Life in Japan - Pictures galore !! Arcades, Temples, Rainy days, etc

Ah, that will be my area then. Only around the corner there is a really old place. Then there's Chofu which is dubbed "Samurai Town. You'd love that place.

 

Challenge accepted

 

More pics less smilies.

This is somewhat of a challenge. Finding the odd building which is older than 35 years and hasn't been torn down is indeed rare. Something about having your capital flattened twice in a 30 year span with the constant threat of a 3rd time always overheard and you don't really employ anything remotely related to "renovation". Having said that, I think there's a candidate in my neighborhood that might have a resident. It's quite the shithole, but not an interesting picture.

 

Having Godzilla stomp your city every 30 years you probably would make you give up on maintenance

35 years is fine, it's not the design of the building I'm interested in, it's the way the structure as aged. You can look at it and wonder about it's history based on it's how it looks.

 

Well, I can tell you for certain Japanese buildings aren't really built to last, and even less so built to battle the elements.

 

Most buildings in Tokyo are torn down within a decade or two, and are concrete and look quite horrible.

There are some older places, but they are not on paths frequented by my daily routine.

Here's one I took this morning:

 

To put it into perspective, they're renovating the Metropolitan gym/pool. It was the only indoor olympic pool in the area, and was a whopping 21 years old.

 

i suppose it keeps the construction trade going, which can't be bad for the economy, also means buildings keep up with technology better i suppose. thankfully the consoles and games last longer than the buildings

 

Any suggestions for a white guy going to Japan? I've decided to break away from the Family trip to Mexico and use my portion to go to Japan, as a graduation trip.
I'll probably have 2 weeks.

Places to go, things to see, eat, etc?

 

You would think so, but I've found that unless you live in a VERY new building (and thus, very expensive) you must crank the heater to stay warm in the winter. They simply do not understand what the fuck insulation is here. Serious WTF bullshit. While it does help the economy to an extent, they break and fix things that don't fucking need it ALL the time. It's a bit of a nuisance, and the city loses it's charm. All the temples people go see are reconstructed. None of them are that old. They rip down entire forests and replant. :|

Yep -- peruse this part of the board. Tons and tons of threads that will serve you.

 

sounds like what they do here only with the roads and public works, they tend to do stuff like that for no apparent reason seemingly just to waste the money they get from the EU (european union) so they can get more and it just becomes a pain as they never or rarely fix anything that actually needs fixed

 

A pretty photo, but I'm looking for something even more hidden away

Akihabara, duh If you're into temples, Nikko has lots of those, including the famous "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" monkeys. There's also a crazy-ass winding road to get up there, you pretty much have to bring your car to a stop and turn on a dime

 

Even more hidden away will require a special trip, which requires some time, which I don't have yet

 

If it's not too cold tonight I'll grab a few shots of really shitty places and dark old allies.

 

Oh well, the camera battery had died but here's a shot I took on Saturday.


Kokura - Kitakyushu Outter City (raw) by Yakum01975, on Flickr


Kokura - Kitakyushu Outter City (retro) by Yakum01975, on Flickr

 

all the black and white one needs is a godzilla or other random monster stomping through it. but i like it it actually reminds me of belfast for some strange reason

 

I think these are going to be the last of the fall colors.


Orange by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Kouyou by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Morning in Yoyogi Park (1) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Earth in Miraikan (2) by gaijin_punch, on Flickr


Checking out the Earth by gaijin_punch, on Flickr

 

There we go:

 

fries are not the same as chips really..chips are thick & fries are thin but you can call then both fries or chips

 

yeah chips are chunkier,

fireaza you made my morning with that pic i was going to do it myself but didn't lol

other pictures as per, are quality, love the big earth and the autumn colours