Now here's an additional thing that will blow your mind about Japanese technology: Passenger seats on a train in Japan can actually descend from the ceiling.

すげえ、ほんとに動いてるよ…このシート pic.twitter.com/xoSl2BlP9K

— 雉杤：紅楼夢H-15b (@kijitoti_NV) August 28, 2016

This unique seating arrangement can be found on only one 5000 series train run by rail operator Keihan Railways, which services the Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga regions.

It is the only one in all of Japan to be equipped with the special overhead seating storage.

The best part? This technology has been in operation for 45 years since 1971.

The extra seating that descends from the ceiling is to provide additional sitting spaces for passengers during off-peak periods and some of the train doors have to be deactivated for this to happen.

So proud they are of their technology, the railway company even held an event at Nakanoshima Station on Aug. 28, 2016, to show off the unique seating mechanism to celebrate the train’s 45 years of service on the the Keihan-Otosen Nakanoshima line.

Interested members of the public were able to film the “seat lifting demonstration” at a variety of times with ticketed entry.

This is so as it is in fact a rare event to witness the moving mechanism in action. The seats are said to remain down at all times, except during peak rush hour periods, when they’re raised to accommodate a greater number of passengers.

As this technology is not even well-known to the Japanese, many have expressed delight at knowing about it and witnessing it for the first:

"Awesome (； ･‘Д･´)"

すげー　(； ･‘Д･´) https://t.co/Ukim1zUOoX

— 須遁湖 (@nnjk_jkdsk) August 28, 2016

H/T RocketNews24

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