anyone know where this picture was taken?
>>49856770Looks like a pretty big lake. Maybe somewhere along the coast of lake Biwa.
>>498568574 u
>>49856770It's taken at Hachimanyama Castle Ruins.
>>49856857>>49857043thanks anons
Will do a mini dump of pretty pics I took in Nippon
This was in Jigokudani Noboribetsu during winter. Since the trails were closed for the season, a friend and I snuck past the barriers and had the entire majestic winter landscape to ourselves. It was absolutely cool.
>>49859080Gotta love a rainy day walk in a pretty place.
During a rainy, cloudy day in Tokyo. This would make for a cool album cover.
And finally, some 500 yen plastic oppai at the Donki
>>49859161Wow, I went there on an overnight field trip once when I was a kid and stayed in the nearby hotel. Learned that natural hot springs smell like farts.
Oop >>49859177They absolutely do, sulfur be smelly. But the sights are pretty cool and otherworldly
I'll drop a couple I took when I went last spring.
>>49859080where was this taken and what camera did you use? going to japan soon and wanted to take some nice pictures too
>>49856770man, this pic looks awesome. wish I'd grown up somewhere peaceful and scenic like this
>>49859331Huh, that one showed as being right side up. I guess I'll just avoid vertical photos.
Here's mineSuwa was a beautiful place
>>498593644chan erases metadata from posted photos, so that might be it
Himeji castle was cool. When I went to see it like 10 years ago it was all covered up because it was undergoing restorations so it was nice to see it in full this time.
>>49859390Wasn't it too crowded? It was a bit of a pain for us, even at the first hour.
>>49859404Very crowded. That's why I usually prefer either going to popular places at the crack of dawn or going to less touristy places in general. Like Fushimi Inari Taisha here. Big tourist spot but only a handful of people if you go at 5am.
>>49859435We did the whole Fushimi loop at dawn and it was quiet once as soon as we climbed a little. I think most people stay at the start.
>>49859447Loved all the stray cats there.
>>49859462For me it was the tanukis
>>49859462Iphone photos sure have a tendency of breaking when being moved to a computer.
>>49859466Very cute. Truly a shame that you can't pet those.
>>49859483I don't know they look a bit mean. I wouldn't have risked it.
Gotta love Hakodate's local clown themed franchise.
>>49859346It was taken in Kyoto, in the grounds adjacent to Kiyomizu-dera. I simply used my phone's camera lol and it was an old one too (Galaxy A-something from 2019), so practically any modern phone will take cool photos if you have the eye for it.
>>49864769Oh this is exceptional anon
>>49859404location?
>>49865732Looks like the Yoichi area of Hokkaido.
>>49865732Nishinoshima island
i love threads like these. i wish we had irl japanese threads more often
>>49856770I'd reckon it was taken somewhere in Japan.
Some of the nicer snaps from my trip.Speaking of trips, I smashed myRotary cuff into five different pieces about four days in so that was fun.
Last pic I managed to do with two hands
They wanted me to go home immediately after patching me up.I politely ignored them knowing full well the NHS wasn't going to do a damn thing.
Feelsbad being poor and not being able to travel thereSudacabros, when will our time come?
And I really didn't want to miss Takayama. Fantastic festival.
>>49874737The plane ticket is the most expensive part. Cost of living is low, and you can bum around internet/manga cafes with your suitcase stashed in a station locker if you absolutely need to.
Don't waste time overplanning things. Just go. Japan is one of those places where once you're there, everything else just clicks into place for you as you're swept up in the clockwork precision of everything. People call it dystopian and soul crushing, but it's heaven for autismos.
>>49859169>This would make for a cool album cover.It's actually quite reminiscent of the cover of "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" by Wilco.
>>49874668How did that happen?
>>49859080>>49859145>>49859161These are perfect
>>49874781The nicest thing about Japan is that I never really have to think about where I am. I could get off at a random train station at any hour of the day and wander around the area to see what's there, knowing that I am in no danger at all while I do it. Can't do that in most US cities where there are whole areas where you are better off not leaving the station if you accidentally got off there.
>>49874934Went on a short half hour hiking trail that promised a really nice view of Mt Fuji framed by the Hakone mountains. Walked into a swarm of angry Japanese hornets halfway up. Got stung twice (leaving scars) causing me to fall and break my shoulder. I was later told that they were active far later than usual due to the october heatwave and they were being called out constantly to deal with angrier than usual swarms.
>>49875041And it's only going to get worse every year...
>>49875051Silver lining, their biggest prey is quickly becoming a predator. And I can say with personal experience that the Japanese are very determined to eradicate any hornet that ends up in populated areas, judging from the death squad that were dispatched alongside the ambulance crew.
