This was posted 5 years ago as being from [Frankfurt, Germany ](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/X9kLNhHzBk). Which country will it be in another 5?

It's actually in the UK  https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/arppwx/comment/egoyaz4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Oooh look there’s my comment from five years ago! Yep, Doncaster, UK. A car storage facility

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Regardless of trust having the cars laid out like this would be a hazard. Very narrow with nowhere for pedestrians to safely return to their vehicles. The best case scenario is massive delays due to low throughput.

Not to mention each row requires you to enter from the same direction, you cant go up and down aisles looking for a spot. You have to hope that there's a spot in that row or else you have to go alllll the way around to the front to start over.

I have seen theme park parking lots laid out like this, with traffic controllers at the entrance guiding cars to the first row with empty spots. Though the lanes in between were wider, but the general layout of staggered parking is very efficient.

The parking controllers at a Dutch theme park had a lot of fun a while ago, sorting the cars by color https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/lollige-parkeerwachters-van-de-efteling-sorteren-autos-op-kleur-drone-legt-bijzonder-plaatje-vast~aa4cdf14e/

That's exactly the parking lot I was thinking about ;)

this is common

There are many parking lots with one way flow already. It takes up a lot more real estate to have lanes wide enough for two way flow. All parking lots and even side street parking should be angled and everyone should back into spots. It is the safest configuration for pedestrians as well as other vehicles. But I don’t think the public can be trusted to figure out how to make the switch.

A lot of right cat parks are one way. It's pretty common.

[It exists, but not as extreme](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lakeside+Shopping+Centre/@51.4887343,0.2851613,116m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47d8b734a268ad5b:0x64222916681cb454!8m2!3d51.4880168!4d0.2821392!16zL20vMDMweGNm?entry=ttu)

There is a better one at the hospital. [https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu)

Perth Terrace Road CPP begs to differ.

Can confirm. You are in both these comments.

My 1827 day Reddit streak continues…

I love that for you.

Nice.

I was gonna say this is 100% not Japan. The Japanese prefer reversing into their spots. Not a single reversed car here. Edit: I know that herringbone parking means you can't reverse park. I kinda meant to say in my original post that I never saw herringbone parking in Japan in my nearly 4 years living there, but it was like...3 AM when I posted and I was tired. Also, when I say they prefer it, I don't mean "plenty" or "a lot", I mean EVERYONE, unless they are pressed for time or just getting something from 7/11.

And I've never seen herringbone parking in Japan.

It's a storage facility. Car parks don't look like this for hopefully obvious congestion issues. Not parked backwards because of the herringbone.

I was gonna say I couldn't imagine them wasting this much space for a parking lot. They're usually underground as I've never seen an above ground parking lot in Tokyo thst could hold more than 10-15 cars/mopeds.

So the op is a bundle of sticks!

I live in Japan. Japan does not have this much land for a huge parking lot as they utilize parking structures way more. OP is a liar.

They also back into spaces because it reduces the risk of an accident

Yep. Nobody ever parks head first in Japan unless a sign tells them specifically to do so.

Well, they do. Just not very often.

This was the biggest clue for me this wasn’t in Japan.

And, all the cars are facing the wrong way. They back in in Japan.

Not always true - the largest car parking facility in Japan is at Tokyo Disney Resort which has a capacity for over 40,000 vehicles, and people are asked to park "front-in" to speed up the parking process as many people will be arriving around the same time, but leaving at different times. Here is the roof of the parking garage, you can see most of the cars are parked like the OP photo: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6351964,139.875682,206m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu Saying that, if you looked at most other car parks they'll be backed in so you aren't wrong.

[https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu)

Username 100% checks out 😉

I was gonna say this doesn’t look like Japan like 50% of the car there are taxis

definately not Canada cuz there will be trucks taking up 4 spots

Texas is the same. Most monster trucks cannot fit into a single space. So they just park wherever.

Japan overwhelmingly reverses in to park, I called shenanigans as soon as I saw it.

There is a similar parking in Japan, here is the google maps area, [https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@26.2405721,127.7609826,143m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu)

Judging by the fact that over 90% of them parked well, I know what country it won’t be.

Refuse to believe that it's Japan since they always try to back into their parking spots here as if their life depended on it lol

It's storage from a BMW factory in Doncaster

That would make more sense why the colors seem to be bunched up instead of more evenly distributed.

Nitpick incoming. It's a distribution centre, not a factory.

