/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>tfw new lens finally arrived just in time for my trip next week

>>19981748
Where will you be going?

>>19984905
Osaka/Kyoto-Kinosaki-Naoshima-Kanazawa/Shirakawago-Tokyo. Hope I don't end up getting fucked over by these typhoons, I was hoping that shit was going to be over by the time I got there.

>>19984950
Typhoon season is September/October mate. You fucked up.
Should have either gone mid summer and put up with the heat or really late autumn or winter (I highly recommend winter if you're coming up North, at least, but you're not planning to).

>>19984950
Any particular reasons as to why those places?

>>19984950
Almost everything's closed right now because of one, trains won't be running during the typhoon either.

>>19986089
They will be running just fine by tomorrow or the day after.

>>19985595
> Typhoon season
Wew

>>19985664
I would think most of them are fairly self-explanatory? Kinosaki crosses off a lot of things simultaneously, I wanted to stop at a couple of places on the Sea of Japan side and wanted to make an overnight ryokan/hot spring trip someplace that isn't completely overdeveloped like a lot of onsen towns seem to have become. I work for an architecture office so spending a couple of days on the Benesse art islands felt like a must-do. I was initially going to skip Shirakawago just because it seems like it's overly touristy, but there's a big moonshine festival happening there while I'll be in Kanazawa so I figured I'd stop over for half a day while I'm in the area. Plus those houses make my dick hard from a building science perspective.

>>19986089
>>19986128
do you all live in japan or something? are you a bunch of english teachers?

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>>19981748
nice but who you quot?

Sucks, I lost power at some point last night.

>>19988699
This isn't just ones that hit Japan, is it?

>>19989204
Asia general
just wanted to fit the point of there being a typhoon season

>>19981748
what lens did u get

>>19990276
Just an 18-135mm for my T2i. Not nature documentary tier by any stretch but I've always been frustrated by not being able to get tighter cropping on my 18-55 so I finally bit the bullet and got something with a wider range.

>>19988534
I live there and am a NEET.
Well, I live there until my money runs out (or I get a job), but I hope it will last for at least a few months.

>>19988534

Grad student.

But I do work as a 非常勤講師 teaching English.

>>19990961
Living the dream.

>>19990961
Living of parents back home?

>>19993775
I've done something very similar.
Unless you're proactive and not crippled by depression and bad lifestyle habits, you usually wind up spending a lot of time in your apartment or walking aimlessly to kill time until your lease terminates and you have to move back in with your parents.

I did that for two months after dropping out of university. In retrospect, I should have just gotten some two-bit service industry job to support myself and occupy the most of my day.

>>19995092
I saved up my NEETbux for half a year.

>>19998462
I was a NEET for quite a while before coming here, so not much changed.
Here at least there are fun things to do once in a while.
But you are right, most of the time is just spent inside, and I am thinking about getting some job at least.

>>19998462
>you usually wind up spending a lot of time in your apartment or walking aimlessly to kill time
Did you just rent a hotel and jump on a plane?
Honestly you should plan that shit out. Things you want to visits, places you want to eat, ect...

>>20001085
After about 2 to 3 weeks the vacation feeling has passed more or less.
You have eaten everything, and seen everything more or less you wanted to see.
Then you just start wanting a normal daily life of doing nothing.

>>20001131
Then why stay more than 3 weeks?

Or why not go to a different part of Japan like Hokkaido or maybe some less frequently visited prefectures?

>>20001192
>Then why stay more than 3 weeks?
Because one might have more reasons than just vacation for staying in japan.

>Or why not go to a different part of Japan like Hokkaido or maybe some less frequently visited prefectures?
Staying in Hotels gets expensive.

>>20001199
Yurucamp vibes

>>20003759
gay

less talk more views

>>20001085
Well my plan was to go to university, but that fell through and it was cheaper to pay rent for the final two months of my lease than to break it and come back home immediately (as I would have had to pay additional penalties amounting to three months rent)

By the time I dropped out, I was in uni for six months. The newness of the city had worn off, and even after spending my time seeing sights and doing fun things it got really boring. During the final three weeks or so I pretty much ran out of spending money and killed time on /jp/ or walked around taking pictures and drinking cheap Starbucks coffees. Being depressed about not having a plan in life didn't help.

>>20009644

That's a really nice picture. Post more if you took that one.

