/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Posting some more Ginza

>>22108858

>>22108858
I would like to help but I've never been there, can we just post pics we like from other people?

Source for this:http://is2.4chan.org/jp/1568631859630.jpg

Also,why do churches in Japan always follow western architectural rules,you never see a church with the red gates or some sort of Asian roof,why is that?

>>22109908
>with the red gates
Because that's part of Shinto religion, isn't it?

>>22109795
Of course!
posting some instagrams I love

https://www.instagram.com/papicocafe/
https://www.instagram.com/doco_go/
https://www.instagram.com/hito_kuru/
https://www.instagram.com/rojibiyori/
https://www.instagram.com/hide_retro

>>22109908
Oh, that's mine
search for
チャペル グドゥエル
You could hear the bell ring very loud from afar.
It's in Osaka, near the famous building with an expressway going right through it.

Also, churches follow western architecture bc it's a foreign religion, and so they they follow the original style and parafernalia that comes with religion.
Same reason you can see orthodox churches or muslim mosques with their original style in a catholic country, or vice-versa.

that applies to classic style churches, but you can see a lot of modernist style christian churches and cathedrals, as many such buildings are, of course, not that old.

>>22110319
This is a beautiful picture. I love this, but I would like to see a higher resolution version.

For those here who actually provide original content (if there are any people here doing so, and not just regurgitating content off of other social media websites), do you just do it for fun or to de-stress or do you do it for a living/supplemental income?

>>22110492
come on man this is the only place worth a damn on this board, try to stay on topic at least

>>22111659
You can keep posting, but answer my question.

anyone has more pics of the garden of Ryokusuitei in Sendai?

>>22108858
you're doing god's work, OP, thank you

>>22108858
where is that?

>>22109220
nice shirt

>>22112408
35°48'27.2"N 139°05'52.9"E
>>22112522
kek I dind't notice

I really like haikyo.

Anyone got any bonsai gardens?

>>22115174
looks like they were looking in the wrong place at area 51 all along

>>22112054

I love those new street lamps.

>>22108858
>31号
I got some saving to do, thank you.

anyone else here just go on google maps street view and walk through japan a bit too often, haha

>>22122509
I used to, I hope you get to go to Japan sometime soon anon.z

>>22110428
Wow, that's a neat cathedral.

>>22122509
Been to Japan twice, I still do it often. Too comfy

>>22122509
I do this almost every night while listening to relaxing music. Gets me tired and comfy ready to sleep.

>>22123108
Check also the small church of light near Osaka
>>22122509
I do it a lot too, It's mind-blowing that you can walk almost any street in the world, imagine using it with a VR headset

>>22124842
>imagine using it with a VR headset
I've done this with a friend's VR. It takes it to a new level for sure.
It's kind of sad since he has all these cool VR games but the first thing I want to do is look around in Google Earth.

>>22111712
Let's try not posting other stuff man I love this board the way it is it's what attracted me. Anywho a co-worker went to japan recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgjU48iYrDw

>>22125924
What for? Work or pleasure?

>>22128697
Went for family

posting a few pics i took last year

>tfw will never be able to design entirely walkable town with heavy use of cool mixed zoning

Tumblr but fuck the police.

post houses

>>22109173
Why is there a bike parked there when it says 自転車を除く in the sign?

>>22139787
Dude jaapanese are people too
Anywhere theres no parking signs people always fucking park

I see it all the time in my stupud 村

Dont have houses

>>22139787
Because people always do that kind of shit

>>22140166
They ignore the "don't turn right" signs as well.
And red lights, often as not.

>>22139787
Police often remove bikes ilegally chained in such places.
Big cities usually have lots full with thousands of such bikes, people can recover them for a fee.

>>22115535
I have this random shot. Should've used manual focus.

age

>>22144326
Beautiful. Makes me self-conscious about my bonsai.

spies everywhere

fbi

>>22121281
その所はとてもかっこい。

>>22155689
Never again.

