Google Doodle: what are Tenji blocks?

Search engine honours Seiichi Miyake, the inventor of tactile paving

Tenji blocks, tactile paving
(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Today’s Google Doodle pays tribute to Seiichi Miyake, whose invention of the Tenji block transformed the way visually impaired people navigate urban spaces.

Millions of us walk over Tenji blocks every day without giving a thought to their purpose or just how much they mean to those who are unable to see their surroundings.

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