日本の風景

What's this I hear about Hokkaido milk being great? I live in a country with a very big dairy industry and I like drinking milk, so I want to try some.

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koyasan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B17B06h0Vpw

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>>15851409
Mountains are the best.

>>15861178
Beautiful. I love rain.

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The weekend before last I was in Soma City hunting for portals.

>>15862876
Would you happen to have this with a height of 1280 or above?

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>>15862878

>>15862903
Thank you

>>15862903
Thank you. It's really difficult to look at small images on a 1440p monitor.

>>15853457
they made a manga about how great the farm fresh everything from Hokkaido is.

>>15861178
Fukken beautiful.

How can I move to Japan?

>>15870792
Become a shitty English teacher.

>>15870797
>>15870798
What else?

>>15870834
Marry a Japanese ojousama.

>>15870792
Do what I did. I'm renting an apartment in Japan and trade off going back to the US and coming to Japan every 3 months.

>>15870973
Does it HAVE to be an ojousama?

>>15871101
How else will you finance your NEET lifestyle?

>>15871104
Ah, yes, of course, I forgot about that. Sorry for the surprise box but what if I intend to get a job, at least?

>>15871039
so basically you're rich as fuck?

>>15871213
>Sorry for the surprise box but
why didn't you just not say that and not post le ebin suprise box

>>15871260
I am not a clever man.

>>15871280
Why would you make a video then take a screenshot of it on your PC rather than take a photo?

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>>15871810
Shit was indeed cash.

>>15871817
Files hadn't finished uploading yet to dropbox.

>>15871826

Mitsuya Cider is best soda.

>>15871039

Wish I had money to blow like that.

Been living in Japan the last four years and currently working on my PhD here.

Money is extremely tight.

>>15871971
A lot of the drinks here are good.

>>15871989
Aww, good luck dude. I do admit I've been pretty lucky here. Hopefully you get to do some cool shit yourself.

I'm in Japan too!

Can I blogshit as well?!

>>15872003

>Hopefully you get to do some cool shit yourself

Oh, I certainly am. I am living in Kyoto, I love this city.

Just wish I had more money and time to travel throughout Japan.

>>15872008
Sure, post some pics. Let's see some girls.

>>15872010
I recommend Kyushu. I had a great time there. If you have any friends that can drive, you can end up saving a bunch of money doing road trips, splitting the costs, and staying in cheap places.

>>15872008

Sure!

Post pictures of the last chick you banged cooking you lunch.

>>15872016
>I recommend Kyushu.

That is the only place (outside of Tokyo) that I have had a chance to go. Have in-laws there. They live in a really inaka place and it was pretty cool.

>>15871280

What does her skirt say?

I just got back from Japan today and I already miss it.

This thread is making me google Japanese real estate. Am I blind or stupid or can you really buy apartments for just a few million yen?

>>15872021
Last year, I went all around Kyushu. Saga and Kagoshima were amazing. I have relatives in Hiroshima I want to go see, but haven't had the chance yet.

>>15872024
Looks like it says "Strang To Say" from the video I have. I have to admit, I wasn't really looking at the skirt.

>>15872038

Oh, so it's THAT kind of video.

I love the Engrish here. I always find myself rudely staring at bags or boobs trying to read people's terrible English.

>>15872104
Yeah, it's pretty bad. Everyone always wants to speak English. Especially the taxi drivers.

When I was in Kyushu I saw a bunch of bags from a local store that basically said "I want you now. I want to do it." all over it.

>>15872029
landlords usually charge gaijin extra

>>15872029
>>15872152
Yeah, it's incredibly hard to get an apt as a gaijin. I'm currently in a tower mansion in a pretty nice area, and I had to pull some serious tricks in order to live here. Just having money isn't enough to get you into places.

The nicer the place, the more they research too. You have to be well known, or be employed a well known company. The general rule of thumb is that your yearly income has to be 1000man or higher to live in a relatively new Tokyo tower mansion.

>>15872152

I have not seen that anywhere.

But I have heard of landlords forcing gaijin to pay for a few months upfront.

Getting a loan to buy a house is ridiculously hard for a gaijin.

>>15872164
>Just having money isn't enough to get you into places.
confirmed poor

>>15873364
I'm currently living in said Tokyo tower mansion, you can draw your own conclusions.