>>20016989
an old one, but without a doubt my favorite

>>20016989
anyone know what the さのや means? keep trying to figure it out

>>20017303
https://www.sanoya.co.jp

Just had a great day at Mt. Kurikoma in Iwate Prefecture.
I was thinking it would be a bit early for autumn colors, but they had already come in pretty nicely.
Probably going to hit Zao next weekend.

This spot was pretty popular for taking pictures.

Looking west towards Mt. Choukai off in the distance.
Pretty close to the summit here.

Pretty neat blanket of clouds just underneath the mountains.
Luckily I got a good number of pictures in before it blew in and covered everything.

Yikes alot of my pictures came out like shit.
Need to get an actual camera one of these days.

>>20018437
I think these look great for the most part. How steep was the hike? I look at these mountains and have nightmare flashbacks to Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Haku, those two were really steep and Haku kicked my ass. Didn't make it to the top.

>>20018450
Climbed the whole thing in about two hours, though I was huffing and puffing through a few sections.
Plenty of elderly folk and even children made the climb, so I'd say it wasn't too bad. Seems like a pretty popular spot to go, especially during autumn.
Had decently well-made paths reinforced with wood for the climb. A bit narrow in certain sections though which made two-way traffic impossible.

>>20018503
Do you know how long the trail was? I got about 5 km/3 hours into Haku before having to turn back for fear of dieing or missing the last bus back to Kanazawa.

>>20018597
And to actually contribute something, Mt. Haku

>>20018437

That's a great picture.

I don't know why but a cloudless clear sky in Japan feels different from the one I can see in my country.

>>20018597
There are several trails, but the one I took was from the Sukawa onsen in Iwate.
It is 3.7km long which is the second shortest there is.
I was in the same boat as you as there are only two buses which go to Sukawa a day, so I wouldn't want to try any of the longer trails or I'd end up sleeping on the mountain.

Its the darker blue trail to the north of the mountain on this website.
http://mtkurikoma.main.jp/wp/?page_id=158

>>20018643
Thanks for the map and info. I haven't had a chance to go in autumn yet, but I'd like to go hiking more up in Tohoku for that trip. This looks like a good one that's more in my ability level. I definitely overestimated it when I was planning Mt. Haku, and if I'd had any sense I would have spent the night at the manned lodge. Definitely didn't help that I fucked up and didn't have breakfast or any food other than 2 tiny packets of trail mix for the entire hike, and only water to drink.

Anyone here like Rambalac?

I have arrived and I'm sperging out over the most mundane shit already. Holy shit packing jeans was a mistake though, I feel like I'm swimming.

>>20020973
Really? Is it that humid even in October? I've only been in July but I didn't think the weather would carry over.
Where abouts are you?

>>20021070
I live in Canada's equivalent of Denver - really high elevation, very dry, and it's already snowing. Don't know what it's like here now compared to summer but for me it's humid as all fuck, I'm just on the train to Kyoto atm and I already feel grimey. Might have to buy some shorts.

>>20021106
Shorts are a must for me whenever I go to Japan. Summer where I've been (Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka) has just been pure humidity and hellish temps. Thankfully, this year, I'm going for New Years.

>>20019944
I appreciate those videos. Feels kinda like I'm cheating though, by watching footage instead of going there myself.

>>20021220
There's no substitute for actually walking around in Japan, but the videos are a nice replacement and are maximum comfy

>>20021106
You would have loved July-August. 35-42C and humid as fuck. I couldn't walk 20 minutes outdoors without getting soaked in sweat, and I usually don't sweat very much. I live in the southeast US, in a city known for hot humid summers, but Japan was on another level.

A pair of Wojacks lament a geisha's rejection (1635, coloured)

Here's a picture of a cat I took while at the Fushimi Inari shrine back in late May. Can't wait to go back it was such a fun trip.

>>20021821
One fluffed up boi

>find a completely empty and aesthetic as all fuck residential street in the middle of Kyoto this morning
>'no photos' signs every ten feet
>tfw going to get myself deported

>>20023188
those signs are usually there to keep asshats from blocking the path while setting up the 'perfect shot'
go quick, avoid faces, no one will care

Thoughts on me and my friends' 17 day trip plan?
We'll be going in spring so hopefully lots of hanami photo opportunities especially around Fukui and Yamagata, the yellow dots are stations/airports but not necessarily places we will be staying

>>20023188
The quiet side streets in Kyoto are super comfy and aesthetic. I have a good amount of pictures of such places myself.