>>49875041how'd you walk into the swarm? did you step on a nest or were they just chilling in the middle of the path? was going to do a hike in nagano and your post got me a little spooked
>>49874758>The plane ticket is the most expensive partthis. tickets for me cost almost double my hotel expenses for 10 nights
>>49876612Just chilling in the middle of the path unfortunately. The autumn heatwave last year really really riled them up. 35°c in October. Mental.Just be careful what time of year it is and what the weather is I guess. Maybe douse yourself in repellent too. I wish I did that.
>>49876645I'm flying out at the end of this month, so the heat will no doubt be worse... maybe I'll just park my happy ass in tokyo and save nagano for winter or spring
>>49875158Good on the Japanese park service for handling this quickly and presumably efficiently, before it starts becoming a big problem.
>>49876665Typical tourist areas will be fine. Don't be put off by my stupid idea of going off the beaten track between bus connections when I should have sat my ass down at Lawson and waited. Nagano will be fine.
>>49876665I had no idea sweat could crystalize into salt until I went to Japan in the summer, that was a decade ago. I can only imagine how much worse the summer heat has gotten since.
>>49892383What makes a cityscape look distinctly Japanese compared to cityscapes of other countries?
>>49892392Ignore the parks and East asian syled buildings, it's clearly the golf/batting court in the bottom right
>>49892392Lots of green space (if we're ignoring the temples and shrines in them), large mix of building heights/lack of zoning as people just build whatever they want on the land they own, more natural, euro style road layouts.
>>49896168>lack of zoning as people just build whatever they want on the land they ownFactually untrue.
>>49874708do you have more pictures in trains?
Don't let this cool thread die
>>49905265I wish I could have gone here. I was kind of strapped on time so I just took a bus to the last quarter or so of the pilgrimage path to Kumano Hongu Taisha and just walked that instead. To think it was so long ago that the photo is straight up from a digital camera rather than a phone...
It feels like forever since we had these kind of threads.
>>49916598While you are here, check out this funky statue.
>>49916616Cool statue, dude.
>>49916598They're always like heaven
>>49905358Katsura river
Just taken with my phone, but I like the perspective on this one.
>>49925252Living there must be pretty peaceful.
Bumping this great thread
What kind of truck is the bottom truck?
>>49936490475 M?
>>49921660No bocchi watch out the Peregrine Flacons
>>49925252Looks like a chill place. I'd love to just walk down that road to see where it goes.
>>49960024Nice clouds.
>>49892392Lack of old buildings. Most buildings in that picture are glass. In NYC you have a bunch of 100 year old brick towers.
BUMP dont die on me beautiful thread
I will now proceed to dump a small collection of nice photos I took
>>49968003Fucking hell I hate this sideways shit
>>49968036Best ramen I've ever had btwIn a small place called Shimijimi in SapporoThis is Sapporo too
>>49968073
In the mood for some chicken ass
That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed a glimpse of my adventures
>>49968111Nice pics anon. One day I'll go to Japan and take pictures of my own. Until then I'll just keep posting from my collection.
>>49968111Great pics. my dude.
I took this recently I like it
>>49970514
Pic i've took at Enoshima island last week. It's a nice place even if it's touristy.>>49970289Kagoshima is on my list next year.
>>49968065me on the left
>>49979512I want to be there.
>>49859539>>49864149>>49864769Where are these?
>>49892392Dunno what it's called, but all the buildings have the same style with the grey concrete and being pretty flat.
Thanks everyone for posting!
op here. my flight back home from japan is today. will post some pictures when I get home
>>49992732Will be here lurking.
>>49992732Bump because I wouldn't want OP's thread to die before that
>>49992732patiently waiting
dumping
never played a touhou game before, I wanted an excuse to speak in japanese so I asked for the oldest game that they recommended
>>50001290>never played a touhou game beforethe average /jp/ posternice pics anon.
>>50001358Nice bote.
>>50005282is this a pig cafe?
>>50001334>>50001329>>50001324>>50001312>>50001306>>50001298>>50001271>>50001275really like these anonwhat was the coolest thing you saw at animate? my japanese friends keep saying it’s like heaven on earth
>>49856770https://pin.it/7vXGtUxv0 This guy's photos are pretty good. I thought it was some young "niche and knows about obscure japanese things and has better taste than you and is cooler than you" tumblr girl curating stuff but it seems like it's actually a regular guy who's a rich salaryman lol. In one of the photos you can see a digital camera and a guy in a dress shirt but not his head. This page also goes so well with 80's music, like the record of lodoss war ost. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xUEFrT1f_s0&si=Sc_hxB3DSEG8xR31 Or the pop musician Sandra. Japanese people seem to have really elegant taste. All the stuff they like from the west is the fancy stuff.