>>15857895
those legs on the right though...

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>>15861111

They are.

I had never seen a mountain before I moved here, and now everytime I look up there is a mountain.

>>15872164
Yeah, it's incredibly hard to get an apt as a gaijin.

No it's not.

>>15875154
Cheap places are simple. There are gaijin apartment complexes too. But if you want to live in a decent place with normal Japanese people it's pretty difficult. I just went through the process myself. Then again this is Tokyo. It's possible it's simpler elsewhere.

>>15875082
>I had never seen a mountain before I moved here
Where did you live? I've lived in a valley with 1km high ranges all around, I could do with a change.

>>15875291
American and Canadian prairies are mountain free.

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Guys I'm going to japan in a week.

Futaket is on the 8.10 or 10.8 wherever you're from...

I'm going with a group, give me a good excuse to go there something to tell people.

Also anyone ever bought doujinshi, does airport security look at you funny when you have 20 porn mags?

>>15875291

Southern Louisiana

Was flat as fuck. It was pretty much all swamp land before it was developed.

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A park about 10 mins from my house, I go walking there often

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At one of the drift days a while ago in Nikko. I usually drift at the circuit or touge once a month.

All that probably belongs in /o/ though...

>>15875929
Nice R32. Got more pics?

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>>15875936
The R32 isn't mine, it's a friend of mine's. I drive an S15 (the red one in this pic).

Here's an old vid of me drifting if you are interested, I've been too lazy to upload any of my newer videos ^^; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YopOy3TUSxA

>>15875963
This is really cool, thank you.

Wish I could afford a R32 now before this commie green mayor decide to put some stoopid laws.

>>15875476

As long as you are circumspect you will be fine.

If you try to go through American customs with loli porn stickers on your suitcase you are gonna get fucked coming back.

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>>15858008
Skytower is kowai desu ne

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Foggy morning in the Fukushima.

>>15870834
If you have any particular skills, you can get in doing the english teacher thing while you look for jobs. Then quit once you find something.

That's what I did. It's much easier finding work in Japan if you're already in the country.

very enjoyable thread, thank you OP

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Kyoto City is best City.

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>>15880676
I'd like to move to Kansai someday.

There's hardly anything east of Tokyo (except for the food, which is awesome).

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>>15880676
Kyoto really is a nice city. It's really photogenic.
And then there's all the temples and shrines.

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>>15880684

I carry my camera in Kyoto with me pretty much everywhere. Always something to shoot.

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>>15880690
If you live there, you should really read Tomihiko Morimi's novels.

He sets a lot of them there, and in actual locations (streets/buildings, etc)

>>15880467
What did you do after teaching English?

>>15880721

I'll have to read them soon.

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>>15875476
I went through security with four volumes of hentai in my backpack and nothing was said.

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>>15880676
I really liked Nara.

>>15880721
Yea his novels are pretty good.
I would also recommend watching anime which his work is based on (Tatami Galaxy and The Eccentric Family) for people who doesn't like/have time reading.

>>15878421
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>>15878431
This place looks gorgeous. Whereabouts is it?

>>15882297
The second and third you quoted seems to be from Owase, Mie Prefecture. That's all i could find.

>>15882867
>>15882920
>>15882960
>>15883096

This is the first time I have seen 4chan delete something due to blatant racism.

>>15883578
Maybe Hiroshima was apologizing for hiring 4chan Heroes.

>>15880757
Became a translator. Only needed about 2-3 years of intensive study after a few semesters in college.

>>15875476
When I was an exchange student and was planning to come home eventually, I boxed up my comiket haul and shipped it home by boat. Takes a while, but it's cheap to move large quantities, and nobody checks what's in it.

fuck I want to go to japan so much

>>15884160
Then come on over. It's not that hard.
If I can manage it then anyone can.

>>15884170
One day, when I have the money. But I dont want to just be a tourist, I want to stay over there for a while which I dont know how works

>>15884194
How long do you mean by a while?
On a visitors permit you can stay for three months which you could spend mostly in cheap accommodation like hostels.

If you want to stay longer you're going to need a visa which requires effort to get. I would suggest coming over at least once on a visitors permit before looking at getting a visa to stay longer. You have no idea how you will actually find the place until you come here.

