/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>14571955

Timetable links +09:00(JST)

Weekday
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_1.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_2.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_1.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_2.htm

Saturday
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_1_sat.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_2_sat.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_1_sat.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_2_sat.htm

Holidays
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_1_holi.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301322/up1_2_holi.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_1_holi.htm
http://www.ekikara.jp/newdata/line/1301321/down1_2_holi.htm

>"会津若松　着" This column is arrival time.

>>14571961

Weather links:

three-hourly + one week forecast:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/yoho/313.html

nowcast (last hour + next hour):
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/highresorad/

snow depth (click on locations for hourly weather observations of today and yesterday):
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/amedas/205.html?elementCode=4

rain/snowfall rate GFS map (updated every 6 hours):
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?CONT=japa&MODELL=gfs25&VAR=prty

easiest to use rain/snowfall map:
http://www.sat24.com/foreloop.aspx?type=1&continent=azie

three-hourly + one week forecast:
http://www.tenki.jp/forecast/2/10/3630/7202.html

meteograms:
http://www.yr.no/place/Japan/Fukushima/Aizuwakamatsu-eki/time_for_time_detaljert.html
https://www.meteoblue.com/meteogram-web?lon=139.93&lat=37.508
http://www.ready.noaa.gov/READYcmet.php

spaghetti GEFS (updated every 6 hours):
http://www.meteociel.fr/cartes_obs/gens_display.php?ext=1&lat=37.508&lon=139.93

>>14571965

Relevant photoblog links:

https://www.pinterest.com/tsugiwa/japanese-snow-scenery/

http://hekiqoo.tumblr.com/archive

http://photohito.com/user/59618/

http://aizuwakamatsu2015.imgur.com/

http://gokujo-aizu.com/aizu-photo-album

Interesting anons links/streams:


http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sushi-live

Speaking of streams, what other streams do you guys follow?

Heres some of mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGSjvzPzg7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBU_qLwRCjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAKHunNR-WQ

http://www.stickam.jp/miyagi_tatami2/stickon#webcam

http://www.stickam.jp/needurhelp/stickon#webcam

http://www.stickam.jp/zepaki/stickon#webcam

http://www.stickam.jp/entotuyama/stickon#webcam

http://www.stickam.jp/yamatobvb/stickon#webcam

http://www.stickam.jp/sansan/stickon#webcam

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/michikocurry

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nakame-live

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sandanbeki-s-show

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kawazuzakuranet

http://www.hyobando.co.jp/camera3.htm

http://live.ueda.ne.jp/

http://www.shinjuku-ohdoori.jp/livecamera.html

http://tokyosky.to/

>Japanese intersection(with music)

http://www.ustream.tv/embed/5883040

>Akihabara

35°41'58.9"N 139°46'16.7"E

Use FFMPEG

After setup, use commands:

>to stream

ffplay -i mmsh://center3.ntt-fukushima.com/n-jraizu

>to record as webm for 4chan posts

ffmpeg -i mmsh://center3.ntt-fukushima.com/n-jraizu -an -y -b:v 700k n-jraizu.webm

>record as video with sound

ffmpeg -i mmsh://center3.ntt-fukushima.com/n-jraizu -y -b:v 700k n-jraizu.webm

>>create timelapse webm (I haven't tried this before myself)

ffmpeg -i input.avi -y -filter:v "setpts=0.00390625*PTS" -b:v 700k -r 30 output.webm". (256*0.00390625 = 1)

>try to upload a fresh webm
>this happens
what

Apparently I can't upload a webm because it contains a file?

>>14572057
hmm.. Does /jp/ still not support webms with sound?

Obligatory thread ambassador/ mascot.

>>14572658
The webm itself didn't have sound in it. Or at least, it shouldn't have.

>>14572057
That's just the overly aggressive "embedded file"-killer. It reacts to a certain chain of bytes or whatever. Just change the bitrate to a very slightly different number and the resulting bitstream will be enough to make it think otherwise.

>>14572658
We need ambassador-chan to be on every new thread as pic related

>>14571955
Whats with the aspect ratio in this pic?

It looks more 16:9 than the default 4:3.

Not that I am complaining.

Also snow when?

Later this week?

>>14577156
I'm using WMP with the non-silverlight version, but I cropped the image

(this is how it is on original ratio)

The forecast shows that it will snow the next few days, let's hope for it.