>>20023188

I have one of that exact spot. Gotta dig it up later.

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>>20023188

Hah found it. Don't remember anything saying no pictures, but I haven't been down that way for months.

Got a bunch more I found that I liked while hunting, will dump tomorrow. It is 3 a.m. and I need to sleep.

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>>20025749
Where is this in Kyoto?

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>>20025749
Kinda makes me be a bum in these streets. Looks comfy as fuck.

>>20026282

Back streets near Chorakukan.

There is a name for this specific street but I can’t remember it.

Anyone knows where to get Touhou goods in Tokyo? First time going to Aweebahara and Nakano. Already went to a Mandarake in Shibuya but it only had manga.

>>20027639
Mandarake in Akiba, Melonbooks and Toranoana probably. Random stores. Probably the Radiokaikan.
Really, just walk around Akiba and go into any store that looks promising.

>>20025749

Dropping the other random Kyoto stuff I came across while looking for it.

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>>20028447

Osaka

>>20028455

Two more and then I am out.

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>>20028468

Out.

>>20026282
Looks very much like ishibei koji

>>20028484

Yep, that is it.

>>20027632

>Chorakukan

Nice, classy place. Hayashi rice there is delicious.

>>20021070
Not usually. This year summer doesn't seem to want to go away but these should be the last few days (hopefully).

>>20029452
That looks so cozy, where is that?

>>20019944
Yeah for sure, love his videos.

>>20029467
Gujou (郡上) in Gifu.

>>20027639
>Anyone knows where to get Touhou goods in Tokyo?
/fumo/ suggests AKIBA HOBBY and I'm sure they have also recently suggested Animate (pic related), also in Akihabara, but I can't find the post regarding the latter on warosu at the moment.

>>20028447
I really like the look of film on your photos, makes me want to pic up some film myself

>>20028484
>>20027632

Thanks guys. It's right in an area I'm planning to visit, so that's good.

I will be going 3 weeksat the end of the month from Hiroshima up to Osaka and Kyoto along the Seto coast. Will take lots of digital and films picture to post around here.

>>20029536
Oh my God...

>>20029536
Cozy.

>>20008886
How come you're able to stay in the country? I would have thought that not being enrolled in the school anymore would invalidate your student visa. Did you just jump over to a 90 day tourist visa?

Only asking because I want to live there full time one day and the only way I can think to do that is to get employed by a Japanese company or become an expat there.

Akiba

I can't fucking wait for my 2 week trip that I'll have in 2 months time. Thank god I'm getting a new phone before that so I can post nice pictures here.

>>20028410
You took a similar shot with Minolta and I still use it as my main wallpaper. In fact it got me started in film photography as well.

>>20038461
That's awesome. I love visiting record stores, and I've always wanted to go to a Japanese one. Are those city pop records on sale reissues?

>>20038495

Thanks for a new screensaver

>>20038524
Some were, I don't recall specifics but it was a mixed bag. This was last week, they do "themes" every week or so and its fun to visit and see what they've added.
For funsies heres the records I picked up

>>20032334
I should have mentioned that I was going to another university in my own country, not Japan.

Central Station

Lobby of a large beauty shop, located in Shibuya

wishes in the forms of balloons

>>20038446

I think I know which one, the one at dusk right? Can see Yoshinoya store on the right?

Yea that is my favorite of Shijo. Tried numerous times to get the right fell, and that is the only one that came close. Should probably try a different location on that street.

Glad you liked it though. Film photography may not be as flexible, or high resolution, or detailed as digital, but it is more than good enough for most applications. Plus it is a lot of fun, it is a very tactile process, and you have to really learn your hardware to get the best shot possible.

Make sure to post some of what you shoot. Haven’t seen very much film in these threads.

I have been way too busy with school or work to shoot lately, and I started using 120 (6x4.5) which I don’t have a scanner for. When the leaves start turning in earnest I might have more to post.

>>19988534
I'm a technician, I make $70k a year and get free housing

About to do a photo dump of some pictures from my time here so far. This is from back when I lived in Sasebo.

This is Osaka, their yearly flower festival

Overlooking Sasebo and the 99 Islands

Here's one for the military otaku. JSDF ships in Sasebo (taken from the flight deck of the USS BHR)

Here's the Visual Arts building for the visual novel fans. Downtown Osaka. They were closed because it was a holiday.