>>22155946
死んでください。

>>22155689
>>22155956
頑張ってるってのは伝わってくるけどここは初心者が日本語を練習する場所じゃない。君は明らかに価値のあることが表せないから無意味に「かっこい(sic.)」みたいな成句しか投稿してないじゃない。このスレでは日本の風景に関して、それと有意義な発言でなきゃ投稿するのを遠慮していただけたら幸いです。要するに、価値のあることが言えないまではDJTでやりなさい。

>>22156954
そのDJT野郎はこのスレに限らなく、他の/jp/スレにうんこしたことを結構目撃した、無視するのはマシ。

>>22157059
貴方の母のまんこはとても悪い。

>>22156954
違おう！

>>22157059
そうか、そうだったか。じゃそうする
追伸： この場合は「限らず」が正しい

>>22157124
>>22157102
>>22157059
>>22156954
>>22155956
>>22155689
You guys are making me jealous

>>22141479
When you're in the city centre in Japen it looks like you traveled a decade in the future. But you walk some blocks outside of it and looks like you traveled back to the 80s.

>>22159984

If it makes you feel any better, most of it isn’t very good.

>>22159984
What this guy >>22164041 said. Myself (>>22156954 & >>22157124) and this guy (>>22157059) were making fun of the first guy for how bad his Japanese is. (>>22157059's Japanese isn't great either fwiw, but it's understandable.)

Also, since no one else did, I'll point out my own typo in >>22156954:
>価値のあることが言えないまではDJTでやりなさい。
I was thinking both 価値のあることが言えるまでは and 価値のあることが言えないなら and ended up combining them. It should be one or the other.

Do you think abroad in japan channel is good for various landscapes?

>>22164041
No because at least they're learning I've been to lazy I do want to learn though.

>>22166522
Refer to my message here >>22173555 didn't noticed you also replied to me.

Takayama last year, was my first trip to Japan, but surely not my last.

>>22161530
In some parts of Kyoto or Takayama you almost feel like in the 20s or late Edo period, if you oversee a few modern details. Those old Japanese streets have a really beautiful atmosphere.

>>22108858
Is there an age limit to study abroad? Most universities require you to be at least a sophomore to be able to study overseas.

>>22132681
Where is this? I like it

>>22177032
I took that pic in Kure along the river.

Another pic from Kure.

What's the weather like this time of year around the Kanto area? I'll be there from Saturday, probably spending most of my time around Tokyo and Yokohama.

>>22175573
Why are you asking anons on 4chan that question instead of your university, or better yet, a search engine?

>>22178470
Good with occasional typhoons.

Tokyo Station

Miyajima

Sendai

*Insert small talk about wanting to go to Japan*

In summary I want to go to Japan

>>22190574
>>22190639
These are nice, it reminds me of hiking kumano kudo while a typhoon was on the way and it was raining really hard.

>>22190710
Takayama?

Here's one from my visit last year. I think I took it from a shinkansen, but I'm not sure

>>22108858
japanese architecture is fucking gross. why dont they have any equivalents to the colosseum or the pyramids?

>>22196909
>>22121281
that pagoda is pretty cool actually. how common are they in japan? all i see in pictures and films are ugly lego-brick-looking apartments and shitty flat houses

Went there 5 years ago.

View from Tokyo Tower.

Anyone have pics from Kitakami, Iwate?

>>22196909
>>22196932
Nearly all modern architecture is gross that's not an exclusively japanese thing

Here's some more

>>22196909
>why dont they have any equivalents to the colosseum or the pyramids
They build things in wood which doesn't last very long

>>22196909
They have pyramids tho, but more like mounds like in the US.
Also, the Yonaguni shrine which is antediluvian.

I liked this shot, somewhere off Inariyama in Kyoto

You guys have nice pics and convos.

>>22196932
Residential architecture is usually focused in functionality, not aesthetics.
On the other hand, traditional buildings like temples and pagodas are made of wood, that's why they don't last centuries.
Not only traditional buildings, almost all things where buit with wood until like 70/80 ago. Nowadays I would say something like 50% of normal unifamiliar houses in residential areas are wooden, Nowadays most public buildings are built in concrete, but you can still see wooden old/abandoned schools and such... That's also why abandoned buildings seem 10x older that they really are compared to western concrete abandoned places, wood decays really fast...

Around where I live. You'll find that the large majority of Japan looks like this.

Juniko. It's actually 30 something lakes. This is at the teahouse.

Sapporo. Go here most long weekends when I have the chance. Great place to get wasted and pick up easy women.

>>22208072
I lived in Sapporo for all of 2017. I loved it there.

Do you guys have any shots of fuji?