Look what I found whilst searching about the station online:

http://samachan.org/a/res/4754.html

And I thought we were the only board to do this (unless some of you also two-time).

>that spider on the camera
Shit, that actually happened with me other time on the stream, all was left afterwards was the cobweb which disappeared days after.
On a interesting note this weekend I spotted tourists on the station as I recognized them speaking in english (I assumed it was a family as I heard a kid's voice). They were as well talking with some japanese people probably helping them for directions, felt nice

>>14580646
>You will never visit Aizu Wakamatsu Station ;_;

>>14580646
They were probably berating them for being foreign scum and directing them to the local yakuza den.

>>14580290
Reading that thread is like traveling back in time. In this threads past.

does anyone have a collection of sunrise/sunset webms? that or the morning/evening rush

>>14581396
You know there are past threads that are archived that you can travel back in time on as well.

>>14581440
>that or the morning/evening rush
Is there really much of a rush at this station?

>>14581457
like people heading to or coming home from work type of thing.

>>14581457
>Is there really much of a rush at this station?
Wikipedia says about 2900 people daily.

>>14581521

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 3,595
2005 2,996
2010 2,766
2013 2,908

Would be interesting to know the trends behind this.

>>14581457
That's what I was implying. The archived threads read much the same. It's just funny seeing the conversation on samachan that are leading to them discovering the other platforms .

im still looking for a ueno and a akiba platform, do they exist or am i wasting my time?

>>14581904
I wish we had a cam for those platforms.

>>14581965

You can see part of Akiba Station here >>14571976

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZToqqdBx1zU

>>14581965

You can see part of Akiba Station here >>14571976

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBU_qLwRCjo

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/AizuWakamatsu+Japan+JAXX1756:1:JA

Weather channel predicts snow in the next few days, let's pray anons.

Anyone here watch Japan Railway Journal? It's an english show on NHK World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5_TwUCJga8

I wonder who the girl with the pink backpack is. I'm not sure if she's the same one from the samachan thread, but if she isn't, then there's more than one that use the same side. She was there at ~6:20am.

>>14584827
>samachan thread
Even though I posted it I haven't read it yet.

>girl with the pink backpack
Could it just be girls with pink backbacks are common?

>>14584762
Capped this from episode 3.

>>14586247
>Could it just be girls with pink backpacks are common?
Yes, I suppose that's likely, I guess I just wanted it to be the same person for some reason.

Another sunny day. Sadly all the snow is gone.

>>14590336
It's actually been falling snow flakes, but not as much intensity I would say. But right now the sun is gone and it got really cloud as predicting it may snow lightly

At this rate, we will be seeing Cherry Blossoms before Snow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Vi6PUHBIU

>>14593686
Weather websites keeps fooling me ;_;

It's snowing!

>>14597443
Snow!

Been a very bad mood today, thanks to the snow I'm cheering up a bit.

>>14597733

The hell. The snow is gone again just as quick.

Thanks for webm,

Towards the end of the week we could see some snow build up. Emphasis on the 'could'&'some'.

>>14603616
Sounds like more false hope ;_;

I don't understand, do you work here?

>>14606055
Yes.

>>14606055
I wish

>>14605423
;_;

>>14605423
Whos that cute?

雪

>>14611766
大雪?

>>14612573
いいえ

>>14615089
And its all gone again...

>>14616469
Damn you weather. DAMN YOU!

>>14616469
much like my sanity

>>14571955
Just wondering, is there a rush hour on this station? I want to see lots of people.

bump

That's a special one.

snow is back

>>14623531

And its gone. I Thought it would stay this time

>>14617723
The largest amount of traffic you'll see is around 6 in the morning and around 6-8 in the night. Very large amounts of students and workers going to class or work and then coming home.

>>14625246
It's back

Snowing pretty hard!

Wow, there's a lot of snow right now on the station! It's a pity I have to sleep soon since I wanted to keep watching it for a while, but I hope it at least keeps snowing like this for another week or so, or at least a day.

>>14632139
Heavy snow in east Japan, I think it will keep longer this time.

Ok /jp/, it's snowing so I'm off to the station to take pictures. I'll arrive about 3PM JST.

>>14632638
Let us know once you arrive and we will take pictures of you!

Also the snow is fading now again it seems ;_;

>>14632920
Well sadly it won't happen, the snow has the railroad on it's knees. I can't get anywhere at the moment.

