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Japan

>> No.14398863

where are the samurais i heard japan have samurais is that true or a hoax???

>> No.14398873

>>14397678
Fuck you, Japan.

Let's just wait till another tsunami hits, then we'll see who's gonna be laughing.

>> No.14398879

>>14398863
Not true, but everybody does run like Naruto (best anime ever)

>> No.14399101

>>14398879
so theres lots of ninjas in japan i thought they gone extinct after ww2 and meije restoration?!

>> No.14399554
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Singapore

>> No.14399575

>>14399554
What a shithole.

>> No.14401016

>>14397678
Is this Osaka?

>> No.14401029

>>14401016
no its japan you idiot

>> No.14401047

>>14401016
are anata some kind of baka ? kusohead

>> No.14401051
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Hong Kong

>> No.14401061

>>14401047
Your nihongo is good!
If you want to write shithead in japanese, it will be kusoatama (糞頭)^^

>> No.14401103

>>14397678
I wish my streets were that clean.

>> No.14401113

>>14398863
If samurais still existed, Japan would be a third world shit hole akin to Mexico drug cartel lords and African warlords fucking shit up for land and power.

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>>14398863
I guess the closest thing you have now are Yakuza.

>> No.14401205

>>14399101
What are you talking about? There is one in OP pic!

>> No.14401680 [DELETED] 

>>14401016
Well observed. Being the weeb I am, I happen to know every alley in Japan and so do you apparently. I am impressed. I haven't met another alley expert for a while. Here have another lovely alley. Only true sommeliers like us can experience the beauty of this specimen.

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>>14401016
Well observed. Being the weeb I am, I happen to know every alley in Japan and so do you apparently. I am impressed. I haven't met another alley expert for a while. Here have another lovely alley. Only true sommeliers like us can experience the beauty of this specimen.

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>> No.14401972

>>14401061
uaaah...... hai....origato gozaimasu desu ne (@ u @)......watashi wa tHANKFUL

>> No.14401984

>>14401738
That looks chinese

>> No.14401987

>>14401738
very chinese

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>>14397678
This reminds me of a photo I took when I was hiding from the rain few hours after arriving for the first time to Japan

>> No.14403406

>>14402256
>hiding from the rain
Good choice, you could have caught a deadly japanese cold

>> No.14403481

>>14402256
are you a midget?

>> No.14403570

>>14401691
This is another photo of Osaka, right?
Are you Osakajin?^^

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>>14402256
Shinmyoumaru posts on the jay!!!

>> No.14403799

>>14398863
Japanese politicians are basically modern samurai.

>> No.14403832

>>14403799
So then the U.S. is now the Imperial Court, Obama is the emperor and Abe is the Shogun?

Are you going to make an anime out of this, or what?

>> No.14403849 [DELETED] 

>>14401051
Where are all the Mainlanders shitting on the streets?

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>>14403481
top kek

>> No.14406765
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Come on lads post some more OC

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>>14406765

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>>14406768

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>>14406774

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>>14406779

>> No.14406791
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>>14406785

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>>14406791

>> No.14406824

>>14406801
Literally next to the sea?

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>>14406824
yup.

Other photos from the same city

>> No.14406841

>>14406834
Geez.

Quite frankly that tsunami sign is useless.

>> No.14406844
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>>14406834

>> No.14407199

I hate Japan!

I hope it gets swallowed by a tsunami!

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>> No.14408735

>>14406844
>420

>>14408713
sideways pics

>> No.14408749

>>14408735
I don't know why its sideways, in my folder is not like that.

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>>14408713

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>>14408764

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>>14408790
they opened a lawson close to the hostel I was staying so I got to meet the company pet.

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>>14408796

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>>14408814

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>>14408826

>> No.14408869

I am rotting in my hotel in Tokyo. Please come meet up with me: jp77@cock.li

>> No.14408945

>>14408869
shhhh, enjoy the hikikomori lifestyle

>> No.14409002

>>14408945
I'd enjoy it if it didn't cost me thirty dollars a day.

>> No.14410650

>>14408837
Magical Dimensional Bear can be in two places at once

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金閣寺

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>>14410692

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>>14408713
Senpai pls

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>>14410698
>>14410692
I took shitloads comparison photos like that from Elfen Lied, Girls und panzer, K-on and steins;gate last time i've been to japan

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>>14410958

>> No.14411197

>>14410650
Japs were going crazy for that bear, it was actually really funny.

>> No.14411833

>>14410692
It looks a lot...bluer in anime

>> No.14414864

>>14409002
30 dollars a day for a hotel?

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japan

>> No.14416890

>>14414864

they are called "business hotels" and are located usually just outside the city centers

http://www.hotelmaruchu.com/classico-en-plan/?hotel=classico&lang=en

>> No.14416913

>>14403832
Already took notes.

>> No.14418210

>>14401051
That's what happens when you let Brits in.

>> No.14421942

>>14414864
There are many hotels to be able to stay for 20 dollars in the Sanya area of Tokyo.

>> No.14426997

>>14421942
>>14414864

So why are cunts always complaining that travelling to Japan is expensive?