>>22210900
Really awesome photo, it seems it's actually very difficult to get a view as clear as this of Fuji, as it's often behind clouds and/or mist.

>>22210900
I've seen that photo a few times and I really like it.
I took this a few days ago.

>>22212758
And the peak from the fifth station, when the clouds that formed as we drove up had mostly cleared.

>>22210900
Great it ain't, but it exists.

Finally going to Japan for the first time on friday. I'll take lots of pictures for you guys. I'm hoping for some cool fall colours.

>>22206313
what are you talking about concrete, cement, and rebar are terrible at lasting long term
taken care of wood will last centuries, easily replaceable, repairable, and maintainable
all the synthetics in modern architecture are slowly killing people

>>22214662
If you want good fall colors this time of year, you have to go to Aomori (where I live) or Hokkaido. You won't get anything down south in Kyoto or Tokyo yet.
This is Aomori in the fall.

>>22216466
Maybe if taken care can last centuries, but... wood burns, can be destroyed by typhoons, lighting strikes, and so on... lots of stuff happens during a century or a millennium. All of japan ancient historical buildings have been completely destroyed and rebuilt several times
I live 500m from a phoenician city archaeological site, it was under sand for +2800years and the walls are still intact in many parts...

Also I was comparing wooden vs concrete in abandoned places (aka unkept) so, yes, abandoned wooden buildings age/decay much faster than concrete buildings, that's a fact. I'm not talking about aesthetics here.

>>22214662
godspeed, anon.
Are you taking a camera with you, or just the smartphone?

>>22208072
Is Sapporo the closest large city to where you're based? (Asahikawa? Aomori?)

>>22214662
Big typhoon coming. Stay safe anon.

>>22223119
hitting Nagoya first

>>22220991
Aomori city, Hirosaki, Goshogawara, Misawa are all closer. Sapporo is the nearest tokai.

>>22214662
You're going to get fucked by the typhoon. Cat 5, landing on Friday and staying all weekend.

>>22223601
>landing on Friday and staying all weekend.
Staying is a bad way to put it.
It's ripping through, but typhoons usually mean a couple days of stormy weather.

>>22223601
>>22214662
Don't be a pussy Anon, get a raincoat and go out there to see the awesome rainy scenery

post pictures, you twats

>>22223933
how about a periscope from the countryside?

https://www.pscp.tv/JapanRoots

>>22108858
Japan is the shit, love living here

>>22223639
I've been here for 5 years I know what I mean

Since you guys are big fans of Japanese scenery what are your favourite movie/anime/game with the most beautiful Japanese scenery?
Personally I love Higurashi because of the countryside aesthetic, Kurosawa's Ran and The Hidden Fortress are also two beautiful films.

Nice photos

>>22223601

Where are you at?

Here in Kyoto they don’t usually hurt us too bad, they always seem to fuck up everything southwest of us and lose power first.

Though this one has me a little worried.

near Hirosawa pond, Kyoto on the Kinukake-no-michi cycling trail (aka Golden road or something like that). taken near end of this June.

>>22224453
for games I'd say Okami does a good job of portraying Japanese scenery with beautiful ukiyo-e style. anime would be Your Name and other Makoto Shinkai works due to his realism.
>mountains next to Nikko Toshogu Shrine
seeing bright green scenery like this makes me feel happier. shame I had to make the file smaller due to size limits

>>22229630
I'm in Aomori

>>22212249
That sucks. I found this picture in a previous thread and it’s stick with me on how cool it was.

>>22214662
Nice

something a bit different, a couple of pictures from Ishigakijima
I'm going again in 2020, august most likely. Hopefully will dodge the inevitable typhoons.

1/2

>>22237001
2/2

>>22139787
>>22139787
It ’s a "no entry" sign, and normally, vehicles (cars and bicycles) cannot enter beyond that sign (This is often a “one-way” road). However, in the case of the sign in that photo, the bicycles can enter because it "excludes the bicycles" = "自転車を除く" from "no entry" rule.

Went there in November for dem delicious fall colors. I have a lot of pics, but it's mostly touristy stuff. Will post some anyway.

Also did the Shimanami Kaido, highly recommended, hoping from bridge to bridge is max comf

but definitely go on a nice day, and WITHOUT wind, or it'll drive you insane.