And here's one if the Shinkansen. He zoom. I live in Aomori now, but I don't have any good pics since I just recently moved. Hope you enjoyed, I have lots more pics of Fukuoka, Sasebo, and Osaka if you guys want to see some more

>>20039493
I'm still getting the hang of film, its still foreign to me. My buddy is helping me get started, he owns a little antique shop here in 沖縄。Do you have a Flickr or Instagram? I'd love to follow your stuff, you have a good eye.

I'm in Kinosaki Onsen for the night. It's bretty great.

is it weird I want to bring back a yukata now?

>>20040936
They're comfy as fuck so I don't think it's weird

>>20040953
I've just cringed at the thought of being THAT guy, but it really is a perfect post-bath garment.

>>20041075
It's pretty much a fucking bath robe honestly

>>20041075
Just don't be THAT guy who wears it everywhere.

>>20041084
It's much lighter though, with a regular robe I end up just sweating into it

>>20041230
Jesus no, I have shame

>>20040936
I remember bringing one back when I went to a Ryokan in near Mt. Zao. Haven't worn it since I got back but it's still nice to have one. I also just bought one online, so I'm pretty pumped for to arrive.

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>>20028203
Thank you guys, I'll try those out first. There's too damn many stores in Akiba and those are good starting points.

>>20041084
You can't wear a bath robe in a festival.

>>20043448
Not with that attitude.

>>20042723
>haven't worn it since I got back
>just bought one online

Why tho

>>20044126
Well the one from the Ryokan was a fairly small one and wasn't someone one cold theoretically wear outside. And I bought one online because I'm taking a tea ceremony class at university for an elective credit and the teacher mentioned we would need one for the next class session. So I ordered one so I didn't have to borrow the ones they have.

>>20044141
If it's cold put the haori on you little bitch

>>20040446
>My buddy is helping me get started, he owns a little antique shop here in 沖縄。

That's pretty cool. There are all kinds of deals if you look hard enough.

>Do you have a Flickr or Instagram? I'd love to follow your stuff, you have a good eye.

Nah, I don't post much online. Don't get much chance to shoot lately either. What I posted was the best of over 50 rolls from 2017, so I miss way more often than I hit.

Oh and was this the one you were talking about?

Finally in Naoshima after a harrowing afternoon of having lost my passport on a middle of nowhere rural line. Was hoping to get some pics of Himeji Castle this afternoon but that got completely shot.

>>20032334
*Sexpat.

>>20001199
Holy fuck, I didin't know Saporro was almost as fucking big as Tokyo.

>>19998462
>>20000441
For fucks sake, you people are fucking pathetic. Get the fuck out with your pathetic, autistic drivel. This is not r9k.

Also, taking a walk is good for yor health, you don't 'walk aimlessly to kill time'. Jesus. Get fucked.

>>20046723
I meant to say "could". I don't normally get cold, but where I live, it usually gets down to -15c, which is still probably too cold for a yukata even with a Haori.

>>20047020
triggered

>>20046829
Yes that's it, lovely capture. The colors stand out to me the most.
I understand, do you live in Japan?
I live in a rural area, I try to venture out to the cities as much as I can to get some good shooting in with friends, Shinjuku his home to some crazy good fashion so I like to snag a couple street fashion shots in if I can.

>>20047020
Not them, but no need to get angry. Just let them be and let them fail and fall behind. No need to vent on these threads

>>19998462
I'm planning on doing something like this, while also working part time.
Is this really a retarded idea?
I genuinely want to do it but part of me knows i'll be probably just wasting my time and money.

>>20051721
People save money so they can waste time on stuff they actually like. Just do what you want as long as you keep your shit together.

>>20051721
Man, snowy Christmas in Japan seems so comfy. Seems like there'd be nothing better than walking the streets just after dark with the snow falling.

>>20051856
Then you realize it snows once in a lifetime in Tokyo. Sapporo was pretty nice for snow though.

>>20051864
>Then you realize it snows once in a lifetime in Tokyo.
It's not that rare, but Tokyo doesn't get decent snowfalls that last for days usually.
And it's more like mid-January to February that you'd get it.

God damn I loved Inujima

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>>20051834
Beautiful, where is this?

>>20057136
Hoyama shrine (帆山神社) in Echizen, Fukui.

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>>20052196
It snowed hard one time I visited in February 2014. It really was something else walking around Tokyo in that and I remember going down to look over the bay.