>>15884194

Go take an intensive language course.

Many universities have year long programs.

I did that after I graduated college. Decided I liked it, got a recomendation to their graduate school, and am now studying for my doctoral degree.

>>15884034
That's cool. How did you find translating as a job? I've heard a lot of people get frustrated with Japanese companies preferring Japanese translators to foreign ones. Did you enjoy it?

>>15884223
How much did that year-long program cost you? I working on an unrelated degree and none of the colleges I'm applying to have a Japanese language program, so I wouldn't mind taking a crash course like that after I finish.

>>15884629

I think it was around $2.5k a semester. There are cheaper and more expensive programs too.

I ended up getting a scholarship after my first semester because my grades were good.

They throw money at you pretty much. I get $1.5k a month and my full tuition covered right now. Plus I work as a TA at $25 an hour.

>>15884643
Are you talking about language courses at Japanese universities or western ones? Im not the guy you were talking to but to my knowledge, no universities here offer a language course like that.

>>15885693

Language courses at Japanese universities.

A lot of universities here offer them.

>>15886759
Sorry, I should have clarified that I meant in my country, which is not the US. Thank you.

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>>15889884
given all of the times you've posted pictures with exact coordinates i presume you live in Japan and take photos every day? must be nice

>>15889938
Arashiyama is a really nice area.

>>15889886

The pictures taken and posted by people there are what makes these threads.

>>15884034
Nice anon, I'm looking to do a similar thing with JET if I get in. I'm hoping to join a start-up as a developer once I finish my stint as an english teacher.

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A few random pics I took before I head to bed.

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>>15891227

>>15875929
Living the Initial D life I see

>>15890632
This is goddamn fucking beautiful

>>15886759
I never thought about this, I am currently working in the US to save up for a language school next year. Apparently all the language schools fill up quick so I have to wait next year to apply.
Would it be cheaper to just go to a real university? Language schools seem to be all people talk about.
I plan on continuing education in Japan after a 1-2 year intensive course.

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I count this as scenery.

>>15891788

That is what I did. Two years at a universities intensive language program, then went on to grad school. Te intensive language school I went to was ran by a university. If you do real well they give you a recomendation to enter their university. Wasnt my original plan, but it has worked out okay.

There are a few English language undergraduate programs in Japan too. While in the program you can also take the intensive language courses. But if you already have your undergraduate degree, this is a waste of time.

>>15891788
For what it's worth, depending on where you're from, the Japanese government gives out really good scholarship plans at the undergraduate level, including time taken to study the language (usually 1 year intensive before the degree itself).

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>>15891802

>live in kyoto
>10-20% discount pretty much everywhere if you wear kimono/yukata
>wife never wants to go on yukata date

So disappoint.

>>15891929
your wife sounds like she sucks

>>15891906
Is it common for scholarships to be given to students from U.S.A? because I haven't found any schools yet.

>>15893084

Yes.

JASSO and MEXT are two big ones.

>>15891929

Nah, she's pretty cool.

She just works like 18 hours a day and is too tired most of the time.

>>15891223
Was this taken in Koyasan?

>>15891913
A friend of mine got one of these, he moved from Mexico to Japan and has been there since April if I remember correctly. I tried a few years ago but didn't get selected. I hear it's easier at postgraduate level.

>>15893114
>She just works like 18 hours a day and is too tired most of the time.
Jesus, what does she do?

>>15893153
That one was taken at the Miyajima Museum of History and Folklore (宮島歴史民俗資料館).

>>15893114
This guy really think his wife is working for 18 hours? Poor jpsie being so naive. Better prepare yourself for upcoming ntr play .

>>15894045
It's Japan. Of course she works for 18 hours a day.

>>15894253
Just how naive are you.

>>15893109
Not the original anon asking, but I'm currently a second year university student. I was thinking of going to Japan in the next year or two, but I'm not sure if it would be worth doing a summer program or just going by myself. I'm a little reluctant about a summer program because I feel like I would have to be in a city most of the time instead of being able to explore. Any advice?

>>15894381
Go to Japan first over summer vacation for a few months to see if it fits you. Japan, honestly, is a poor fit for most Westerners, and people on this board really like to feed that dream.