Thank you for this thread, made me recall some good memories I had wandering around Japan a few years back.Recall wandering around Nagoya for a few hours and found this small shrine not too far from the castle. Just got there at the right time that it looked quite stunning, and the photo does it no justice. Thank you for reminding me of this photo that I have, a memory of a time and world long gone. Cherish your youth anons.
>>50007654good, I'm very glad this came out sideways, very nice.
>>50001407damn, didn't realise how popular Enoshima had become. When i visited around 10 years ago the place was pretty much empty apart from a few locals and JP tourists. Was comfy.
>>49874727Ah thats funny. I know exactly where you are! I used to work at the temple right next to that giant Kanon as a gardener. Good times!
>>50019938How was work there? Sounds cool!
>>50019938Wtf how did you land a gig as a gardener for a temple?
>>50021834he's best mates with Kami-sama
>>50021767>>50021834It was my dream job to work in Japan as a real traditional Japanese gardener. I was hired by a real company and was an actual employee on a real work visa. Paid Japanese taxes and everything. It was a mixed bag honestly. The work was super fascinating and the places I got to work at and in were some of the coolest places I've been in the world! One of the temples was even an UNESCO World Heritage site. You know that one giant bamboo forest that like pops up when you type "japan" into Google images? The temple that's next to. It's kinda funny, I learned very quickly to dislike tourists since they always shitted up the place and made messes and didn't follow rules and shit. Ironic since I was also a gaijin. That said, the work was also insane. Everyone knows the Japanese work ethic and schedule is aids, but I can fully attest to the cancer. To put it into perspective, I worked 72 hours a week, but 32 hours were unpaid overtime. What's worse is I got better treatment cause I was a gaijin. My coworkers typically worked more. Japanese stores also were super annoying. They opened at 10am and often closed at like 7:30pm. Meaning they were closed before I starter work, and closed by the time I got home. I could really only shop on one of my 4 days off a month. I gripe a lot because there's a lot to gripe about, but I don't really regret it and it certainly changed my life! Plus Japan is like filled with qt Japanese grills. Imagine every random girl you saw walking on the street was a qt Japanese girl. Amazing
>>50022169>one of my 4 days off a monthmentalGood going for following your dream though anon, I hope to learn more of the language before I return, but doing even basic menial work there a few years back made me realise that full time work would probably kill me.
>>50022169Yeah I've been there (bamboo forest near Kyoto) and I totally get what you say about resenting tourists. What I'm curious about is how did you make the transition from a regular wagie to a fuckin gardener lmao? Wouldn't your visa be tied to whatever company hired you first, and if so how did you leave that company to pursue something as niche as gardening? How did you apply? Did they have any qualms about you being a gaijin, or was your language proficiency enough to land you the job? Did you havve any previous experience gardening? Asking all of this bc I don't think I've ever seen any ads specifically looking for gardeners at temples so this is super interesting to mePost more pics from the places you worked at kudasai
>>50022169>I worked 72 hours a week, but 32 hours were unpaid overtime.sounds like hell, i thought only salarymen and factory workers had such conditions nowadaysdo you have more pics from your time there?
>>50022330Oh I've never been anything but a professional gardener. It's my career. I even have a 4 year degree in horticulture. It's actually the 4 year degree that allows one to get a work visa in the first place. I worked at a load of botanical gardens in the US, including a Japanese garden which had connections to gardeners in Japan.They arranged a meeting on my behalf with a master who owned a company, that master apparently liked whatever I said, and offered to hire me and sponsor my visa despite me not actually asking for a job. They just asked if I wanted to meet a real master gardener and I said "hell yeah" and that somehow turned into a job offer. Apparently they've had foreign gardeners work for them in the past, who later created their own businesses in the US, but at the time I was there, I was the only non-Japanese person and the only English speaker, so everything was done in Japanese. I'd really only consider myself like N4-N5 so it was a bit challenging. Thankfully I guess they were expecting me to have known even less Japanese, so they were surprised that I knew as much as I did. Did make me feel like the equivalent of a spanish-only mexican landscaper though...As for the visa question, for whatever reason, once a company sponsors your work visa and you get it, it's actually tied to you and not the company, so at long as you notify the immigration office within 2 weeks of quitting a job, they usually give you 1 to as much as 3 months to find a new full-time job in the same work category. The visa was honestly the least of an issue. I had more trouble applying for city insurance. >>50022729I took about 10,000 photos when I was there. My phone is 96% plant and garden pictures. Here's a go-to I always really like from one of the temples we maintained. It's not open to the public but this pathway is right by the entrance to a lot of people passing by poke their heads in and take a photo. But I don't blame them because this is like the prettiest pathway ever.