Based deer keeping the streets clean

>>22238847
Looks really nice. What camera did you use? Are these unredacted jpgs?

>>22239131
Sony a6300, I shoot RAW so they're not untouched jpgs, the raw files go through Lightroom's cooking either way.

>>22239157
Ok thank you. Guess I should stop being lazy and start shooting raw. I have a6000 and the sky is often whited out on the camera jpgs. That Akiba shot looks like it was done with A7s

>>22238876
I really want to do that and am glad you did it anon. Did you do the whole route, and did you stop along the way? Would it be a good idea to spend 2-3 days on it using an electrical assist bike?

>>22238893
Awesome, both the views and quality of the photos.
I did some cycling too, really top comf, I usually stick to rural areas in the coast or mountais. Might try that route instead next time

>>22239865
I only did half of it, planned to do the whole thing over two days, but sadly day 2 would have been rainy, so I decided to only do half of it on Day 1. Went from Hiroshima to Mihara through the Shinkansen, then took a Ferry from Mihara to Setoda (on Ikuchijima Island). There's a rental bike shop in Setoda, so it's possible to start the trip right there. Then I went to Imabari. There are many ways to plan this, as there are rental bike shops in various towns, so you can start and end it wherever you like.

I think two days is the way to go if you intend to to the whole thing. It can be completed in 1 day, but then you'd have to start early, almost never stop to admire the scenery or take pics, and be in good enough physical condition. Doing it leisurely in two days would be best. Or half of it in 1 day, like I did. Electric assist is not necessary, the whole bike path is really well thought, you won't have to climb more than necessary, they really leveled the path perfectly.

>>22240393
I enjoyed it immensely. Though I would suggest looking at some of the alternate route, near the end (last island before reaching Imabari), you go through a lot of rural towns. It's comfy, but coastal road really is where it's at. Some alternate routes go through the coast (but then you won't follow the 10/10 marked bike track)

Also, forgot to add, choose your bike wisely. Mine had a shitty saddle, and the day after (and even the one after) I just couldn't sit anywhere. Goddamn, my poor ass. On the bright side, I got a belt-driven bike, first time using those, and I definitely like it more than the regular chain bike we all use. It convinced me to buy one.

>Not allowed to crash into boomers
Come on Japan, I'm just trying to solve your pension problem

>>22240704
>shinkanships
Sasuga Japan, truly ahead of our time.

>>22240704
>brand new E7 series being flooded.

Well fuck. I hope those have flooding protection..

Anymore storm pics?

>>22242387
I'm just seeing videos in the news here in the UE, shit's fucked yo

>>22240704
That can't be good.

>>22241352
>shinkanships
kek

>>22108858

>>22243413

>>22240568
that sounds like a perfect plan then. thanks for the advice

>>22243485
not sure why that got uploaded upside down. but why is there a 4MB limit on an image thread? 90% of my photos are above that size due to using a phone camera

>>22243493
Because this isn't /p/.

>>22243563
I see

>>22201885
Wood can last long. It just requires maintenance.

Some of japan's oldest temples and structures are made mostly out of wood.

>>22243493
If you convert your images to webp, you can save a lot of space without sacrificing quality.

>>22243650
And you're holding your phone the wrong way, by 180 degrees, when you take photos with a landscape orientation (4chin strips exif data, which includes an orientation flag, to reduce the risk of doxxing). Are you left-handed?

>>22243719
tried doing that but 4chan won't upload it

>>22243771
that's strange, I'm right-handed and always hold my phone the same way. maybe for some photos I was holding it wrong (did it for this one too) or my camera app didn't rotate quickly enough

>>22210900

Only been near it once, I live in Kansai.

Here is my best, have posted it before though.

One of these days I will go through my pictures and make a dump that will fill an entire thread.

>>22240704
>>22243255
>>22243413
>>22243421
Every year.

>>22243916
Why did they put the AC unit in the cage
artistic or security reason?

>>22244415
I'd guess artistic, notice how it matches the styling on the door and windows

>>22244415
definitely artistic since it's one of the geisha/maiko houses iirc

I love how soulful their signs are

>>22244415
Probably to make it stand out less.

>>22250915
where is this?

