日本の風景 / Views and Photography of Japan 26号

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Post photographs and videos you or others have taken around Japan.
Modern or traditional, urban or rural, landscape or macro, anything is good.

>Previous thread:
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>Previouser threads:
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>MEGA folder:
https://mega.nz/#F!Oww0lAhT!Xb4YvUVb3Jb5P8FlOojh7Q

Try to keep pictures natural looking if possible.
If you know the location a photo was taken, it is useful to post it with the image.

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>Previous thread:
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>died at under 300
shamefur dispray

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I have lived in this country for about 60 years, but the photos taken here seem to have a profound affection.
You've got a good landscape

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>>21063981
We took it too easy.

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>>21067790
More like the shitposters are out in force

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>>21067948
We need a [s/jp/s] to separate the comfy Japan posting from the 2hu armpit pussy discussions

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FUCK this thread again
I want to go to japan so bad with someone just for the sole reason of travelling and taking photos

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>>21068138
The real problem is too much idols and the monster thread. We’ve got dweebs making threads for every single group instead of just dumping them all in one.

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Would a more expensive compact camera be enough for a beginner to take solid low-light landscape and street photos or should I get a entry-level DSLR?

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>>21070652
Where is this, looks like something from Ashgabat

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>>21071742
Just get a tripod, it will help you more in low light than a new camera ever will
What are you shooting with now?

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It's nearly hanami time again. Nearly time for me to get out my camera and visit some places.

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creepy

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>>21074585
Snap some cherry blossoms please.

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>>21070536
Why would there be only one idol thread? There's already 100 touhou shitpost threads in the board

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>>21080826
That's the plan once they open here.

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https://youtu.be/v432eNTW10g
Beautiful

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>>21080948
Gravure and Jav are both different enough for their own thread. All these singing groups are the same crap,they don’t each need a thread.

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>>21073637
I don't have a camera at all yet, just wondering if a DSLR is worth the trouble

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>>21084940
Well, you got a lot of options.

A huge DSLR is overkill a lot of the time and mirrorless exists now, take this from someone who owns a full-frame DSLR.
To be blunt if you just want to have a camera that you can take with you get an APS-C mirrorless with a nice lens which will take just as good pictures as a APS-C DSLR but if you really want to shoot in low light then you get a full-frame camera which can be really expensive if you don't know what you're looking for.
Though full frame is overkill for most situations and a tripod will do more good than a full frame sensor will for low light, full frame is just really nice for handheld shooting and getting extremely sharp images, the most important thing is that you get a camera you'll like to use.
I'd be more than happy to recommend you stuff but not here, I'll post a gear thread on /p/ and just ask there a long with your budget and I'll give you some options and things to consider.

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>>21084940
Interchangeable lens cameras aren't worth the trouble unless you're willing to buy a bunch of lenses.
That's the very first thing to consider.

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>>21080948
Found the idolfag.

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>>21086600
That is, objectively, incorrect. Cameras with interchangeable lenses typically have a physically larger sensor (I don't mean pixel count) and that sensor is almost certainly of better quality than a compact or other camera with a permanently attached lens. The one lens that an anon owns will almost certainly also have better glass, better/faster focus, less vignetting and less chromatic aberration. That's not to say that a camera with a permanently attached lens can't take good photos. But this is verging on OT for here.
Ultimately, the best camera is the one that you have on you.

>>21087428
pretty sure that was sarcasm.

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>>21088959
FFS

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>>21088959
>Cameras with interchangeable lenses typically have a physically larger sensor (I don't mean pixel count) and that sensor is almost certainly of better quality than a compact or other camera with a permanently attached lens. The one lens that an anon owns will almost certainly also have better glass, better/faster focus, less vignetting and less chromatic aberration.
And it's still not worth the trouble.

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>>21071742

It depends on your needs.

Many people are happy with just a cellphone snap, and considering how most people view the images they take now-a-days (a small phone screen or highly compressed facebook uploads) a cellphone camera is more than good enough for almost every situation.

That said, a dedicated large sensor camera has a considerable improvement in image quality. Especially at larger sizes. You will be better able to recover data from the shadows, more flexible with cropping options due to the higher resolution and sharper lenses, and you can take images in darker lighting situations without a tripod. For low light, a larger sensor is usually better, modern advanced sensor tech can only compensate so much. Another advantage to larger sensors is increased ease of getting ‘bokeh.’ The blurry background you can get in images.