>>50023518Damn that sounds dope as fuck, excellent pictures too. Thanks for sharing, I'm sure even if some things sucked ass at the time, looking back it was one hell of an experience. Do you miss it? Have you thought about going back?Ever since I first visited I've been honing my nihongo for some time now and in February I'll be going back with an N2 under my belt with which I'm gonna go and make my way in Japan for good or perish
posting just a few from my trip in Feb 2025 waiting for the train in Setagaya
>>50027900oops my bad, mixed up this image with my first one.thought this was cool, somewhere in Tokyo
cat cafe in Kobe
vine bridge in the iya valley, middle of the Shikoku island. can't find my original pic only an instagram snapshot unfortunately
another pic of the vine bridge at night
stayed at a children's summer camp lodge site for a night, somewhere in the mountains of shikoku
street leading up to my hotel in Kyoto
heron patrolling the waters of Kyoto
top of one of the mountains near KyotoI don't take many pictures so that's pretty much it. hope you all enjoyed
>>50027960Where did you go to in Shikoku, could you tell me more about the region? I'm planning to head there soon but haven't made a concrete itinerary yet.
>>50027925Unfortunately the normiegram location tag thing ruins it. Sad!
>>50028001>I don't take many pictures so that's pretty much it. hope you all enjoyedthese were great anon, thank youi really like the angle you take of streets and such
>>50028258so what I did was rent a car in Kobe then did the route in red. It was a 4 day trip in the area and spent the night in Kobe, two spots in the mountains, and then one last one in Okayama before ending back to Kobe to drop the car off. the main sights I wanted to hit on the road were the Naruto whirlpools and the Setonkai national park. the latter was meh, basically just driving past mountain islands but the whirlpools were pretty neat. the two mountain nights were: Iya Kanko Ryokan at the vine bridge which I highly recommend staying at. it was the most adorable old style inn ran by an old grandma and her grandson. they speak no english but are extremely accommodating and will cook you dinner and breakfast. the inn is right next to the bridge. the second spot was called Saijo Ishizuchi Fureai-no-Sato and was a really cool lodge spot that is a summer camp for kids. another side note is that I found the city of Imabari as my favorite in Japan. I was treated so nice and genuinely along with incredible food. more than likely there aren't many foreigners who go there and they really do make you feel welcomed there, at least that was my experience as a mayo monkey. I recommend doing something like this but a fair warning: you will hit a lot of tolls when you drive on the freeways. >>50028281sorry bro I'm a normie >>50028716thanks. I'll post one more of the misty Shikoku mountains after this post
>>50028001I can see my house from there! It's such a stellar view up on the daimonji, well worth the hike!
>>50032301Why do you live in nippon
>>50032340For work. I don't live there anymore sadly, but I lived in Kyoto and where I lived was in that anon's photo. Kyoto is the #1 spot for Japanese gardens after all!
>>50032301I’m not exactly sure how I feel when I look at this picture, but it definitely gives me a special feeling. It makes me feel calm.I really need to visit Japan as soon as i can, I’ve been fascinated by it forever
>>50005706sorry for the late reply. going back to work so soon+readjusting to my timezone hit me harder than expected. the ikebukuro store that I went to had mainly manga, CDs/DVDs, and various little items. coolest for me was the large display of a chapter of gakkou gurashi that they had up on a wall. regret not snapping any pics of the inside of the store.
>>50032375is that a Neuro-sama plush?
This thread hasn't been active and surviving in years, I use to contribute to it but it always ended up being pushed off by the holofags and then it just died and then it had kinda reappeared in the train cam, live camera thread and now it's back as an intendent sole proprietor, I welcome thee and shall contribute
>>49968042I lived in Otaru for a year or two when I was a small child and I remember the snow piling up to the second story window on one side of a family friend's house (the house was on a bit of a slope) and how the dad there shoveled the snow by the window to be a slide so his son and I could slide down it. Good times, and I'd like to see Otaru in the winter again some day.
>>50043292uh no. its evil neuro actually
Rural Kyushu
Kita-Kamakura temples
>>50015070The colors and composition in this one is really cool
>>50027943Did you cross it?
>>50070350sleezy
>>50070350sleepy
>>50075259>>50078175cozy
>>49968065...the heck?