I was supposed to study in Japan this semester but I changed my major and without realizing it got kicked from the program. Unfortunately this means the small amount of 日本語 that I was 勉強する has now become ぜんぜん。
In fact I cannot even recognize kanji or most of the kana. Its a shame because I spent a small fortune on textbooks and lessons. I still have the books but I have little reason to study. I have given up on Japan I ever got there :(

>>22251815
Nikko is really awesome, I even had the luck to witness The Reitaisai.

>>22252125
Wasn't nearly as crowded by tourism as I was expecting. Still a touristy place by japanese standards, but can't even compare to even mid tier tourist sites in Europe, thank god... I think only Kyoto and Nara can get to that level.
Still, unlike kioto/nara, almost all tourist in Nikko were Japs.
I'm not a pretentious hipster tho, it's just I like to avoid places that make me feel like i'm in an amusement park, even if it means missing some major tourist spots. Comfyness always first

>>22252183

>>22252125
yeah the whole complex was so cool. two things I missed was chuuzenji and senjougahara.what time of year was the reitaisai? i only saw nanbu kagura in june

>>22252125
also I meant to ask where your photo in 22250915 was taken...unless it was Nikko

>>22238987

空
青いの空

>>22252038
Yeah you'd better give up, you loser.
Nevermind that plenty of people have studied Japanese to the point of fluency without any hope of ever studying abroad there (I'm an engineering major, no programs offered for that sort of thing between my university and Japan). Plus, you don't have to be a student to visit Japan, do it later on in life when you're financially stable (assuming you earn a worthwhile degree).
It can't be that much of a loss though, I can see how lacking your understanding of the language is just from the three snippets of Japanese you posted. Also you're a fool for spending "a small fortune" on textbooks and lessons, which indicates that you don't understand the value of hard work and thought that you could just buy Japanese proficiency if you spent enough on expensive textbooks and instruction.
>I have little reason to study
Then you clearly don't and didn't ever care that much.
Why did you make this post?

>>22252302
い adjectives do not need a connecting particle, so 青い空 would be correct, but in this case you can actually just write 青空(あおぞら)

>>22253311
Holy fuck shut the hell up weeaboo you sound so fucking retarded right now.

>Japan is so perfect they would never let anyone in like you unless you have a piece of paper hahah look at me I am a winner you are a loser aahhaaahaaha

Literally kill yourself and leave anon alone

>>22253390
>>Japan is so perfect they would never let anyone in like you unless you have a piece of paper
I never said any of that you fucking retard, in fact I said the exact opposite of that:
>Plus, you don't have to be a student to visit Japan, do it later on in life
The "worthwhile degree" part was referring to the fact that if that guy gets a degree in something worthless that doesn't pay decently well, he'll never have excess money for overseas trips.
Although you do bring up a good point, Japan does not grant permanent residency to anyone with less than a Bachelor's degree, unless you marry.
>weaboo
Look where you are, you fucking faggot. /jp/ - Otaku Culture. Get out.

>>22251815
It's Shoshazan Engyo-ji in Himeji

>>22243701
Yeah and they're basically rebuilt from scratch every X number of years (forget how many but it isnt that long).
Basically none of the materials in the wooden temples is that old as every piece needs replacing before too long

Does anyone go solo to Japan?
How do you get over the anxiety of going places on your own without knowing much japanese

>>22252229
Sorry, poorly worded... I didn't post 22250915 no idea where's that from, , I was talking about your pic of the Shinkyo Bridge.

>>22252222
I think it's 17/18 May. 17th it's the horseback bow exibitio, 18th is the parade. Dunno if the dates change each year tho

>>22254193
thanks

>>22254459
I did twice, planning to go a third time next year
Just gather all the info you can and plan ahead (you'll have to improvise anyway), once there use your cellphone (Gmaps and such) intensively, mark places, print maps...
Most big/medium size train stations will have at least part of the staff that can speak English, and will gladly help you, don't hesitate to ask to avoid getting in the wrong platform/train, just ask nicely, speak slowly and dont expect them to speak top level english... Even in the rare case no one speaks english, they will often understand basic questions, you can just show the train ticket or point to the name of the place you want to go... they will even guide you to the ticket machine and gladly help you

Problems may come at very small and non-JR train stations or halts... a lot of them are unmanned, often not even pasengers on sight, so you can't ask no one... But this is only in rural areas out of touristic places, an even there it should be at least one manned station not so far away.
I mean WORST CASE scenario would be getting lost in maybe the most safe and awesome country in the world, just have money with you and enjoy, don't be a pussy anon.
But really, thats only speaking of really random non/tourist rural areas, you will have 0 problems in any urban area, let alone major tourist sites in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Nikko, Yokohama, Hiroshima etc... you will easily find info in English

But, of course, learn at least a list of basic useful phrases, Sumimamen (before asking something), arigatou, kudasae, etc. It will help show you are not an arrogant jerk

>>22254625
no worries the anon who posted it replied saying it was Shoshazan Engyo-ji in Himeji.