>> No.14427187

>>14426997
the food and other stuff like that is kind of expensive compared to some other places, but in terms of hotel/hostels it's kind of cheap in my opinion.

>> No.14427212

>>14401972
you're hountoni kawaii anon

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>>14406844
>>14408735

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>>14406768
I was there too when I visited a few years back. Here's a pic of it at low tide for anyone curious, I'll post a few shots of my own too.

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>>14428695
I managed to catch comiket, but I didn't know any circles at the time. What a waste.

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>>14428705
Heh

I have more cosplay photos, buts its not really the thread for that.

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>>14428712
Taken in kyoto, gion district which is famous for its geisha houses. I felt kind of bad, she was walking fast and probably didn't want to be photographed.

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>>14428718
Shirahama beach, Izu peninsula.

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>>14428725
Small town near the south side of Lake Biwa.

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>>14428730
Train in Osaka. You should be able to solve this.

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>>14428737
Kegon falls in Nikko Park. I recommend spending a day trip in Nikko as well.

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>>14428751
Maybe not the most interesting, but where I stayed while I was in Japan. Living with tatami is really nice, especially during the summer.

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>>14428764
Yokohama, I was only there briefly.

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>>14428782
One of the countless shrines in Kyoto. I have no idea which, but maybe you can read the sign.

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>>14428789
I guess this is as good as any to end on. TTaken along the trail of Mino Park north of Osaka, it's a nice park that ends in a scenic waterfall. Definitely a great morning activity if you're in Osaka.

>> No.14429028

>>14428718
Aren't you supposed to ask for permission to take photos?

>> No.14429046

>>14429028
It would've been more proper yeah. I was a filthy gaijin at the time and didn't really think about it. Like I said, I feel bad now.

>> No.14429052

>>14401198
Wtf that's not a katana. Looks more like a chinese sword

>> No.14429069

>>14428764
Looks really comfy.

>> No.14429400

>>14398873
Nani?

What's so angry making you about picture?

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I like taking pictures of manhole covers in whatever country I go to. Japan has had some of my favorite ones, but first I'll start with a few relatively boring ones.

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>>14429570

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>>14429575
The designs are getting more complex, but we've got a way to go yet.

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>>14429581

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>>14429591
Now it's time to start bringing out the big guns.

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>>14429599
I won't pretend to remember where I shot every single one, but feel free to guess which towns/prefectures they belong to. Some are pretty recognizable, especially the later ones.

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>>14429600
Another lily themed one. I can assure you that this place is not famous for lesbians, though.

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>>14429605
The fact that many of their covers actually have colors still astounds me. Are there any other countries that do this?

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>>14429611

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>>14429622
We're nearing the end of today's journey.

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>>14429628
This one in particular should be pretty easy to place, good luck.

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>>14429633
While the firemen might represent Japan's current obsession with cute things, this last one is an entire different kind of incredibly Japanese. It's so stereotypical it hurts, but still amazingly beautiful. This was actually just about the sight one could see while standing on this very place.

Thanks for going on this journey with me. I doubt very many people pay attention to manhole covers when in a country like Japan, but it's amazing to see how much work went into them.

>> No.14429737

I wonder what archaeologists of the future might think of manhole covers of today.

>> No.14429848

>>14429046
Don't feel bad. The Japs do the same thing.

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>>14429069
Some of my best memories were in that little house. The housing agency knew we were foreigners renting out the house so they told us to bag all the trash together and they would have people sort the trash for us since recycling there is pretty complicated. They also let us rent bikes for 500 yen a month, which is abnormally cheap. The fabled Japanese hospitality.

>>14429649
These were pretty cool.

>> No.14431134

>>14429570
What an interesting hobby you have sir

>> No.14431191

>>14406779
Hau~

>> No.14431265

>>14426997
>>14427187
This is pretty much true for most big cities. The lodging is cheap but the food is what gets you.

>> No.14431281

>>14429649
Thank you for sharing your manhole cover photos, I never thought companies would put effort into things like those. It's pretty neat. Maybe I'll start taking photos of manhole covers as well.

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Thoughts on my roof

>> No.14431669

>>14431265
Also, don't forget transport. Taking the subway or train is really expensive over there.

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>>14431317

>> No.14432513

>>14432502
Stay jealous.

>> No.14432550

>>14431317
I don't follow?

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Nice looking building.

>> No.14432948

>>14428789
I was there this year. It's Tenryu-ji near Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

Nice photos mate

>> No.14432952

>>14418210
You mean that's what happens when you kicked Brits out.

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>>14432818
eh

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>>14432948
>>14432955
Ah thanks for jogging my memory. That day was really rainy and I couldn't actually get inside because they closed early. So I took shelter and had authentic matcha instead.

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>>14432981
Those taste great. It's quite amazing how just stirring it made it cloudy.

>> No.14433784

>>14431317
Nice view of the business district

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>>14429570

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>>14441861

>> No.14441889

>>14432952
But Brits didn't feel like keeping Honk Kong

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>>14441936

>> No.14441974

The Manholes of Japan brought to you by Anon

>> No.14442020

Thank you, Manhole Otaku Anon

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