Honestly, I think a dedicated large sensor camera is well worth the trouble, though I do have to admit there are times where I wish I had something like the GRII or RX100IV I could just pocket and always have on me.

A good mirrorless can be had for cheap though. Something like the NEX-6 or a6000 is a considerable step up from a cellphone. While it is getting a little older now in regards to firmware and sensor tech, it is still very capable and uses a very popular lens mount. And while the pancake zoom it comes with isn’t even half as good as a Canon L lens, it is considerably better than a cellphone and makes the a6000 actually pocketable. There are lots of other affordable options for beginners too, such as the Fuji or Canon crop mirrorless bodies.

Personally, I have a fullframe digital body, but find myself using old film bodies more than anything else lately. I find post processing film a lot easier for me (mainly because there isn’t much to it and I hate post processing/suck at it).

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>>21088959
depends, I'd usually agree with you but FF and APS-C point and shoots exists, the FF ones are very expensive though and there's only a few APS-C ones that are actually good.
I do however prefer ILCs because it gives me the choice in lenses and lets me have specialized lenses for different situations which is a neat perk.
nothing really beats a ricoh GR, RX100 or pentax MX-1 though when it comes to usability in your pocket as you need to carry a DSLR or MILC(if you don't use a pancake lens) around your shoulder or in a bag.
I think it all depends on what you're shooting and how you're shooting but the most importing thing is that you use your camera.

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Both weird and nice at the same time.

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post 2000s japan that will give 2000s nostalgia
preferably cities

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>>21073609
In front of Fukuoka tower. Friends and I used to come drinking here

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Can we just stop and appreciate for a moment Japan's attempts at naming things in English?

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>>21097157
please enjoy your first time in japan

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>>21097306
This is my third time, and my fourth year.

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>>21097347
my bad, usually first timers are the ones hooked on japanese english

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>>21067036
Is that kurashiki?

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>>21097507
Been here for a couple years and it never gets boring.

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So what do you think of something like Nikko pass for 4 days? Is the 15 stops worth it you think, or finding seishun 18 kippu deals like >>1568553 a better deal for money and activity? Would suck if I got bored of Nikko 2 days in

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>>21102054
I hear Nikko is nice, but I haven't been there myself.

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>>21101543
i still fondly remember seeing a guy in a tshirt that said "do a rat"

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Heading to Japan for my first time next year and dreading the idea of lugging around this heavy ass Canon 20D. I recently upgraded my phone to a Moto G6 and the camera's pretty good on that so I might just go without, but fuck man what a waste. Really wish I could afford a smaller model.

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Tokyo DisneyLand

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>>21105967
shouldercarry instead of neckcarry

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>>21106363
That castle seems better than the Florida one,is it?

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>>21107695
But it's smaller. Like everything in Japan.

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>>21107228
Any recommendations on a shoulder carry? The cushion on mine is terrible.

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>>21097157
The Galaxy donuts were so pretty but tasted just like a boring ass plain donut

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>>21067472
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I'm fucking angry
Someone should submit these pictures to Japanese border security so they can add this asshole to the list of people never allowed to return to the country

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>>21067725
日本人？それとも在日？

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Bamp

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>>21105967
Why do people forget compact digital cameras still exist and take pretty decent photos?
I took this pic with a DSC HX90, it's less than half the size of most current smartphones and comes with 30x optic zoom

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Withouth the zoom.
OFC it wont be as good a a DSLR, but I'll fit in your pocket, and this isn't even a top tier compact

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>>21113930
forgot the pic

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>>21102054
Nikko is well worth 4 days, theres a ton to see in Nikko and around (kegon falls, the abyss, several shrones classified as world heritage sites, lots of hiking routes.) but then again, depending of how much time you are going to spend in Japan, you could spend just 2 days in Nikko if you really want to go to as many other places as possible...

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>>21111686
There are better things to take care of, than a harmless foreigner. You probably thought he was being disrespectful, but actually he was not. Just people having good laughs and good times.

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>>21114116
>You probably thought he was being disrespectful, but actually he was not.
Climbing all over somebody else's property isn't disrespectful? Is this a normal thing where you're from?