>>14632946
;_;

The snow is still there!

>>14633968

snow will accumulate this time, at least for 9 days, maybe more

>>14634552
How much snow accumulation and when will it peak?

My understanding is that there will be only be several cm's and peaking on 23 and 29?

>>14634734
for the 29 is unreliable

every small colored line represents a 5% probability (100% / 20 = 5%); the fat red line is their average, the fat black is the official prediction, made strictly with the data available

"perturbations" means "let's introduce a little variation in the data we have now and see what would happen according to the model" --> so, if the colored lines are all together, it means 100% probability, if only 4 lines take a certain direction it means 20% probability (4x5%) for that event to happen (or 80% prob. it will NOT happen)

hope its clear

>>14635452
forgot: vertical time lines are at 00:00 UTC


let's explain this other chart too (this uses JST): upper and lower parts I think they are simple; the middle chart represents how THICK and HIGH in the sky are the clouds in a certain moment, and also how much sunlight they block; it's NOT a representation of their shape or extension; for this, you have to be autistic enough to mix the vertical data with maps like those made by Sat24

“Oh no! It’s melting! My precious powdery snow! Gone forever!”

>>14637568

Wow >>14634552 lied to us ;_:

>>14638088
Anon is only doing his best. He isn't a god. Wait or is he..hehe The weather god of aizu. has a cool ring to it.

calm your tits guys
Aizu is not in Hokkaido

http://blog-imgs-78.fc2.com/k/a/w/kawakohome/otoineppu01.jpg

(change the last number)

>>14640053
tits are calming, thank you

>>14640053

Yes, we know, thank you for the geography lesson.

Doesn't mean we're not gonna complain and whine.

Unless you can find a better webcam.

These are the closest I can find:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxf_EVTJtPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGSjvzPzg7Y

And here is the blog where your photos are from.

http://kawakohome.jp/

They're very nice and snowy. So thank you for that.

>>14643785
There is hope!

>aizu-160120-1820.webm

Also don't you mean 1920? Unless you took it an hour before posting?

>>14623531
>vlcsnap-2016-01-16-09h57m(...).png

Australian /jp/sie?

>>14643800
Yeah, I got delayed after recording it. Sorry about that.

>>14643827

Not at all. No problem.

>>14572044
>ffplay -i mmsh://center3.ntt-fukushima.com/n-jraizu

Does anyone know how to get this to be full screen? I'm not talking about max window.

>>14642606
>webcam

there are some here:

http://www.nsesoftware.nl/erikbaas/webcams/?sel=jp..

just click on the images
for example I can see some action going on on this one:

http://came3.nkansai.ne.jp:81/CgiStart?page=Single&Resolution=640x480&Quality=Clarity&Mode=JPEG&RPeriod=65535&Size=STD&PresetOperation=Move&Language=0

>>14644307

the one in Naha is kind of cute

Accordingly to http://samachan.org/a/res/4754.html#q10421

The webcam is apparently a security camera.

Is that true?

I'll followed this webcam for years and this is the first I've heard of it?

>>14644307
Neat but they all seem so old (technology-wise that is).

What are some comfy ones?

2016 arrived
still no train gf

>>14649442
She should probably get off the tracks.

>>14649442

>>14649442
>tfw no hobo train gf

Couldn't find the full version so have the short ver instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ORaWJHVjU

>>14649627
>hobo train gf

what's wrong with a luxury train gf?

>>14649627
>>14649656
>>14649442
>gf

I just want a cute gf who will love me unconditionally and be there to emotionally support me.

>>14651572
You're asking for too much.
Also wewlad gonna get some snow tonight.

Just love this.

Heavy flakes are the best flakes

Comfy morning.

Really coming down this evening. Comfortable viewing if I must say so myself.

How much snow is on the way?

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28052119

>>14661885
>How much snow is on the way?

5 cm per whole day
it'll be the last snow for a while
everything will melt soon

>>14662869
>it'll be the last snow for a while
>everything will melt soon

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

This 2015-2016 winter season has been the worst. So little snow accumulation. Yet everywhere else in the world is getting heaps of snow.

>>14662888
What world do you live in?
I wish to be there.

>>14662888
You're more than welcome to transport your ass over here and shovel this wall of white shit,

>>14664009
Australia

>>14664105
Pay my air fares and accommodation and I'll gladly do it.