>Mid May
Missed it by 2 weeks ahhh, probably always in some time in May

>>22253475
Kill yourself unironically dumb prick

>>22184061
Not a photo, but if you're interested in Tokyo's transportation you might like this: https://nagix.github.io/mini-tokyo-3d..

>>22260521
That's pretty cool

>>22260521
god damn that is pretty cool

different varieties of eki-ben available at a store in Kyoto station. I tried the kansai one but fell asleep after two bites due to dehydration. 12/10 would not recommend cycling around kyoto in 33 degrees heat without drinking enough water/pocari sweat.

>>22260521
Very cool, thanks anon.

>>22125116
That’s as bad as LA or Atlanta,fucking oof.

What kind of Google technology is this?

>>22208072
Sapporo has slutty women?

>>22144326
The small leaves always make me chuckle a little; wish there was a tiny rake too in the picture.

>>22198156
What a captivating scarlet. Wish there were some trees around like that nearby.

>>22230770
They look like ants.

>>22254459
Can't say I had an anxiety to get over really. But I have gone solo, and it worked out just fine. As did Austria, France and Russia. The Austrians generally speak English, the French rather prefer not to, and the Russians are even worse at it than the Japanese. But you manage. Hotel staff and the like will know enough to do business with you. Restaurants might not, in which case you just go to the next one or go for dinner roulette. Train stations in the places you're likely to go (Tokyo, Kyoto, etc) will have Roman-letter signs to guide you.

>>22267411
It gets pretty cold up there.

>>22238962
>>22238951

Where is that?

Best thread on /jp/ unironically. I love seeing pictures of Japan. Can any anon here try and take a video next time they are able?

>>22278529
I'm no expert but doesn't that look underexposed?

>>22278529
I have a shit-ton of short videos, but file limit is 3Mb wich is like 5 seconds with medium quality, plus you have to convert to webm and remove sound to be able to post it here, it's a paint in the ass.
Would upload to YT, but I have some personal videos in thet acc.

>>22277925
On the way up to Kibune-dera, in the mountains north of Kyoto

>>22279272
Alos, I wanted to do the hike from Kurama-dera to Kibune-dera, but alas the trail was closed due to some kind of landslide a few weeks prior. But I got to ride a comfy train so it's all right.

>>22278529
Besides going to Hokkaido, what are the chances I can see vistas like this in winter, on Honshu? Does it even snow in Kyoto (more than a few flakes once every 3 years, I mean)? Where and when can I maximize the chances of seeing something like this?

stop posting all those amazing pictures,your´re forcing me to go to japan for the fourth time

>>22281196

>>22279302

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_country_(Japan)
map:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/豪雪地帯#概要

>>22278559
Looks like a filter to me.

>>22279302
Tadami-sen.

>>22281741
Tadami-sen is so beautiful. I've been once in Spring, but I want to go back in other seasons.

>>22278689
just make a new one for /jp/

>>22278689
Make a spare youtube channel and upload it there.
I'm interested in watching your stuff.

https://tofuist.tumblr.com/post/188334065299

I stopped watching anime because it was a barrier to studying more, and therefor getting a job and career to move to japan faster.
>>22279302
just go up in a mountain somewhere probably
>>22278559
it does. it is.
basically some retard trying to mimic HDR
>>22254459
I'll go solo. eventually.
>>22253475
dude you're being an autist.

my photos of japan folder is 250 megabytes at the moment. and of course I have an entire terabyte of japanese films I need to get around to watching.
and I have the Pearl Harbor pics... LOL
This one is my favorite, because he looks just like my old Japanese professor
context of this pic is Japanese man in the Chicago consulate (I think) just heard the news about Pearl Harbor, so he started burning documents so they couldn't be stolen by US forces

>>22287655
I should also mention I owe my life to the Japanese. My grandmother's fiance was killed by the Japanese when their submarine scuttled the USS Indianapolis. So my real grandfather got to marry her instead after the war. He was also a soldier, who was a parachuter in the pacific.