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>>21115247
I've seen enough Japanese people being "disrespectful" that I don't worry so much about that side of things.
From his camera I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt that he saw a photo opportunity which is why he climbed up on there.
As far as I am concerned, taking responsibility is more important. Being responsible to not cause damage, and in the event that you do cause damage taking responsibility for it.
As long as he was responsible about it who really cares?

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>>21113913
they probably got burned a decade or so ago when compacts would be a coin flip between passable and god-awful.

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>>21105967

The 20D is ANCIENT. Like, it goes for $20 on ebay ancient. I didn’t know anyone still used anything that old. It is time to upgrade, buddy. That thing isn’t worth lugging around.

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Peak Design and Blackrapid are well regarded, but either are worth more than your camera.

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Compacts are great. Since the entire market got ravaged by camera phones, most of what is left is good. Overall image quality is considerably better than a phone. Since the sensors are small, it allows you to put a pretty nice zoom lens into a small package. Sony’s RX100 series is probably top of the line. If you know you are going to do most of your sightseeing during the day, and you want the extra zoom, it is worth looking into.

The problem with these tiny sensors is that they suck in low light. A modern fullframe sensor would feel like night vision comparatively.

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>>21113935
That looks very relaxing where is this?

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>>21115247
Yeah. For me it’s like climbing on top of a dumpster.
Someone climbed on top of a vending machine and you as a gaijin want him deported? Lol.

Anyway you don’t have to worry about him or that picture.
So much disrespectful shit goes on in this country from foreigners and natives alike, this shit is lowest of the tiers. If you thought it was disrespectful, to the point someone should be deported, you probably don’t know Japan well enough. It was very fun taking that picture.

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>>21118450
>It was very fun taking that picture.
Ah, so it was you after all. Opinion discarded.

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>>21067472
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Hope he broke his neck, or at least got raped to death. People who are this full of themselves and think they can do whatever they want in public are the worst people on Earth. I think African warlords kidnapping children and turning them into child soldiers aren't really as bad as these kinds of people because at least the African warlords have some reason or objective for what they do, and are more or less just behaving logically/proactively under their circumstances. Attention starved people acting out in public for the sake of a couple photos are several times worse because they do it for no reason at all, and are far more unstable and dangerous to civilization.

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>>21118450
>So much disrespectful shit goes on in this country from foreigners and natives alike
When you're admitted to a country for the purposes of sightseeing, you are obliged to behave well out of courtesy to the people who live there. Sure, you see Japan as a grand, foreign land, but to the people who live in the apartments in that picture? It's their home, and you are a guest. You have an obligation to not do things like climb on top of a vending machine. How could you not understand this? The streets of Japan are not your playground, and you should know better than to act like an impish child, regardless of your attempt to deflect blame by vaguely pointing fingers at other people. It's one issue for someone to be rude to someone they live with. It's an entirely separate (and more offensive) issue for a visitor/guest to spit in your eye and jump all over the furniture with their shoes on after being allowed permission to come inside. If a total stranger did that in your home, you know you'd kick them out. Don't lie and say that you wouldn't.
>you probably don’t know Japan well enough
I've spent plenty of time in Japan and I'm fluent in Japanese and certified beyond JLPT N1. Fuck off and stay out of this country.

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>>21122352

Imagine trying THIS hard to sound japanese, get bent faggot.

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>>2112354
If you really care, do something about it and stop coming here lmao

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>>21122038
lmao ok

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If you actually give a shit then fucking call the cops and do something about it. You just want to complain, stop being such a faggot

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>>21123543
Stop trying to flex.
No one cares how close you are to being Japanese.

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Thanks, my new wallpaper now...

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Was around Magomejuku yesterday, it was completely dead with almost no tourists in sight so got some pretty good pictures

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any anons in karuizawa
was on google maps and saw a cool gas station with a pyramid above it, wondering if any anons have better angled pics of it

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>>21097038
Love seeing the fog in the city.

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>>21131442
post em anon

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>>21118280
A street in Nikko I walked going from Shinkyo bridge to the abyss.

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>>21136944
bumpu

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>>21136866
Can't my camera has no kind of WiFi transfer functionality, here's a not as good phone picture though

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>>21127880
You got some more shrine photos?

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Nice cold front dropping snow all over mid Japan today. Lots of great sakura trees in bloom covered in snow photos.