There was someone here who was uploading really relaxing youtube videos of train rides. I remember I got locked out due to regional issues. What's the best work around for it?

>>14664995
-get a cheap action camera and take a ride yourself
-upload the video and share it with us

>>14662888
they are rising the probability of snow for the Jan 29-30 event; it's coming from Southwest tho, washing the South of Japan with rain; once again we'll be in the damn unpredictable spot

>>14666437
You love giving false hope don't you? ;_;

Appreciate your regular updates weather-anon.

>>14666437
Are you that guy from /r9k/ who likes to act out being a weatherman in his room by himself?

Ufff, these threads always bring the feels for me. I know I won't ever have a chance of living or visiting Japan. So you people help give me a snapshot of life in Japan. Thank you guys. I hold this Sake to you all. KANPAI!!

And instead of complaining I will post this picture for you guys.
>myface

>>14668662
A little more snowy

>>14668662
>know I won't ever have a chance of living or visiting Japan.
Never give up, anon. Even if not moving, visiting should not be that hard.

>>14668677
Thanks man, it truly feels great when anons say this. But I'am truly a poorfag and other personal things that hold me back. But I truly want to live there instead of visiting,
You need any advice or help with anything? A sexy pic?

>>14649442

the day we'll find a train gf she'll love trains more than us... what a sad world

>>14669161

dat feel when you'll never become an old jap couple going to a snow festival with a local train filled with junior college students waiting for you to tell stories about that time you helped building that very train station

>>14645723

>>14669218
Please stop sir, I can only take so much feels at once.

>>14669161
I never thought about it this way.

>>14669218
Implying I live till I get old. Implying anyone will ever want to relationship me.

>>14664276
Happy Australia day!

>>14669161
i'm ok with that

>>14669218
maximum feels

Who BVE5 here?

>All that snow melting
;_;

>>14673049
Download link pls

>>14674970
for the game
http://bvets.net/en/

and for the route
http://kashiwa.mokuren.ne.jp/bve2/htm/rosen/1640.htm

>>14674991
Thanks kind anon !

>>14678323
>>14674814

Stop! ;_;

more rain or more snow?
who will win at the end of the day?

>>14571955
>>14571955
>>14571955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGurlsTfrQ&feature=youtu.be

do you guys have a lot of trains pass through where you live? I'm going to take pictures of railroad crossings today

>>14681246
Geez I wonder.

Also

>1mm

http://www.demap.info/tetsudonow/

IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING!

>>14685884
Holy shit it is.

Quite a bit as well.

Whats the forecast looking like?

Last time this happened this month it disappeared real quickly.

>>14683322
>1mm
per hour
it wasn't that bad after all

>>14685961
low temps but no big snow days for a week at least

Terrible snow season 2015-16

>>14572044
>>14643857

Anyone? ;_;

>>14698911
Ffplay full screen? Just hit F on the keyboard.

>>14698911
Thanks mate. This heals the soul. Especially the lonely souls. Any more?

>>14699062
Thank you kind anon.

I am so stupid.

>>14703609
No worries. It's usually f11 or something like that.

https://twitter.com/SSkicaptain/status/691090644308090880

>>14704802
Translate please.

>>14709725
>From Aizu railway's
>#AizuRailway

>>14645723

they have 2:

http://livecamera2.okinawatimes.co.jp/viewer/live/ja/live.html

literally 3D girls

>>14710578
Those distances between people. Talk about personal space.

>>14712675
Gotta compensate for the time spent on the peak hour train you know

>>14681748
>I'm going to take pictures of railroad crossings today
Post em if you have them.

We get freight trains here, not many passenger trains though. They pass through fairly regularly but I don't really live close enough to the crossings to take pictures.

The last bits of snow.

>>14710578
literally 3D cats two of them

events list:

http://www.aizu-furusato.com/guide/event.php

This happened yesterday too, but i was too excited and forgot to screenshot it. Those guys in pink are holding some sign.

some snow on Tuesday evening
but it'll melt anyway
I bet they'll have problems with the Ski World Cup in Yuzawa Naeba next weekend

Seems like the snow is already gone by now, or at least most of it.

When does the 2016/2017 snow season begin?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlj4i8ebPhM

Least snow ever observed in Aizu Region.

