Back from Kumeta's breakShibuya Near Family chapter 169: Isumi collects jagged 10s>Ooh.>The thing...>That made me start>collecting these "jagged 10s"..."Jagged 10" (ギザ十, "gizajuu") refers to 10-yen coins produced in Japan from 1951 to 1958. "Giza" means "jagged, serrated, notched", referring to the ridged edge of the coins, which later 10-yen coins don't have. They're somewhat uncommon, but don't fetch prices much higher than their face value.>Was an experience I had>during our summer vacation trip.
>Do you know>where we are right now?>We're in Hokkaido.>(Around here)>Honestly... This doesn't feel much like Hokkaido...>It's no different from a forest you'd see near Nagano.>I mean, I think all forests everywhere feel pretty much like this.>Not a very nice thing to say after we spent all that money and time coming here.>I wanted to be...>More awash with Hokkaido!>Haven't you been plenty awash already?>We've eaten crab, we've eaten melons, we've eaten potatoes...
>I could get that much just by going to the Hokkaido fair at Yoyogi park.>Sign: Hokkaido Fair>Now, now... Don't you think there was a subtle difference in the freshness and quality, and stuff?>And even when I try to be proactive about experiencing things,>I get told stuff like "You can't touch the foxes".>Or, "If you run into a brown bear, it's over for you".>How exactly am I supposed to get that Hokkaido feeling?>You know, even though we call it Hokkaido...>It's still Japan.>That much is for sure...>[However, that uneasy sensation]>[soon proved to be only the beginning.]
>Even though this is Japan...>They're not using Japanese!>Never mind feeling like Hokkaido,>this doesn't even feel like Japan!>How lucky for you. It's like we're on a trip abroad.>It's the same thing in Shibuya.>You get foreigners working reception for foreign tourists.>I mean, that's fine, but...>How am I supposed to get by if I can't use Japanese in Japan anymore!?>Looks like me and Ikko-chan>have no choice but to get better at English.>That's right. This is a good opportunity, so brush up on your English studies.>Easy for you to say...
><How do you...>>I JUST CAN'T DO IT!>She's acting like a Japanese person from the Showa era.>Surely there should be *some* staff who speak Japanese, at least.>That's right!>Good day.>Japanese!This guy mainly talks in katakana, indicating a foreign accent.>I'm fine at Japanese, eh.>Are you really?>Form of Vermillion Bird! Form of Azure Dragon! Gate of Babylon!>I-idiot... It's not like I like you or anything... Good grief, you're really something else...>A common story with people who know Japanese.>Sounds like he learned it from anime.>Well, *I* don't know any of those shows!
>With things like Pokimon cards as a common language,>it looks like it's possible to get along even with foreign kids.>He made friends with him really quickly.>Kids sure have it good, being able to make friends so easily.>You're a kid, too.>Pokimon cards really are amazing, huh?>They sure are...>Plus, rare cards>can get sold for outrageous prices.>For instance, I've heard of a card being sold for 2.5 billion yen at an auction.>Wow!>To think that a piece of paper would be treated like that.>It's kind of hard to believe.
>It's handy to have tools for communicating even if you don't speak the other person's language.>Don't you have anything like that, Ikko?>That's why I keep telling you to buy me a smartphone.>You think you can get by with the phone's translation app?>Still! I really just can't accept>that it's possible to not be able to communicate in Japanese in Japan!>How has it come to this!?>In the end, I guess "weak yen" is the culprit.>Weak yen... What's that?>Simply put, it means Japanese money isn't popular.>Since it's cheap to do things in Japan,>(So cheeeap!)>a lot of people come visit here from abroad.>I don't really get it, but...>The problem is that Japan's money isn't popular, huh?>True... An old man like this>doesn't really get people excited.>That's it!>I came up with a great idea!
>If we do this, Japanese money will be super-popular!>Everyone will want it!>That's my girl! This should strengthen the yen for sure!>And if we make bills with rare Pokimon,>they'll become really really valuable!>I'm a genius!>Hmmm...>But, even with Pokimon cards, the cards that *aren't* rare>Sign: Please take as many as you want -Treasure Pactory>end up being seen as very cheap...>Treasure Factory is a chain of used item stores in Japan.>Hey, mom.>Hm?>Can money>be "rare", too?>Yes.>Shibuya Duty Diary - Even in Hokkaido, I end up playing crane games.>Sidebar: It might not be possible to add more characters, but wouldn't it be fun to draw more faces by having Shibusawa-san go from child to adult to old man in multiple stages?The person featured on the 10,000 yen bill is Eiichi Shibusawa, an influential Japanese business magnate during the Meiji restoration.Thanks for reading!
Chapter 168: Ikko wants Indian food
>>290319504Thank you for sharing
And that's all for today. Thanks for reading!
>>290319832Thanks for typesetting!
>>290319832Thank you for posting, translating and typesetting, OP and friends!
>>290319504Thank you for translating. I don't remember the last time the family escaped Shibuya, especially so far away. >>290319832Thank you for typesetting, as well.