Pity they haven't bloomed in my area yet AND it's not snowing here.

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>>21144349
I may have one or two.

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>>21140223
USB OTG cable to usb memory card adapter

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Guess which prefecture

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>>21143385
God I love snow,it’s only April but it’s hot as shit here.

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>>21148629
Nagano?

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>>21148629
Gunma

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>>21148629
Aomori

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>>21119866
Is that Oku-tama? Near some rentable mountainside apartments? If so I believe I have jumped off those rocks

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>>21148629
It's Nara city, not sure on the prefecture. Where was the pic on the bottom right taken?

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>>21154230
High amount of japan concentrated in one image

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>>21154414
Uh, Nara prefecture? lol

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Anyone got some good Kaiseki photos?

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>>21155475
Oh, fair lol. I recognised the deer picture as being from Nara but nothing else, didn’t know Nara was a prefecture. Also, do you know where specifically that bottom right photo was taken? Looks cool af

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>High amount of japan concentrated in one image
Agreed - that is one aesthetic-as-fuck photo

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https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/bcb7d2/sakura_scenic_train/

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>>21164267
Is this Asakusa?

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>>21166574
Zenkoji

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>>21136944
Thanks for the answer lol

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>>21074643
is there any chance this house is pre-war

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>>21179355
Kyoto train station?

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>>21182092
Sure looks like it

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>>21179355
Seems art deco. Anyone got harmonica yokochou pics?

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First time I went, my favourite part was walking up Kurama-dera in Kyoto.
Which other places offer similar experiences?
I.e, substantial eyecandy of both nature and structures with relatively few tourists.
bonus points for up mountains. I like mountains.

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>>21184505
Why would this be in English in the first place? I understand businesses put English words on their products in Japan because English is associated with high class or trendiness even though the vast majority of Japanese can't read English, but a sign on the fucking street?

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>>21154230
I've been wondering for a while now, about those small scenic trainroutes how did it come to be so popular or why do japanese love them so much?

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>>21185798
More foreigners are moving to Japan, and Japanese is hard. It's much more likely for them to know the English for slow down then Japanese kanji for it, at least to begin.

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>>21185798
Japan is adopting English like it's the fucking plague.
About half of their daily conversations contain English loan words that have perfectly acceptable Japanese versions.

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>>21186495
I've run into professors that give seminars in garaigo when they could be 300% less confusing if they just used english or plain japanese instead, its horrible.

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Kanazawa train station, Kanazawa Prefecture.
sorry if it's shit quality, had to compress it as it's too large.

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>>21186616
Somewhere in Kyoto, fuck knows exactly where.

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>>21186616
Considering going there on my next trip. got any comments to make about the area?

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>>21186616
Looks good, thanks for sharing

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>>21186616
Why not reduce the dimensions of the image until it'll upload rather than compress it and keep it big?

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>>21186688
You snap any actual geishas? Not the tourist bait that fluffs about?

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>>21185798
Judging by the palm trees it could be okinawa.

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>>21191182

Here is an underexposed shot of a maiko from a few years ago.

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>thread is alive
happiness

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>>21067472
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fucking piece of shit tourist, I'm guessing USA

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>>21186616
What >>21187455 said and, also, I'm pretty sure that /jp/ takes images up to 5MB (there is at least 3.84MB ITT). It is a nice photo but the compression has hurt it.

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>>21118450
you're the asswipe involved in this behavior? fuck I'd like to drive a screwdriver though your eyeballs

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>>21186854
I'd highly recommend kanazawa, it's got everything you'd get in a bigger city but compressed into a smaller area - traditional wooden buildings, a castle, good shopping - but it feels much more intimate than Tokyo. Plus cheaper (that photo's taken from the Crowne Plaza near the station which is pricey but a hotel like that would've been completely out of my price range in Tokyo).
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Domo.
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Will do that next time, the filesize restriction kinda threw me.
>>21191182
No, saw a few (and shitloads of people in kimono which seems to be a popular tourist thing), but the fwew I did see were clearly posing for Instagram-bait.

Pic related is also Kanazawa.

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Stop getting angry on behalf of the Japanese.
Statistically, every night there is bound to be a handful of cases of people climbing on vending machines in the country, including Japanese nationals.
Don't get so upset just because you see pictures of a foreigner doing it, and not appearing to cause any damage.