>>15893170
I think there are some programmes at the postgraduate level as well, but fewer as compared to undergraduate level. If they're not within your area of interest, and/or your previous degree isn't exactly directly related to them, it might be more difficult to get in. Also, a lot less are taught in English, if I recall correctly (as compared to undergraduate courses).

>>15894381
Cities have their own charm, depending on where you end up, and can take a while to explore. That said, >>15895029 is probably right, so keep that in mind as well.

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Red spider Lily viewing in Saitama, last weekend

>>15895070
Interdasting.

>>15895070
Nice. I love 彼岸花. Apparently, they're poisonous, so farmers plant them around their rice paddies to keep out pests.

>>15894045
>>15893462

18 was hyperbole.

She works more lik 12-14. Working as a teacher and then the tutoring desk after class.

Part of the problem is the school sucks.

>>15895414
>Working as a teacher
That explains it. My condolences, man. I can assure you, it's not just her school that keeps teachers that late.

>>15895531
Hers is especially bad. Her previous school was nowehere near as bad, but it was too far away.

>>15872164
I don't you have some advice about getting loans, then?

I've only been here for a year and a half, so no 永住権 yet, and I'm only on 600万 (it should go up by the end of the year, not sure by how much though)

I wouldn't be going for a Tokyo tower mansion right away though, my work is close to Nanbokusen so maybe I'd look near Saitama. My goal is to "work my way up" in apartment quality, so I just want to stop having to pay rent money asap.

>>15895047
I think I'm not smart enough to get into postgraduate in the area that my undergraduate is in, I'm having enough trouble with it now. I have to say though the Asian studies classes I took were very interesting and I did well in both of them, but I hear trying to do postgraduate for some field you dont have an undergraduate degree in is near impossible.

Anyone know some good intensive language courses 2-4 year?
I see some places don't offer a lot and some do.
I plan on going to Japanese medical school after.
I'm an american living in the US right now.

>>15897345

Your undergraduate degree matters less.

I am in graduate school in Japan for a major completely unrelated.

>>15899244
Can I ask what it is? Im a physics undergraduate but I would be interested in doing asian studies or history postgraduate.

>>15899358

Doing American Studies right now. It is actually a sort of interdisciplinary program. My advisor is a History major. Some of the other professors are anthropology, it is a real big mix.

At the University I chose, I could have done American Studies or Global Studies, but not Asian Studies. Asian studies program required too high of a Japanese level. I am only JLPT N2.

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Don't have any OC to post so here's some old shit.

These are my favorite threads by far.

>>15899906

That's some pretty terrible distortion.

Here is a shot from Kyoto earlier today.

Was trying out my Techart Pro adapter. It works pretty damn well.

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>>15900297

Forgot my picture.

>>15853457
marketing

>>15908203
what area is this? I used to work there!

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>>15908627
Akihabara. Where did you work?

>>15908203
I'm really jealous that arcades are still thriving there. There is like nothing in east coast US at all, and even when I visit relatives over on the west coast most of them are poorly set up and have a lot of pinball and that type of thing.

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>>15910424
It seems like they're declining in popularity here, too. I'm sure the ones in Akihabara get decent business due to the nature of the area, but arcades in smaller towns are often half empty.

>>15911416
>that guy pointing at you

>>15911416

I think they get more business from purikura and ufo cathers than any real arcade games to be honest.

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>>15911521
Yeah, that seems about right. Little kids love to go there to get candy, but that's about it.

>>15911416
I would guess it's at least partially due to how much the gaming industry has grown. With today's powerful systems and microtechnology there isn't as much arcades can do that personal systems can't, and some that personal systems can and arcades can't.

Also there sure are a lot of neko around in these pictures. How common are cats over there really? How many of them are strays and how many have owners?

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I still have to pick out the best photos and touch them up but matsuri last night.

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My cow tongue on the cooker.

>>15913209
Hi OP!

>>15913209
damn that's one good closup pictures, i'm saving that twice!

>>15913209
Should have been more to the left to prevent that flare and the overall too bright top left .

>>15861056
thats pretty nice

4chan Pass user since April 2016.

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>>15913370
Yeah, I don't really pretend to know anything about photography. I just really liked the little guy.