I wish I was able to stay in Osaka for more than a few hours.

>>20059078
Any big Japanese city with a river in it looks like that
If you hadn't mentioned it was Osaka, I would have assumed it was Okayama, Fukuoka, etc etc

>>20063514
Indeed, I merely wanted to contribute. I am not a photographer as you can see kek.

>>20063514

That's Dotonburi, it is pretty unique,though he took a picture of one of the less memorable areas. Still, never would have guessed it to be anything else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpwQ_VR0-9M

>>20064580
Where is this?

>>20065962
Looks like Hikone-jo. That was a really comfy castle, even if it was the smallest I've seen so far.

>>20065962
Yeah as >>20066688 said it's Hikone castle, in Shiga prefecture. I really recommend it, it has some great views of the city and it's pretty quaint.

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>>20038520
Not enough of the southern islands and Japanese jungles on here.

>tfw I'm at the doburoku matsuri in Shirakawago

I'm completely sloshed on moonshine sake and legitimately so happy I could cry.

>>20067352
I was just there yesterday, ended up as a plan b since I wasn't able to stay in Himeji long enough to see its castle but it's a lovely little spot in its own right and was probably way less crowded.

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>>20038516
where were these taken?
looks amazing

>>20072278

Probably get something close with a graduated filter.

Of just liberal usage of contrast sliders and masking.

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>>20071036
Are there many things to see in Hikone and the surrounding areas other than the castle?
I'm going to be around there next spring for an event and I want to know whether it's worth sticking around for a few nights or not

>>20051721
Is this Tokyo or Sapporo?

>>20071036
Yeah I was passing through Hikone in august just as a transfer, on the way back to Kyoto we decided to spend a few hours and see the castle they advertised in the station. It was the hidden highlight of the whole trip honestly, one of the best places I went for all the reasons I said.

>>20073741
Hmmm compared to other places not really, at least to me the draw of Hikone is that it's a pretty small city that seemed laid back. I know there's lots of treks on the surrounding mountains/hills, and you can go out on the lake (more like sea).
That being said I wasn't there long, I'm sure there's lots you can do.

>>20073741
Nah, a few hours is plenty. The major sights are basically just the castle and the garden next door which is included in the ticket.

i love these threads and i'm not embarassed to say it

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>>20072278
I live in the Ryuku Islands, south of mainland Japan. I can post more if you like

The Okinawan Islands are underrated for traveling western tourism. Almost year round the weather is the best in the world. Glad to call this place my home

When would you prefer to travel to Japan? I was thinking that autumn would be the most cozy and photogenic but was also thinking about going in time for my 30th birthday in mid January. Would autumn be pretty much over by end of November or is it still going by then? Obviously it would be more "meaningful" to go around my birthday, but I don't want everything to be closed and snowed in. We already have cold and boring winters here in Sweden so a different kind of scenery would be nice.

>>20079116
Any time that isn't summer. Winter is nice, spring is nice, fall is nice, fuck summer.

>>20078891
please do, im loving the pictures

>>20078891
These photos are beautiful

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>>20078936
you happen to be from sweden originally?

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>>20078992
Tone down the saturation a little there chum.

>>20079116
By the 30th of January Japan is going to be deep into winter. Go in October or November if you want to see scenery like what is in the first half of yurucamp.

Also, give yourself as much time in the country as you can afford if you want to take in the scenery. You won't truly enjoy it if you have to be constantly zipping around from town to town to pack an entire trip into a week.

>>20079116
Any time of the year. Even if it was middle of winter, I live somewhere that gets deep deep winters, so something a little toned down would be nice. As for the heat in summer, I grew up somewhere with hellish summers so either way, I would be happy.

>>20079116
If you go in winter you Igbo catch the Sapporo ice sculpture festival in Hokkaido,but hot springs are nice in winter too.

>>20079116
It depends where you are going.
If you plan to go anywhere north of Tokyo (Tohoku or Yamagata regions for example) there'll be plenty of snow by then, if you're staying south or west then you might get snow, but it'll probably only last a day or two.
Autumn colors only last a couple weeks, Tohoku is in prime time currently and I think it moves down the country, so in a few weeks it'll be all over.

Things don't really close much due to snow around here.

>>20006815
Beautiful, where's this?

>>20078007
New phone pape, thanks anon.

>>20078964
Rural Japan is truly beautiful, are there any other places like that in other countries?