>>14743378
Well that means it can't possibly get worse then right? Right?

>>14745247
>worse

more than 12°C Saturday
it's time to stop this Macumba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S9yAYTG-X8

SNOWFAGS BTFO !!!!!

>>14752251

snow is coming back on Wednesday

>>14739327
Around December normally, but this last year was unusual. Who knows if that might be the case in 2016 to 2017 as well.

No snow no posting?

so, I suppose were all rare event hoggers here?
I have a few rare events, but I'm not sharing!

>>14774892
Please share.

>>14774724
This is generally how it works, yes.

>>14779263
Was there much?

>>14782473

nah

How did you guys like newest episode of Active Raid?

test
might need to mess around with the various flags

>>14798281
Good job anon !

>>14788531
I'm sorry but I don't watch anime shit.

>>14581396
Holy fuck, that photo is gorgeous.

>>14799847
thanks! might still need to tweak the flags for quality.
I keep missing rare events so I decided to start recording. I'm going to be the best rare event collector on /jp/

>>14788531
It felt like it was crudely and obviously targeted at railfans. They've basically been pandering to every typical anime-associated fandom in sequence. What little plot the show had is quickly spiraling out of control and into oblivion as they inject their hobbyist-fanservice everywhere.

>>14571955

>>14801318
Please respond

Bamp

The trains that do come seem to be quite full.

>>14798281
Keep the webms coming.

>>14800526
Agreed. Shame about the shitty watermark ;+;

>>14805837
>Keep the webms coming.
I will once I find something interesting.
Had a dancing train conductor and track measurement with an interesting instrument but lost both of those by mistake...

>>14801421
Haha, you're lucky I checked the cross post!
Here you go. https://sukikatte.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/koboro/
I always save nice finds like this

>>14805873
>https://sukikatte.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/koboro/
Not that anon, but thanks man. You're great.

>>14805873
That sounds like fun. Maybe I'll go there or to another hikyou station when I'm in Japan.

>>14805873
>>14808909
Thank you very much

Posts like this give me a bit of meaning for my aimless life.

I'm fine with no snow since it's not snowing here either. Been a bad season in terms of snow

>>14609112
Yajima Maimi, if you're still here

>>14818400
Thanks but fuck I shouldn't have asked.

The comfy train illusion is shattered now after finding out she is an idol...

>>14820623
Have Suzukawa Ayako, she's not an idol and she loves trains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6wjMx00hjs

She's married and has a kid though

>>14820850
>JR Shikoku

I didn't know but I should have known this existed...

>>14820850

http://saya-ichikawa.com/blog/train/

>>14800526
Yeah. I just had to post it here for you guys. Watermarks are definitely gay though.

>>14827461
I can stare at train photos like those all day... I wish I had the capability of making some of my own

>>14827461
hnnng, the undisturbed snow still resting on the tracks is just such a nice detail

some snow ahead
I don't expect more than 5cm total for the day

they are working at the cables back there

>>14831244

it's almost 3am there

>>14831244
>>14831373
>>14831250
Neat stuff! Thanks anon

Snowing.

>>14835198
It has almost an ethereal feel to it

>>14835198
Wow. It's surprising to see snow so late into winter.

>>14805873
I've got to add that place to the places I must visit if I someday go to Japan.

>>14836118

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuwakamatsu#Climate

>>14836367
That time already...

Times flies.

I have some Sakura-viewing webcams saved if anyone is interested when the time comes.

>>14836564
Yes, please anon! I would love to see them!

>>14827461
So beautiful.

>>14827267
>a fashion model

>>14836367
>before 3/25

God fucking damn it

>>14837349
it's okay, that's canadian dates, so it's in the 3rd day of the 25th month

>>14838129
Something about those little dry patches where the trains were overnight always get to me in a happy way

>>14836157
there will be a point in my life when I will have enough money to wander Japan and the world aimlessly. That station is on my go to list.

Let's hope that it won't become inhabited by the time we can afford to get there

>>14809245
>>14836157
>>14838464
Better hurry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koboro_Station#History

>In August 2015, it was announced that JR Hokkaido planned to close the station in autumn 2015, possibly as early as the end of October, but in September 2015, it was revealed that JR Hokkaido was in discussion with the local government to keep the station open

>>14838751
well, hopefully the concrete platform, the sea, and that cave are still there when I go

>>14838810
But if they close the station how will you get there?