>>15913602
General tip then. The sun is both your greatest friend and worst enemy. Where possible try to be at least perpendicular to the sun, or have it behind you unless you can't avoid it or you are particularly going for a shot where you want the affect of it being in front of you.

>>15913729
>at least perpendicular to the sun
Nice, I'll try to keep that in mind. Thanks.

>>15862881
Ueno?

this thread makes me incredibly sad for some reason

>>15894381
Try Doshisha University.

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>>15895029

It's also not a good lifestyle.

Tiny apartments, 2 hour commutes each way, atsui, j8mme jimmae.

Regimented, always controlled.

Salary man or engineers work in long rows of desks, no privacy.
Air conditioning set to like 80 degrees F. To save energy.

Sushi is expensive so Rama is common.

Pollution.

But goddamn I love Japan. I want to help save their high tech ibdustries.

Yes I know how.

I'm 57.

Pic as proof I just got back from Kokubunji Tokyo.

Kokubunji Station..

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>>15897992
Start with free MIT or Khan online courses.

Then go visit for 2 weeks.

>>15916478

Doshisha closed their Bekka language program last year. Some internal power play thing from what I hear.

You can still go through nichibun (semester exchange with certain Universities) or short summer programs through an American University though.

Pic related, Clarke Hall at Doshisha Universities Imadegawa Campus.

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>>15916508

And I forgot the pic.

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>>15911416
Dying due to vidya.

So is smoking.

>>15916515
That architecture does not feel Japanese at all, not that I know anything about architecture.

>>15916528
that's because it's a chapel, which are almost all christian or jewish. Very different from japanese shrines and temples indeed.

>>15911416

I can't stop laughing at that guy who's laughing at you.

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>>15916508
Ah, I did not know.

In the 1970's my family hosted Japanese exchange students from that school.

Now I work for a Japanese company in Silicon Valley.

Life.

Your ideas are excellent.

Domo arigato gozaimasu.

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>>15916528
>>15916545

The whole campus is like that. It is a Christian school.

It has the second oldest brick building in all of Japan on the campus too.

Kyoto actually has quite a lot of old brick buildings, so it isn't as odd as one would expect.

>>15916552

It is a great school. One of the best private universities in Japan.

Their exchange program will turn someone from struggling with hiragana to passing JLPT N2 in about a year.

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>>15916599

Fascinating.

More KOKUBUNJI pi.

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>>15916616

I have always preffered shrines for some reason.

>>15916599
How much do these programs cost?
I've wanted to do a serious exchange to really learn the language for a while but I really can't see myself realistically using it in a career setting.

>>15916746

Not that bad. I think Doshisha's Bekka program was ~$2k a semester.

If you do an exchange you just pay your home universities tuition.

Unless you are good at languages, if you are starging from scratch you will need a year or two to learn enough to use it for a career.

A foreigner not speaking Japanese can find a job in Japan, but it becomes 1000x easier if you can do it and it well.

>>15916550
There's a guy laughing at me? Where?

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>>15880690
My picture might be shitty quality in comparison, but it is always interesting to see these little coincidences.

>>15853456
Reminds me of Garden of Words

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>>15918206

So you live in Kyoto to? Neat.

>>15916552
How old are you?

>>15916776
I know some basic Japanese from self study, enough to read some simple SOL manga and that sort of stuff but I still really suck. I was under the impression that unless you're working at an English speaking branch foreigners can't really get jobs that aren't directly related to language at least in some way, even if they are skilled.

>>15918746

Depends on the com0any really.

I ended up stopping my job hunting to go to grad school, but when I was talking to my career counseler he stated quite a lot of companies are hiring foreigners who can't speak Japanese. It is a lot harder to find a job, but certainly not impossible.

I can't imagine being a poorfag. I would have killed myself if I hadn't been to Japan already....

of course now I am not ever sure when I will go back, so maybe I should do it anyway...

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>>15875929
More please!

>>15916494
Are you in the start up industry or anything?

I'm looking to do something similar as a software engineer. Use JET / Interac / whatever as a way in and join a Japanese startup.

>>15918693
Wait, I remember that place. I think.

It's on the Philosophers Path or something, ain't it?

>>15924893

This shot was actually taken at Nanzen-ji, but I do believe tha aqueduct runs along the Philosopher's Walk too.