We all should go as soon as possible, between sea level rises, Japan's mounting sovereign debt and the likelihood of another 9.0 quake, the Japan we all know and fetishize isn't going to be around for very long.

>>20080683
>t. Korean

>>20080652
That picture in particular just looks like hawaii

>>20080683
>sea level rises
They'll just turn their tsunami walls into dykes.

>>20080929
Building dykes saved New Orleans, absolutely.

>>20081041

It is still there today, isn’t it?

And outside of areas that were not properly assembled or where they forgot to turn the pumps on (yes, it happened), there was no issue.

>>20081041
It saved the Netherlands.

>>20079847
No, Hawaii actually.

>>20080290
These were edited at a time where I fancied over saturation, I've learned from that mistake.

>>20081814

Not a fan of over saturation (though it seems to be the in thing now judging by instagram) but these aren’t TOO bad.

The subject lends itself to some oversaturation, just not the current level.

My biggest complaint is that they are somewhat boring and all look/feel the same. Pick one or two of your best and concentrate on those.

I am Japanese.
What do you want to see?
Sorry for my english.

>>20081440
>It is still there today, isn’t it?
Much of the city isn't being rebuilt, period. Hell, you don't even have to go outside of Japan to find people giving up and moving to higher ground - many of the coastal towns in Tohoku were effectively abandoned since most residents resettled elsewhere.

But a man with a leg amputated is still alive, isn't he? Even if he'll never have the quality of life he once enjoyed again.

>And outside of areas that were not properly assembled or where they forgot to turn the pumps on (yes, it happened), there was no issue.
80% of the city was flooded.

>>20081581
Japan has an exponentially greater amount of coastline to protect, and the government currently spends about 40% of its budget on interest payments.

This is while Abe also wants to jack up spending on the JSDF.

>>20081827
>My biggest complaint is that they are somewhat boring and all look/feel the same. Pick one or two of your best and concentrate on those.
It's not like this is his portfolio.

>>20081951
>many of the coastal towns in Tohoku were effectively abandoned since most residents resettled elsewhere.
You're kinda right. A lot of towns are staying basically where they are but changing residential zoning so that houses won't be in certain areas or all buildings will be forbidden.
Other towns have practically moved a couple of kilometers or up onto nearby hills. Where I am living they moved the rail line to go over a hill instead of along the coast and the two towns have basically moved with the rail line.

>>20081951

The majority of the city has already been rebuilt.

Some of poorer areas took awhile, but it has been back to normal for quite awhile now.

>>20080352
>I grew up somewhere with hellish summers
Over the course of a summer we have around 10 days at 40-45°C in South Australia but I wasn't ready for 35°C in Tokyo/Fuji at 80% humidity in August - it's unrelenting if you're out in it. When it's that hot here, the humidity is often under 20% and can be as low as 2-3%.

>>20081896
Scenery, countryside, cities, buildings, monuments, trains, temples, shrines, snow, vending machines, alleyways, interesting shops, lakes, rivers, streams - pretty much anything.
Your English is absolutely fine and better than some native speakers.

>>20082563
Yea I'm originally from West Australia and the summers are insane even by the coast, but like you, I was completely unprepared for Japan being as humid as it was.

I need to go back to this place.

>>20078970
This is great, I’d love to get a runabout boat and just cruise through the Japanese islands around Okinawa and such.

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>>20078992

How'd you begin a life in Japan? We're you born there or if not, how did you end up living in Okinawa?

Looks like a paradise.

>>20081896

Alleyways, mountains, misty nature, cities from afar or high up, wending machines

Anything that looks will be eaten up, everyone in this thread romanticizes regular Japanese views

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>>20082871
That is beautiful, I’m so jealous of people who live in cold weather. The south is nothing but hot stagnant summers,and winter barely lasts 2 months if that.

>>20084791

Large amounts of snow and moderate cold weather like -5C to -10C is nice but white grey skies like that kill your mood to do anything

>>20084976
I like the winter though. I’m aware Antarctic and North Pole shit would suck,but I hate this weather where it’s still 80-90 degrees with humidity. People in Sweden or whatever don’t know how good they have it sometimes.