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>>21192126
Arashiyama bamboo forest - just about the only picture that didn't have 18 million Chinese tourists with selfie sticks in it. Seriously fucking crowded and it's all chinks blocking the paths and spitting. Go early or avoid.

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>>21192157
I can't believe Kyoto has gone that far downhill in the five years since I visited.

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>>21192169
It's honestly disgusting - did the Tateyama Alpine route as far as Kurobe and it was wall-to-wall chinks being loud and shoving their way through. Pretty much anywhere I went in Japan if there was a raised voice it was either in Chinese or English (usually American accented - you Yanks are alright at home but boy, when you travel you get super obnoxious. Or maybe the non-obnoxious Americans don't travel abroad.)

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>>21192194
I am fully with you with the yanks being super loud.
The ones I work with are near unbearable to be out in public with. They don't even realize they're doing it.

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>>21192157
Why are Chinese such subhumans?

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That's leftshit Americans for you. Awful no matter where they are.

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I was suggested to post some of my pictures from my recent trip here. Ask me questions or whatever.

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The only time I saw Fuji.

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>>21192157
Is true.

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>>21195813
That was me, thanks for posting anon. There are a lot of nice and comfy photos here.

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>>21196085
Cheers.

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>>21067472
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>nose
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He's the definition of gaijin

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>>21196164
Amazing photographs, thank you for sharing

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>>21196164
Great dump, man, thanks for these.

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>>21195953
This was taken from 若草山 in Nara, wasn't it?

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>>21195841
It's so strange being able to see a hotel you've stayed in from someone else's picture. Where'd you take this from?

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>>21196143
Where is that? It looks like Macau to me.

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Man I can't imagine myself taking photos from that height. Pretty scary.
BTW great dump anon.

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>>21195953
I saw a deer urinating on the doormat of a gift shop in that closest row of buildings.
shopkeeps face was priceless as he just stood and watched.
cheers for the pic, dude.

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>>21199229
Looks like Canal City in Fukuoka to me.

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Correct.

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Tokyo Skytree.

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>scary
Lol.

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>>21195887
Holy shit I was trying to take that exact picture but I didn't have time to properly mess with my camera in manual mode and the auto focus kept focusing on the bars, thanks

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>>21204783
Ah, very nice. 豊里小学校ですね。Here's one I took there last summer:

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>>21204933
I'll share a few more.

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>>21204942
The club room:

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>>21204949
The auditorium(this is the best shot I got of it but I accidentally got this woman in the frame. Japanese people are paranoid about having their faces shown online so I blurred the image out of consideration to her.)

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>>21204992
A plaque showing the lyrics of the school song.

"School Song
By Jumi Togawa

1. The joy of learning in our abundant hometown is a great blessing to that familiar towns-person. The shining sun of the morning and evening gazes in reverence upon that distinguished achievement.

2. If for now you are a sapling of knowledge and virtue, through strong and correct upbringing, before long you will blossom like flowers into the world and cast brilliant light upon our abundant hometown."

Dang, I hadn't actually taken the time to read that until now and I'm a bit moved.

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>>21205071
And one from Toyosato station.
I have more if people are interested, but I'll stop for now.

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>>21067500
The Overman.

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>>21205096
interested, please do share

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>>21204933
It was quite bittersweet to go there and see how identical yet also slightly different it was compared with the anime and how empty and quiet it was, but it was nice to see people are still going back every day even 10 years later.

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Hirosaki Park
Had our first hanami of the season

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Kanagi's Ashino Park. Should be full bloom next weekend. Their festival starts next Monday

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Wakuya Castle ruins in Miyagi.

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>>21207197
I wonder when they decide to clear it and how long it takes to fill back up.

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>>21207197
It was a little bit bittersweet. 物の哀れ, I guess. I met some nice older ladies there that took a liking to me(they saw me signing the blackboard as アメリカの一番けいおんファンが来た！ and wanted to know why I knew Japanese) and decided they were going to give my friend and I a guided tour of the school(that was one of them whose face I pixelated above). They were all in their 50s, so they would have attended a nearly identical school as kids, and they told us about their memories. It makes me happy to know that the school is maintained as a museum of Showa-era government schools. One of the ladies told me that the school building was extremely close to being demolished 10 years ago, and if I recall correctly it was partially because of the anime that they decided to leave it standing and build the new elementary school next door, instead.
>>21209796
Mine from July 2018, sorry it's blurry

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>>21211632
...and since it was blurry, I'll share the non-blurry up-close shots of it I have.

