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

Cheers. I wanted it darker but considering it was taken on a bright day it's not too bad. I don't like going down to the sea at night. Freaks me out a little.

DCharlie, who is that a picture of? Someone from TV?

I had to take a dump in this place the other day. Creepy as hell and yes, it was dark!

Huis Ten Bosch-3 by Yakum01975, on Flickr
Huis Ten Bosch-4 by Yakum01975, on Flickr
Huis Ten Bosch-5 by Yakum01975, on Flickr
Huis Ten Bosch-6 by Yakum01975, on Flickr

 

Just some random girl - i was trying to capture the frenzy that used to occur on the mainstreet of Akihabara when it was closed on weekends. I have quite a few in that tone

(seems the other pics didn't show up - i think i need to fix my Flickr settings doh)

 

Ah, you may have the pictures set to family and friends only.

 

Opened this thread to be greeted with Yakumo's photos, WTF man!

Decided to get in on the Japan photos action with a few of the green neighborhoods around Hasuda:

 

Your journey in Japan begins as mine ends... poetic.
God speed!

 

You mean to say your leaving? How many years has it been it total for you?

 

Thanks, but you're leaving? Why's that?

 

A few shots I took last week down in Huis Ten Bosch last week.

Huis Ten Bosch - street Fighter by Yakum01975, on Flickr

Huis Ten Bosch - Night Tower 2 by Yakum01975, on Flickr

Huis Ten Bosch - Night Tower by Yakum01975, on Flickr

 

Now thats cool, and if thats your son he is very lucky to have a father like you

 

Thanks. Yep, that is my son. The Street Fighter picture was taken in the game museum. It had some classic arcade cabs including a mint original Space Invaders and a set of 5 1970's arcade games.

 

Wow, do you have more picture of the Game museum? really keen to find out more. =)

Nice pic again man~

 

Long story. In short, my career is better off if I leave, and my son was better off by leaving. In a nutshell, I unfortunately had no more use of Japan, except for partying really hard. That's fun, but it's not a reason to stay. Maybe one day it will rebound and I can go back and live, but I seriously don't see that happening until at least my kid is in college, and even that's unlikely.

 

It seems like now's a good a time as any to say that I have just left Japan myself. I had an amazing time there, and would recommend at least visiting once in one's lifetime. I hope that you all enjoyed my photos taken around Japan (I have many more yet unshared -some more on flickr- which I might add to the thread at a later date), and that some of you may follow my photography as I explore the rest of the world with my new take on life.

I'll leave you with some of my final images taken in Japan.

CUPCO LOVE YOU!! by martindesu, on Flickr

Hibiscus by martindesu, on Flickr

Ishigaki-jima by martindesu, on Flickr

Kabira Bay by martindesu, on Flickr

Water Buffalo in Okinawa by martindesu, on Flickr

I'll drop by from time to time to see how the rest of you are getting on, and see what crazy shit Yakumo is up to

I hope you enjoyed the ride—I certainly did.
Cheerio,
Martin

 

What? You're leaving too, Martin? man, now I feel lonely. Not that I ever met either of you but for some reason it feels odd.

 

Well, more Japan for me then!

 

I guess it's between you and me to be a Gaijin. I'll move by the end of December wish me luck!

 

Luck!

 

Of course, now both of you will have to produce weekly doses of high-quality pictures from Japan to make up the balance ;*)
Best of luck to everyone leaving and coming!

 

Lucky... iceland is so boring now i could die.

 

A question, to get an Permanent Residence Permit there it takes 10 years of work right?

IIRC an teacher told to us once that these countries were so good to live that some people ended up in suicide.

Not sure why, but I think that life is so "Easy and Boring" there that they ended killing themselves.