>>20085123
You have no idea how much snow can be a pain in the ass
Not to mention -30 degrees is pretty common in the dead of winter

>>20019944
mmmmmmmm Yes

>>20084674
Not him, but I made my way there through the military. Now I'm a military contractor. That's the way to go if you can do it.
>American hours
>American pay
>No federal taxes (under $90k/year)
>No state taxes (Alaska, Texas, a few others)
Among many other benefits
I basically get paid a shitton of money to be on vacation for the rest of my life

>>20081896
just average, commonplace views, they're the best. office parks, residential buildings, back streets, average shops, the river, the road, things like that

>>20085926

Does that last only as long as you're under a contract with military? If you wanted to, could you apply for Japanese citizenship?

How long did it take you to learn the language?

small shrine

>>20085297
>Not to mention -30 degrees is pretty common in the dead of winter
Not in Japan, it isn't.

>>20084791

I live in Kyoto.

We have summers over 40, and winters under 0.

It is kind of rough really. Somehow the air during the summer never has a breeze, yet during the winter you get a pretty heavy wind.

Only place I ever lived in with four actual seasons.

>>20087062
Did you take it,where is that picture?

>>20088185

Nah it’s not mine.

>>20086127
I know enough of the language to be in a relationship, and that I learned in college (2 1/2 years). After the contract, you can just extend it, find another one, or go home. I don't know the in and out of citizenship. It's better financially to stay an American and work for American companies. They pay so much more than a Japanese one, and you cannot maintain a security clearance without American citizenship

>>20086127
Not him but under the DoD you are under a contract. At any point they can make you move to any location. Granted if you have a Japanese Wife and Speak Japanese then you could argue with that and they may allow you to stay. But you're still under the cover of the US Government so most don't care about your feelings, just the mission

From personal experience with the military and DoD its better to start off with school, get in good with an American company that has offices in Japan, learn Japanese, move to Japan on a work Visa, get experience, marry Japanese girl and gain a "dual citizenship" and work there for the rest of your life. The Japanese don't recognize dual citizenship but they will NOT separate you from your wife and kids so if she's Japanese then its good.

>>20085926
AF?

>>20081896
i wanna see you gooks get better at english

>>20088460
DoD Subcontractor, radar tech
I'll probably continue to shift around contracts in Japan because they pay extremely well and almost always offer free housing. Subcontractor is a lot better because they'll let you stay on indefinitely if you want, so you'll never actually be moved out of the country as long as you want to stay on contract.
Was prior Navy though, stationed in Sasebo for some of the best 3 years of my life

>>20088496
Good to know, I am active on Okinawa. Acft Radar Tech for AFSOC. Small World.
I will keep a closer eye on subcontracting as that would keep my options open when I separate.
Was it easy to set up, or did you have to network alot?

>>20088503
I was just constantly scouring LinkedIn and Glassdoor. Misawa has lots of radar/jet tech jobs, Sasebo has a few (mostly GS position though, and those are really hard to get), Yokosuka has some open sometimes (again, mostly GS).
If you're looking at Subcontractor though:
Misawa
Shariki
Kyoumigahara (something like that, near Shariki)
Atsugi
Camp Zama
Okinawa has a shitton all the time

The contracts are usually Rayhteon, PAE, L3, Lockheed (Misawa), KBRWyle, and a few smaller ones. Cubic runs the radar test range near Misawa, so that'd be cool to do if you like working on threat radar simulators (simulating enemy missiles and radar and shit). There are plenty of options, you just gotta find em at the right time. Definitely helps to have hook ups, but they are also definitely not needed.

>>20081896

>What do you want to see?

Whatever the Japanese equivalent of /r/gonewild is.

>>20088185
It's Yamadera, in Yamagata prefecture.
Kyoto gets snow occasionally. Yamagata it under snow for about three months.

>>20084791
No it fucking sucks, when I left for Japan two weeks ago there was a flash blizzard that completely paralyzed my city. I feel like I'm in the fucking tropics, going back home this weekend is going to be brutal.

>>20089329
I've been through two winters in Tohoku so far and I can't say Japan really gets paralyzed by the snow.

>>20088520
Good info, thanks a bunch.

If you ever find yourself in Okinawa make sure to get lost up north, avoid the city.

Has anyone here ever been accosted/questions by cops, passers-by etc. for taking photographs? I want to go on an anime pilgrimage and two of the shots need to be taken at dusk/night, so I'm worried about people seeing a greasy-looking foreigner scuttling around a local school that's gotten tons of attention already. It's not like I plan on going onto school grounds.