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>>21207200
That's a cool picture, by the way.

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>>21209796
I wrote something on there a couple of weeks ago and judging by recent Twitter pictures it's already gone, so every few weeks I think

>>21211632
Had they seen K-ON?

>>21211677
Thanks, I tried to do a few of them but that's the only one that really worked out because either my camera didn't have a wide enough angle lens or things were placed slightly differently irl compared with the anime

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>>21211825
>Had they seen K-ON?
Nope, but I told them that it was a directorial masterpiece and that it was heartwarming and enjoyable by anybody.

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>>21211856
I'm glad you have spread the word of our lord and saviours

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>>21211856
I want an anime about some older ladies that watch K-ON! because of some random gaijin showed up at the local closed down school.

or at least an OAV of it.

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I will be visiting Japan in August, I'm so excited to finally be able to add pictures to these threads soon. I really want to go to Ashikaga.

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>>21219960
I hope you're prepared for 40°+ temperatures

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>>21204783
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>>21204949
This is great.
I have done a visit to Oarai for Girls und panzer tourism (might post some photos in thread soon), i don't know how i hadn't heard about this K-ON school otherwise i would have done this too.
Where is it at? I would like to asking some more questions if you don't mind but ill not bombard you immediately.

>>21219960
Have fun my dude, it really is a very nice place. My favourite place around because awesome nature, awesome cities and awesome history (plus weeb stuff too). has something for everyone.
As the other guy says, prepare for some pretty fucked weather, just be smart about what you wear (light colours and breathable fabric) and drink lots of water.

For my small contribution, have a pic taken from my old redmi note 3 pro chink phone, from the top of (try and guess yourself) bunny island. cropped to 21:9 to work as my desktop wallpaper. will have some pics from a proper camera to post soon, gotta edit for size

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>>21228712
It's in Toyosato, quite close to Maibara Station along the Tokaido shinkansen

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>>21226770
It's okay, I'm sort of used to it anyway

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>>21228712
Thank you anon, that is a pretty neat picture

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>>21229135
Oh ok, its close to Kyoto, thats surprising. makes the episode where they are so excited to visit kyoto funny. (i know it being there doesnt mean thats where its set in the show, but still).
thanks for that mate.

>>21231585
no worries, good luck with your planning and everything.
Yeah for a $150 dollar phone i was pretty happy with its pics

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>>21231619
Much better than my picture.

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>>21231619
>Oh ok, its close to Kyoto, thats surprising. makes the episode where they are so excited to visit kyoto funny.
Most of the locations in K-ON are based in Kyoto.

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Of possible interest
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2019/jan/02/the-stigmatised-art-of-tattooing-in-japan-in-pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/oct/05/ishiuchi-miyako-postwar-japan-frieze-masters-in-pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2019/apr/22/pearl-farming-in-japan-in-pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/sep/05/typhoon-jebi-batters-japan-in-pictures

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>>21234582
I wonder if tattoos will ever become more accepted in Japan

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If you want to photograph the front gate of the school that North High from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is based on in Nishinomiya, go soon. I saw a tweet a while back mentioning that the local government is widening the road and will likely be demolishing the gate to make way for an extra lane of asphalt.

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>>21237740

Not for awhile I think, thankfully.

They even cover them up in porn.

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>>21238147
Whats the bet those are both guys?
I'd put money on it.

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>>21238936
nobody would take you up on it, because its well known 99% of animegao kig wearers are men. We even have our own general full of them.

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>>21238936
They didn't say anything, so 99%.

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Tokyo Skytree

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>>21232111
I dont remember if its explicitly said, but i thought just from the fact that going to kyoto was a massive thing and a big trip, that in show they were nearer to tokyo.
Just thought that with that episode it was funny that its all actually based on places near kyoto.

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>>21241172
Makes sense. Also i didnt actually know it had a name for it, i've only seen it once inn person when i went to Oarai ankou festival last year.

>>21241172
Thats awesome, do you know if its common for people to play the music there? I'd love to go there when that was happening.

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>>21245091
Nice. Did you go all the way to the top? Too expensive for me but the view from the first gallery is bloody astounding, got a good view of Fuji.