Because it's not, this is actually in England https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/arppwx/frankfurt_germany_stunning_geometrical_parking/egoyaz4/

Heard it said that it's for faster evacuation in case of emergency like an incoming tsunami, but like with so many things in Japan I'm pretty sure the real reason is just "we do it like this because everyone does it and it's how we've always done it."

I find that in asia, people tend to back into parking spots.

Once again reddit gets the title wrong. It's like an Olympic sport at this point.

After driving down one aisle to look for a parking space, how are you supposed to then drive down another aisle since it looks that all aisles are in the same direction?

It’s not a public car park.

I assume they have people keeping track of what aisles have open spaces and what not. And if they dont, then you drive around in guess

It's not a public lot

Excellent question. It may be controlled parking, such as at a sporting event. Marshalls fill up one aisle, then move to the next. Much pointing and flag waving.

It's a car storage business. The car is assigned a spot and driven by a valet

You get a designated parking spot when entering the lot

No one taking up two spaces. Pure heaven.

Taking up two parking spaces in Japan? Believe it or not, directly to jail. Source: I made it up

That photo was taken in the UK anyway.

Really? Why are people in the UK taking photos from people who have visited Japan?

Funny thing is that they would never do that in Japan. They really love backing in.

As a Brit, I never park forward in a bay, reversing in is so much easier, and makes it safer to leave

Why would they? It doesn't make sense, simply inconveniences others and doesn't even give you any advantage. Sincerely, people that take responsibility.

This isn't Japan it's the UK. Don't really see that issue here very much

Any r/theydidthemath fans in? How much more space does this require compared to the traditional parking layout?

It feels like It takes a lot less space compared to traditional, the spaces between the rows are minimal

It's actually in England (coords 53.620244,-0.970633) but I guess saying it's Japanese is better for clicks?

To avoid being picked up by automod for being a repost

The endless circle of repostings ♾️ I bet in 2 weeks it makes it circles on insta, then facebook, .. , .. and in a year its back here again with the title saying its in korea. TIHI.

[thing]: Booooo [thing in Japan]: OMG JAPAN IS LITERALLY LIVING IN 3024😍🥰🤩

And it's literally just a parking lot

It's not. It's been disproved every time this has been posted

Number 21 in the middle left side didn’t get the memo

Works when you don't have a bunch of idiots driving unnecessarily huge trucks.

That kills me. Such a waste of space. Purely obnoxious

Also where people don’t weigh 300lbs and can still get out of their cars parked normally

But how else do I signal to the world that I'm insecure about my tiny cock?

BS. You can tell it’s not Japan for 1 reason, none of the cars are backed in. Everyone in Japan backs into parking spots.

1) This is not a car park it’s a storage facility 2) It’s not in Japan it’s in Doncaster UK 3) This is a repost

It's supposed to be satisfactory but it scares me :’)

Same! Instant anxiety looking at it. Weird.

r/urbanhell

This would make the most sense at a dealership

Because it was taken at a dealership https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B037'17.4%22N+0%C2%B058'10.9%22W/@53.6215032,-0.9722693,911m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d53.6215!4d-0.9696944?entry=ttu https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/arppwx/frankfurt_germany_stunning_geometrical_parking/egoyaz4/

looks like a painting

I noticed that too. When I zoom in it doesn't look real.

Japanese park backwards. This may be good but I don’t think it is Japan at all. I’m living in Tokyo and if a park like this I guess people will avoid it.

It's not, it's in the UK.

I absolutely do not believe this is from Japan. I've never seen a parking lot in Japan where people drove straight into a spot instead of backing in, or where spots were on an angle instead of rows and columns.

Herringbone Pattern

Well if u check out any car manufacturer it has a lot like this, why would u waste space on your workplace

Can't be Japan. Not enough tiny blocky vans.

They sure do park a lot

You know if they could, they would color code it too.

No room to pull out

Back straight up into the void directly behind as far as you can. Then simply turn left and go down the aisle. Since there isn’t a vehicle in the spot you just backed out of there will be room. My concern is the blind reverse that will be done. You just have to trust oncoming traffic is going a reasonable speed and will stop.

This is a loading area at a harbor I saw this picture on reddit several times before, and it was determined that this is not a regular parking lot. That's why the aisles are so long and narrow. Also, the vast majority of people in Japan park backwards.

It’s in Doncaster UK, nowhere near a dock. But it is a car storage facility.