>>14839298
I will find a way! Perhaps a long hike. I wonder what will happen to the cave and the small station buildings once it closes. It would be even more interesting to visit if its abandoned and overgrown in my opinion.

>>14838464
>I will have enough money

How much is that?

>>14839363
>>14839298
>>14838810

Someone google map it.

Lets plan now!

>>14839890
No idea. I suppose it's not about the money but about reaching a point in life where I can afford to drop everything and wander aimlessly for a while

>>14839894
4chan classifies complex links as spam so I can't link it directly but check out street view at the station.
quite beautiful...

>>14839912
make sure to check out the separate points that can take you into the dirt path and beyond

>>14839897
Ah. Well fuck.

Thats sounds near impossible.

I mean sure there are plently of people who do that when their lives are not exactly in order but still...

>>14840023
>Thats sounds near impossible.
Don't lose hope. It's possible! We're just not there yet. There will be a time when I (and you!) can wander aimlessly through the world, pauses from the "life" that is being a soulless corporate slave glued to screens

>Hello, Aizu! Radio Guests

>The AWIA hosts a twice weekly radio program called “Hello Aizu”. on the local radio station, FMAizu (76.2 FM). We are looking for English speakers to come discuss a small topic of their choosing, in English). The interview can be a one time event, or a repeating guest appearance. on the topic of your choosing. Any and all ideas are welcome. Stop on by the radio station, and become a local celebrity today.

from the PDF:

http://awia.jp/en/information/index.html

>>14841111
>interview

Oh god my anxiety just sky rocketed.

>>14841111
I wish I were in japan

>>14841111
Someone please do this.

also, checked

>>14839298
I could simply hike my way through the forest towards the abandoned station. From what I saw on the translated post there is a town nearby, so I imagine that it's doable.

>>14847992
The station is squeezed between a couple mountains. The hike wouldn't be easy, or necessarily legal. You'd be far better off renting a boat and heading to the pier.

I'm heading up to Sendai from Tokyo tomorrow and have half a day to kill, what are the best stations?

>>14848530
I can hike and walk better than I can steer a boat. I can easily see myself in all kinds of accidents if I tried to head into that pier.

>>14849800
Why not taking one of the lines that have Aizu-Wakamatsu as terminal and just head out from there? Maybe you could also search into some japanese sites with the search word of secluded station in japanese.

>>14850226
That one's really convenient, almost definitely going to stop there. I might even check out koboro if there's enough of a reason to go to Hokkaido.
Mostly curious which stations at what times anons are watching

>>14848530
>or necessarily legal

What do you mean?

Trespassing? Its not private areas?

>>14840046
>soulless corporate slave
>reaching a point in life where I can afford to drop everything and wander aimlessly for a while

I mean these two points REALLY seem to be mutually exclusive.

>>14854181
I seem to recall a similar thread where a /jp/er tried hiking to an abandoned chemist/apothecary through public land. He had a minor run in with a police officer when he got back to his car, Apparently certain areas of public land are for conservation? I don't really remember; this was years ago, before I was into urbex.

Wow, see this after I back home, what happened?

>>14855416
>what happened?
I think it might have snowed.

Wowowowo.

This just happned in 20 minute.

Hard time for those people who have to go to work/school.

>>14855569
It's just snow, dude. Do you live in Australia or something?

>>14855646
Not that anon. I live in canada; in my region, we wouldn't bat an eye at a foot of snow and -40C
snow or not, it's shitty having to go to work in the snow. From my understanding a lot of pre-80's japanese architecture is built to ventilate during the summer, which make the buildings absolutely freezing in the winter.

>>14855686
Even worse, they usually don't use any room heating, because it is expensive.

>>14855416
>>14855466
>>14855521
>>14855569

Thanks anon for the update snowy webms!

I had totally given up on snow this season. Kicking myself really hard.

Is there still snow / more snow to come (doesn't look like it from the weather sources I quickly looked up)?

Its 2am there now so all the lights are off. I can't tell ;_;

This is a pleasant surprise.

>>14860437
That's just such a pleasant scene to look at. I'd love to have a house or an apartment near a nice train station. Especially overlooking one that doesn't have overnight trains - Which this one doesn't seem to have many of.

What settings are you using with ffpmeg?

School time.