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I got a bunch of sakura pictures recently, but it was a little early when I went shooting. Might sort through them later.

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>>21245123
They hold events during character birthday parties. Show up early for a cake ticket.

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>>21248669
Are there any examples of other anime holy places like Toyosato Elementary?
I hear a lot about some high school that's still in use or a place on a street that featured in a show, but I don't think I've heard of any other places like the K-ON school where events can be held and fans can freely explore the whole building at any time

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>>21248669
sweet, ill have to keep that in mind for when i visit

>>21251440
im the guy whos been asking all the questions about this K-ON school, i mentioned one earlier. Oarai from Girls und Panzer. You can see a decent bunch of places from the show, a shopping mall area, marine viewing tower, aquarium, some specific backsteets and shops if you can pick them out. some others too. they have lots of stuff set up for the anime tourists going there as well. plus sometimes they have little things going on for character birthdays
If you are interested in this place/this show and have questions i could help as i have been twice.

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>>21246006
this is creepy

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Just got done with sakura last week, but its still a winter wonderland up at Zao.
Had to battle freezing 40mph winds to take any pictures, but it was worth it.

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A bit hazy still, but you could see all the way down to Sendai.

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>>21252269

lol why?

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>>21252427
Not that guy, but i can see it.
Its that sort of creepy abandoned train thing that happens in movies when shits about to go down

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>>21246006
This is beautiful. Do you have any other Ektachome shots?

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Osaka

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>>21067472
>>21067500
Yurotrash should stay in their garbage countries.

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Outskirts of Tendo and Higeshine in Yamagata.

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On the Sendai/Yamagata highway.

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>>21258252
Hard agree

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>>21254957

A few.

Most didn't come out well. New camera and it was a little early for sakura.

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>>21261149

Is it really.

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>>21261153
Man, these are really great. Love the tones. What camera are you using? I have a GR Digital IV that I'm taking with me, but really want a film GR now.

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>>21261574

A Minolta CLE.

Not a fan of the whole rangefinder concept, but it is a fun little camera to use. A little too small if anything really, I am embarrassed to say I had my finger in frame for a few shots.

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>>21261149
is this kyoto?

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>>21264674
Not him, but all of the other photos he posted with it are definitely Kyoto, so I'm 99% sure the answer is yes:
>>21261126 Former imperial palace or whatever
>>21261132 Kamogawa river convergence crossing
>>21261139 Another bridge on the Kamogawa
>>21261153 Don't remember the name of this area but it's on the south-eastern side of Kyoto iirc.

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>>21261739
Rangefinders get me all hot and bothered. Really trying to get a hold of an Epson R-D1, but people keep buying every one I watch on eBay.

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I've been using wikitravel to plan my next trip
Is there better online resource I could use to gather information? Googling just brings up blatant paid advertisements.

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>>21268219
wikivoyage*

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Bunny island is the best.
Had to take this photo with my mouth. one hand feeding, one holding camera, mouth pressing camera button.
Used one of those 'bridge' cameras that are kinda like point and shoots but with crazy built in zoom. This was a relatively cheap one, i could definitely recommend getting one of these.

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>>21268885
another bun bun

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Hikone

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>>21264674
>>21264967

Yes, everything is Kyoto.

>>21246006

Keihan Line. Demachiyanagi Station

>>21261126

Kyoto Imperial Palace. The northern most gate on the east side.

>>21261132

Imadegawa bridge crossing Kamogawa.

>>21261139

Sanjyo bridge crossing Kamogawa

>>21261149

A little west of the Sanjyo bridge, can't remember the name of the street.

>>21261153

Shijo, near entrance to Teramachi.

>>21265631

That's the weird digital one that works like a film camera, right? Probably fun as hell to use, wish they'd release a new version with a modern sensor.

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thread seems a little slow the last few days, might post a couple pics to hopefully perk things up.
I believe this was part of the gardens around tenryuji temple. Really liked the mossy garden it was in, with the nice autumn tree draping over the top of the moss hill and lantern.

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>>21274335
Not a great photo overall but i had to quickly snap it as the clouds were moving and the sun was setting, so i was gonna miss that real golden shine on the trees if I took too long.
this one is on miyajima up along the river near daishoin temple

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Somewhere around Magome or Tsumago