If the japanese didn't sink the USS Indianapolis, I woulnd't be alive today.

Check out my thread on /hr/ I posted a bunch of Japan pics in it
>>>/hr/3473605

I hope that one day I abandon my life and start a new one in Japan
not that ill be missed here

>>22287620
it seems like tumblr is quite popular in japan. its a shame because it's hard to get HD photos off it, at least to my knowledge.
and the UI is so hard to use.

Taiza Kyoto Pref.

They just opened a Shake Shack here in Kyoto.

Expensive as fuuuuuuuck.

>>22289139
Probably there to pump the tourists.

Just uploaded a photo sphere for u guyz.
Google wont let me upload it to GMaps/Street bc it's missing like 1%
Sorry google for not killing myself falling from some rocks to take a pic, ffs

http://sphereshare.net/#!/s/88394c7550ed1def83c3ee5aa7150913

>>22289391
taken near kyushu?

>>22289994
Nope, in the small peninsula just east from Amanohashidate, cant remember the name.
Road on the way was closed to vehicles due to a landslide, luckily I was riding a bike.

>>22292911
oh wow didn't expect it to be on the north coast, which month was this taken in?

>>22297114
It was in late May this year.
I didn't expect to see this "tropical" looking beaches in that area either, but it was a ~50km route mostly along the coast, and around that panisula, and it all looked like this. I only stopped in this particular beach because I choose it at random in Gmaps as it looked nice, but could have been anywhere along the way. i loved how, inside the regular forest, there were patches of bamboo forest up to the shoreline, 2comfy

Water was cold as fuck, tho, I only managed to stay for a few minutes in, but maybe I'm a little bitch bc I'm used to the Mediterranean

>>22267411
Japan is full of slutty women

>>22279302
Aomori:
Hirosaki
Goshogawara
Tsugaru
Misawa
Hachinohe
Mutsu
Tappi

Anywhere in Aomori.

>>22298441
If you want warm tropical beaches, go to Okinawa. I go at least twice a year, it's beautiful.

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>>22287680
I know that feel, friend.

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>>22298635
wow it must be even better in summer then since the water will be warm, probably even less tourists than okinawa too

>>22122509
I’m anxiously waiting for Apple to roll out Look Around in Japan

Question to those who were in Japan several times, did anyone ever try to get Goshuin seals at the shrines?
I do find them rather fascinating, but i don't know if they give those to non-Buddhists / -Shintoists.

>>22301761
>but i don't know if they give those to non-Buddhists / -Shintoists.
Your willingness to pay for it will be considered devotion enough in and of itself. It's a heavily secular country, they have bills to pay, and Japan has historically often been decidedly more relaxed about these things than the west anyway.

>>22186481
So odd,you’d think they would keep them at home otherwise what’s the point in cremation?

>>22288190
Living the janguru-shinai lifestyle.

Fantastic thread. Thank you, OP and whoever is posting photos. Those are incredibly beautiful and comfy. Makes me truly understand what is "conquest by culture" and how real it is.
I should try harder to learn japanese.

Minoh park

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If anyone interested, there's a photograhy manga series "Tokyo Shutter Girl" by Kenichi Kiriki

i think i found my favourite board

>>22305608
I lurk here all the time. Slowly learning Japanese too so reading signs in the photos keeps me learning.

>>22305660
i don't really have time to learn japanese but fumoposting and threads like these are really cool.

>>22305691
Yeah they're some of the best. I have a lot of free time currently so I'm trying to do something useful with it. I don't know if I'll ever be able to visit Japan, plus I hate traveling, but even so I want to learn Japanese.

>>22305608
Please lurk before posting, thanks.

>>22302170
Ok, i'll most probably give it a try when i'm there next time.

>>22302642
Using less space in the cemetery, a "clean" disposal of the body instead of letting it just straight up rot, no half-decayed bodies to be unearthed by earthquakes or landslides, various religious/superstitious reasons...

Might as well post some pictures from my trip. I took them more as mementos but there are a couple of shots I'm satisfied with.