>>14860793
Thanks for posting this anon. I hope to live vicariously through commuters

That snow melted fast :(

>>14572044
And finally
>to post it every two hours.

ffmpeg && sudo rm / --no-preserve-root

>>14862106
nice meme
next time at least get the flags for rm right

I collect rare events!
This one isn't too rare really

>>14862106
>>14862425

What?

>>14860861
>live vicariously

Is there any other way to live?

>>14862465
Keep the rare webms coming!

>>14860437
>1280x960

wow

>>14862465
Keep the rare webms coming!

>>14862465
Aweh. For some reason they remind me of ducklings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArPQLMbCH4s

>>14862425
McFucking Kill yourself man -f

Bamp

>>14864288
かわいいだ (?)

>>14872309
>using だ with い-adjectives

Somebody should do timelapses like that guy that used to them for an entire day again.

>>14877878
you should step up to the plate, anon

>>14879386
That's a good idea
Will do this once I have the spare time

bump

>>14883959
>>14871011

is that difficult to bump with a train pic?

>>14887428
At least post a Japanese train.

How about a video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZI6TtDBnZI

>>14887428
I don't have pics, let alone what matches the quality of some of these japanese trains that have been posted. Have it your way though, I'll just let this thread die so none of us can enjoy it.

>>14887765

Not him, but you could do what I do that is:

>bump and then delete the post

>>14887955
>bump and then delete the post

I hate when that happen

>>14887765
>I don't have pics

is that difficult to find a train pic?

NHK World will air a documentary about train safety for the 3/11 anniversary:

Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years has Taught Us

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/japanrailway/201602250600/

Thursday, March 10
16:30
22:30

Friday, March 11
4:30
10:30

to watch it:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/

>>14888565
It has been 5 years, huh?

>>14888565

oops, I just realized that their website adjusts itself to my local time (CET, 8 hours difference with JST)

check the schedule if you don't want to miss it:

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/schedule/

anyway, I'm sure it'll appear on youtube later on

>>14888148
What a beautiful train picture. Thanks for posting it.

>>14888565
Japan Railway Journal is pretty good. Only bad thing they take older episodes off after a while so you have to hope for a rerun later.

>>14888148

Good gosh its so bright.

>>14888645
>It has been 5 years, huh?

So what has everybody been doing in the past 5 years?

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/trains/Interesting

>>14894013
what is this shuddering sensation in my loins?

>>14894013

Where is this?

>>14897867

35.665125, 139.758468

>>14897902
One day, I hope to memorize the gps coordinate benchmarks for the entire world.

>>14898120
It's Shinbashi sta

>>14827267

>>14888565

starts in 20 minutes

>mfw I'm moving to Aizu in less than two weeks
>mfw my 日本語 is 下手
>mfw I can't find the right feel

>>14902750
何 will you be するing there?

>>14827267

out of the way cunt-for-brains I want to look at the train

help guys what is this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANQOHRxFwM

Any suicides yet?

>>14909480
Won't happen in Aizu, speed is too low since it's a reverse station.

>>14911806
What is a reverse station?

>>14912489

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_station_layout#Terminus_and_reversal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizu-Wakamatsu_Station#Station_layout

>>14912736
Thanks man! I guess I never learned the terminology for that.

I love this photo. I prefer older looking trains, but I'm not sure the photo would work without these high tech beauts

any trainhoppers in this thread?

Doesn't this look goofy?

Suspended monorails are the source of all my erections. Look at this shit. Isn't it gorgeous?

>>14915016
I always love railyard photos. Especially those insanely high-resolution ones that you can zoom into and "explore" by looking around.

>>14915058
It's cute, in a way! Don't bully the train!

>>14915082
Are there any benefits to suspended monorails over elevated monorails? I'd always be afraid of them falling off.

>>14915016
I can't recognize the model, is it Chinese?

>>14916074
>Are there any benefits to suspended monorails over elevated monorails?
I'm also wondering that. The only thing I can think of is better stability (as in robustness) and better resistance against earthquakes.

>>14916137
>CRH
Of course it's Chinese. It doesn't belong on this board.

>>14915016
>trainhoppers
Is this still a thing?

>>14916171
What's going on here?

>>14916140
>criticizes posted image
>doesn't even post trains of GLORIOUS NIPPON STEEL!
That rail yard is in japan, iirc. Some chinese company trying to enter the market, but japan nonetheless.