Well, it is a storage facility but no dock https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/arppwx/frankfurt_germany_stunning_geometrical_parking/egoyaz4/

It appears incredibly narrow to me and I was wondering how anyone could drive through there without hitting another vehicle. This would absolutely fill me with anxiety. Glad to know it's not a typical parking lot!

It may have taken over three hours but I finally found waldo

Look at that sick collection of every color variant of Nokia 3310.

Parking a lot

Thing = :| Thing IN JAPAN = :0

A lot of wasted driving/parking space.

I feel like it would be a pain to drive out of

I have a new idea for a Win98 screen saver animation...

@[-Insigwitz-](https://www.reddit.com/user/-Insigwitz-/) I'm more interested in knowing from where did you get this picture? =||

Is this the parking lot for the building they use to jump out of?

New wallpaper unlocked.

The Japanese seem to do everything right and way better than anyone else

They lack the long bed crew cabs with the 2 ft hinge which will ruin this quick

Highly doubt that... They reverse their cars into parking stalls

Love it. One way is the only way

No one in japan parks forwards.

Reddit be like American carpark 🤢 European carpark 😃

How does this differ from a parking lot in any other country in the world? The photo is satisfying simply because of the angle being very precise. Thats it.

Place vs Place, Japan

If this was in america dumbfucks wouldnt know what to do

Has it always been the case that the only colours you can get for a car are red, blue, navy, and various grayscale ?

I thought they were vertical at first then I zoomed in.

James May is somewhere out there squealing with joy at this picture

Similar parking in Split, Croatia https://maps.app.goo.gl/fq1jqUiNpaBp3dzq5

Can’t stop my instincts to look for an empty space!

no. SHUT UP THAT'S NOT REAL. it can't be. can it?

[Get with the program buddy](https://i.imgur.com/NO3EsRX.jpeg)

6 spaces free

8 - I see 2 on the right side of the screen that are only half visible.

I thought everybody took the train or bus in Japan...

You can tell its not Japan because there's not a single Kei car visible.

Whether it is Japan or not, it looks very efficient.

Damn bro, perfectly done. Feels like hot wheels 😂

r/urbanhell

I'll take spot 19

Tidy.

Dent central.

Every time I see this it bothers me that all rows have the same way. So if there's no spot the first time, you gotta drive round the whole block and pick another row.

Not one driver backed into a parking lot? Must not be japan.

That jerk in spot 21 must be a tourist

It's from Doncaster, UK

Oooo 7 spots available!

I thought this was from rockstar games studios

Yes. Its a lot

Looks like GTA 1

Took me a while to realize that this was not pixel art

It ain’t oddly satisfying. It’s is satisfying.

That would make a really fun puzzle

Source on it being Japan? In Japan people are taught to park front out for faster evacuation in an earthquake scenario, not a single car in this picture follows that Japanese custom

Not in Japan, Japanese people reverse park generally.

Why red cars are all same hue and have red windshields. Maybe the computed that generated this image is in Japan, though.

That's a lot of cars.

Let’s see u park an f-250 supercab with an 8’ bed in there

last time it was somehwere in europe

Don't zoom in.

Where's the douche with the bmw taking up 7 spots?

More like urban hell

There's no country in the world with a enough space for this horrifying waste of space to make sense

Would never work in america because people are shitty at parking, driving, and being considerate in general.

Parking lot 😐 Parking lot, Japan 😍🌸🇯🇵⛩️

not satisfying enough, should have forced drivers with same colour cars to park next to each other

Thats in doncaster

I was thinking this was one of those “Find my kids Lego” posts!! 🤣

Hey America, you see how all the cars fit between those two white lines, we should try that in the US

r/accidentalbattlemaps

You know why its so goddamn efficient? Everybody is super anxious about not being considerate to others

The American mind could never comprehend

That’s a lot of parking

Where's the extended cab long bed dualies taking up 4 spots?

And they still can’t fix over population💀

Even the empty ones aren't bothering me :)

Smart

I don't find this satisfying to look at at all

Does this look photoshopped to anyone else?

Love the one yellow car.

8 Available spots (including the 2 half shown on right side of image)

But how do you turn your car into the car park? Do you have to Austin Powers it?

Thing in other country: :| Thing in Japan: :0 (This is in the UK btw)

America has a lot of parking lot's like this. Very intelligent design quick in and out. Canada has not learned yet.

Someone forgot to print a number 11

This only works in a professional environment. A storage lot for a dealership or a manufacturer

Not even one bmw there?

Couldn't fly in 'merica, real man backs in /s

I’d like to see them park in a northern us state in the winter