>>20091161
We used to Port in white beach (near kadena) to pick up Marines (I was on an lhd), and would get two or three days. I've been up and down the island, it's beautiful. A bit too hot for my tastes though.
Kadena was actually the first place I ever visited when they flew me out to meet my first ship back in 13

Oh yeah, for anyone who's interested, when I pick up my car in the next two weeks, I'm gonna get a 360/VR camera for my dash so you guys can watch some comfy drives around Japan. I'll make sure to link it once I get it all set up, I'll be doing live streams as well. Throwing it back to the old Nico Nico live streams of people driving through Japan.

Show me your favourite pic of japan.

I'd love to ravel to japan but i'm way too autistic to do it alone. I need an adult!

>>20082042
>It's not like this is his portfolio.
So? He should still put the effort into whatever he's doing. Why do a half-assed job when it takes a few seconds longer to do your best?

At least he's recognized a small problem and has been working on fixing it. It's called 'growth'.

You on the other hand, sound like a whiny child who does bare minimum just to squeak through in life, and resist any advice to help you do better.

>>20088491
>gooks
Wow...too stupid to even be a good racist.

>>20099473
Where the actual shit did that come from?
He went to an island known for its blue skies and clear blue seas and posted a bunch of photos from that trip.
Yeah, he over saturated them, and I pointed that out, but he posted photos from a trip to a small fucking island, of course they're going to have similar feels.

Also, no one complains about snow photos.

>>20099512
>Where the actual shit did that come from?
Did you even read the whole post? It quotes the one that answered YOURS. You offered some advice and it was good. He replied earlier that he knew the over-saturation was a problem and dealt with it.
The dick I quoted replied to YOU.
>>20082042
>It's not like this is his portfolio.
With the typical lazy answer.

Counterpoint: over/under saturation is excellent and reminds me of my favourite animays

>>20099631
Its great when used properly. Its a very good tool.

>>20099569
I wrote both those posts.

>>20099631
No, fuck you.

>>20099669
>No, fuck you.
Hey fuck you leatherman.
Maybe you and I should settle it right here on the ring?

>>20099669
>I wrote both those posts.
That's retarded. Answering yourself with a post that basically dismisses the advice right after you give the advice?
>"You might want to do this..."
>"Oh don't worry it's not like it's important."
Wow.

>>20099746
No, you're retarded.
The first post was because the over saturation looks bad. The second post is because if you were doing a portfolio you'd want to avoid having too many of the same kinds of photos to present a range of skill sets.

This is not his portfolio. These are photos he took on a trip to an island and they are island photos. The only problem is the over saturation on a bunch of the photos in particular.

>>20099797
Man, it must be flaring up bad. Maybe this will help.

>>20099841
I'm not even mad.

Is there anywhere I can find a whole lot of pictures from late 80s Japan ?

>>20100238
Google.

>>20100427

Old Japan best Japan.

I think film contributes a lot to it.

>>20027632

Chorakukan is a great place to take a girl you like if you can afford it.

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>>20028462
Itsukushima shrine at high tide is nice.

Tsukiji fish market on the last day before closing.

Tsukiji fish market on the last day before moving.

>>20102223
They finally moved? Can people/foreigners still walk around and look?

>>20102782
I think I read somewhere that the new location is closed to civilians and/or foreigners. Apparently people really don't like the new location.

Does anyone have any photos of the three views of Japan? I'm going to see the Torii gate this winter, but doubt I'll ever see the other ones.

>>20103958
That's completely false. The new location was built for tourism. There is a massive walkway that looks down on the new auction warehouse floor for tourists to go through and watch the action.

>>20104024
I don't have any good photos of Matsushima Bay, but unless you can take a boat tour through it you aren't missing much. I saw very little of it on foot. You might be able to see Amanohashidate though, it's not too far from Kyoto.

>>20104032
>>20103958

It is open to tourists, but you can no longer buy direct from fisherman, all separated by glass.

>>20104266
That’s fair I guess,but what if you want to snag some fish for dinner?

>>20104301
Prolly gotta go somewhere else. My brother went last year before the closed and bought some sashimi. Guess he's not gonna be able to do that anymore.

>>20073741
Stay in Kyoto, make it a day trip.

>>20099631
hi ken rockwell

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>>20104595
Very nice, thank you

Last one.

>tfw I haven't even checked in to Ky flight back home yet and I'm already miserable.

Took about 5000+ photos, will have to sort through everything to see what's worth posting.

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