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

Cloudy as balls in my hood. Didn't get to see it. Maybe again in 132 years.

 

Saw it from Kyoto. I kinda expected a darkening day so was slightly disappointed (2000 eclipse from Paris was quite dark), but that day was still awesome and all-day party
Btw wondering if anyone on this board lives in Kansai ? I live in Kyoto now.

 

Akihabara at night.




Look at all those ants....

I'd hate to be responsible for writing jay walking tickets, that's for sure.

 

It's hard to when the picture is so out of focus.

Not a problem

 

trying desperately to learn how to shoot decent video by throwing together an akihabara vid, will throw it up once it's done.

hmmmm - this turned out a bit shitty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87hmeY-rKAw

ah well, i know how to make things better - just need to go shoot more stuff and put it all together

 

I loved it. I can't find the right word for the feeling I got while watching it, but it was one I enjoyed very much. Thanks and I look forward to more videos.

 

Loved the video !!

Really cool, you should make some more!

 

it's amazing what a little music will do to a video. :thumbsup:

 

Another short video from around our area

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJBqt73J8xg

 

sounds like the music from Mirror's Edge

that said, good video, its cool to see Aki at ground level like that.

I could never do that, stand out in the open and just record stuff on camera... I have a bit of social anxiety (Thanks Mom!) that keeps me from doing that kinda of stuff. I'd love to but just "can't".

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-7tV4EePas

threw together a quick (and choppy!) Aki-by-day time - not really much in the way of gaming in there, but gives a feel of what it's like i guess.

Incredibly ballsy (obviously!) cross dresser in the video. Guy was pretty built - the look on the old store keepers face is pretty awesome - it's somewhere near the end.

 

Apparently I haven't been integrated enough into Japanese society to be allowed to complain about the place, so I thought I'd upload a few images instead.

A lot of people don't realise how dangerous Hokkaidou is in the winter. A few years back when these where taken me and the misses went to Sapporo to see someone, CoCo I think.. any how on the way home we crossed over the road, and just as we crossed one of the new type Mini's flew across the pavement we had just been standing on and took out a tree, and half of a shop. Salting the roads would be a good idea.

 

some amateur night shoots of the kanagawa shinbun hanabitaikai 2009 in minato mirai

 

nice shots as always Tatsujin!

 

This might not be the most exciting, but here are my most recent Obon holiday pics (there are some games in there too, honest!):

http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/Izu/


And once again, some more pics from all over Japan in general:
http://www.disgruntleddesigner.com/chrisc/lifeinjapan.html

 

tamagawa fireworks finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve8AAg8Vzdg

 

LOL, just as you think it's over....

 

Today (August 23rd) was the Bakan Festival here in Shimonoseki. Basically it's a festival to celebrate the old Shimonoseki or so I believe. Anyway, the main feature of this festival that most of the city attends is the dance. This consists of thousands of citizens of the city performing a special dance along the city center's main 1 mile (1.6km) street. The amount of people that take part is unbelievable. maybe these pictures can give you an idea. Sorry about the quality but I was a bit on the tipsy side...... oh alright, I was well out of it

All the dancers are split in to their companies that they work for. As you can see, the dancers go right off in to the distance and these pictures were taken near the center of the parade.





The people dance to the rhythm banged out by these guys while two women whale out a traditional (oh my ears are bleeding) Japanese song. Sort of a cross between enka and Buddhist chants.


Of course I'm not really in to this dancing because I've seen it 10 times or so, so I spent most of my time stuffing my face and drinking among the 100 or so stalls.



Yakumo

 

best restaurant receipt ever!

 

uh D, that link doesn't work:-(