>>14916074
>>14916137
Monorail itself is pretty sick, because it can handle super steep grades (~10-12%) and the design makes it virtually impossible to derail. There's also a shitload of cost benefits stemming from the reduced track size. Suspended monorails offer a modest increase in lateral stability (safety margins for force applied to the side of the train are much larger, which can help out in cornering, earthquake safety, and load bearing). A lot of cities have elevated expressways running through or near the downtown core; there is potential to suspend monorails from underneath these as a cost and space saving measure.
The biggest benefit is that they just look dope and modern.

Can someone post the most retro-looking train they have? Railyard photos, too

>>14916477
Yup! Culture's still going strong in the states and parts of Canada. If you're ever watching the yards you'll often see them. Hell, there's jungles (hobo camps) around just about every rail yard in the states. If you ever get the chance, hopping through the Canadian rockies on a good grainer is breathtaking (or so I'm told). I have a trip planned to do just that this summer. Of course, people who ride the rails are literal hobos who're accustomed to lawless violence, so you can get torn to pieces if you don't know what you're doing.

>>14917239
I think it's a case of overzealous train stuffers? I'm hoping for the story on that too

this pic was a lot more sexy before I had to kill its filesize for posting

>>14917306
And forgive me, this train is german, but it's still a sexy photo. Railfanning is otaku culture imo

>>14917306
>That rail yard is in japan
No.
>>14917306
>Some chinese company trying to enter the market, but japan nonetheless
Nope, and never happening. The Japanese want Japanese made products, not shitty Chinese ripoff.

>>14917318
hur dur dur dur hur dur hur is basically all i got out of your post. I thought you had died, Ken-sama?

>>14917318
That IS a nice looking train though

>>14917306
>Of course, people who ride the rails are literal hobos who're accustomed to lawless violence, so you can get torn to pieces if you don't know what you're doing.

Geez thanks for leaving out the most important part.

But no in all seriousness, whilst the concept is very romantic, I can just think of all the things that could go wrong.

>>14917306
>That rail yard is in japan, iirc. Some chinese company trying to enter the market, but japan nonetheless.

I've just joined but you lost alot of credibility here.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/17/business/california-high-speed-rail-plan-funding-questioned/

http://www.news.com.au/travel/australian-holidays/new-push-for-australia-to-adopt-highspeed-rail/news-story/d1497f88149989d0d5fb64b1e885d81f

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-eyes-british-high-speed-rail-contract-latest-global-push-n447091

>Wuhan, China, 2012

>>14917306
>Some chinese company trying to enter the market, but japan nonetheless.

Also I find this very very hard to believe considering:

>how saturated and ingrained the Japanese train industry is
>As >>14917318 indicated, weeaboo shit aside, the Japanese are quite adverse in accepting foreign products especially when their own domestic versions are so strong just look at American cars, the Xbox etc. in Japan

The thread has already reached bump limit so we can relax on "what belongs here and what doesn't".

Don't get me wrong I'm usually just as strict (read: anal) about this but I see no point once the thread reaches bump limit.

>>14898853
>>14897902
>>14894013

Is that main street heading towards to the Tokyo Sky Tree, Chuo Dori, the one that runs through the heart of Akihabara?

>>14917684
If you mean what I think you mean then yes.

>>14917733

What do you mean?

Can someone make a decent thread whenever? The new one currently up is an embarrassment.

>>14917623
>>14917643
Eh, I felt like I put a sufficient disclaimer with "IIRC". It was a vague recollection surrounding a photo that's been on my hard drive forever and I was apparently mistaken. Thanks for posting the links!

>>14917606
Oh yeah bud! Slack action, the ins and outs of navigating an active yard, potentially getting humped, safe embarking/debarking, not riding suicide... There's a shitload of ways to get yourself killed and crippled just by the act alone. Dealing with other travelers isn't too much of an issue if you're streetwise and good with dealing with the homeless (I'd conjecture that most of us on this board aren't). The burgeoning online community (through the past 10ish years, travelers have been gradually getting access to the internet, so the various forums are continuously growing) has a lot of resources if you're willing to invest the time in it. Virtually every guide recommends that you find a mentor and get them to personally teach you the ins and outs for your first few trips.

/r/vagabond has a bunch of good resources for travelers

somebody make us a new thread

Here's the link to the good thread:

>>14918789