
Area floored with 8 tatami mats (4 tsubo, or 8 jō)
A wooden masu sake cup (1 gō) for celebrations
A wooden masu sake cup (1 gō) for celebrations
A set of ten traditional Japanese fundō weights, used by money changers to weigh coinage. Top row from left are 30 ryō (1124.66 g), 20 ryō (749.07 g)
A set of ten traditional Japanese fundō weights, used by money changers to weigh coinage. Top row from left are 30 ryō (1124.66 g), 20 ryō (749.07 g) and 10 ryō (374.62 g, twice), bottom row from left are 3 momme (11.19 g), 1 ryō (37.47 g, twice), 2 ryō (74.89 g), 3 ryō (112.42 g) and 4 ryō (149.77 g). All metric weights actual, not rounded.