I actually have yet to go walk the Philosopher's Walk.

>>15925156
It looks like Nanzen-ji is basically at one end of the Philosopher's Walk.
I walked it on my first trip to Kyoto. That's when I picked up this photo >>15891802

>>15925171

The leaves will turn soon, I might try to go then.

Hopefully I can find a time when my wife and I are both off work.

>>15925171
>>15925156

I've been here as well; it's a fantastic spot.

The waterfall shower wasn't as great as I thought it would be; I hiked up to the top of it and it's just mesh holding the land together and a log that has the water flowing down it.

That being said, still a wonderful spot. I didn't know it was called the Philosopher's Path though.

>>15928259
There are so many cute and comfy cafes in Japan.

>>15932700
Nice higanbana. I can never bring myself to take photos in cemeteries.

>>15861178
Fantastic.

>>15932708
Where is this?

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Near the border between Fukushima and Niigata Prefectures.

>>15941889
Thank you. I really need to get up to the Tohoku area sometime.

Also your pictures are always very nice. I really appreciate you posting them for us.

>>15941916
>>15941906
>>15941895
Maximum comfy. Rural Japanese rail lines are just so picturesque.

>>15941895
What are the mirrors for?

>>15942475
To see what's coming 'round the bend. They're quite common along roads all over Japan because many roads are very windy, have tight curves, or have intersections with obstructions around them.

>>15941906
Oh! Tadami-sen!

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>>15941906
>>15941916
I should go on the Tadami Line again. The group I went with last time host trips every other month or so.
I am poor this month so maybe November. December/January would be great though.

This is a nice thread. Bump

>>15964404
Ah yes, the sideways temple. I must go there one day.

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Someone's winning the goldfish scooping game.

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>>15979802
Check out lil homie in the Serge shirt.

>>15979804
Do shrines really encourage gaijin?

I kind of expected that to be one of the things they wouldn't want tourists at outside of a few in hotspots.

>>15980245
In Tokyo many shrines have these 'how to worship' signs, but they are told not to bother the people that 'work' there most of the time.

>>15980245

>encourage gaijin
>protecting religion from foreigners

Religion isn't the same there.

Some buddhist sects used to exclude foreigners, but they really can't anymore with international marriages.

Besides, why would you want to stop people from giving you money to pray?

>>15980245
Stay out of Japan, filthy loud gaijin kuso.

>>15980245
Foreigners are more interested in Buddhism and Shinto than most modern Japanese, so they and their money are always welcome.

>>15980245
Yes. Just many have signs not to take photos at the altars.

>>15986362
Why would they not allow photographs? That's censorship.

>>15986649
Don't be a fucking idiot.

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Of all places I have visited in Japan, Shizuoka will always have a special place in my heart.

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>>15986827
It is nothing special really, but it is just such a comfy as fuck town. If you ever go there, check out the 日本平 at day and night, the view will blow you away.

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Checking in as a rare visitor to 4chan. I did almost 3 weeks in Japan, slow travel (5th trip maybe?). It's as every bit as beautiful as the photos show. Comfy to get around if you know decent Japanese, and there are great small neighbourhoods to explore and make friends in. Easy to meet people at meetups too.

Miss it and wish I had a good reason to go live there. Fuck.

Pic is of the most famous garden in Japan, Kenroku-en (in Kanazawa). I finally made it there this trip.

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These photos are breathtaking, any /jp/ recommended cameras? Thinking about getting a good one and wondering how expensive some of these ones are.

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In the town library of a picturesque old town called Hida-Furukawa, they set up a Kimi no Na Wa corner. (The library and town feature in the film.) Visitors coming to visit because of the film write messages there.

After wandering into the library and seeing the posters, I had to go watch the film in Shinjuku. It's entrancing and sends you into thoughts about why life and love can't be like that for you too. ;_____;

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>>15986948
Forming /p/haggot here

Unless you're willing to shell out money for lenses, any high end point & shoot will be fine. I personally really like some of the waterproof ones. To get the most out of you're photos you're going want something than can some RAW or a Canon so you can install the CHDK on it. Think somewhere around $300.

If money is no object, grab a DSLR and have fun with it.I personally find them to be bulky, but the quality is going to be better than any point and shoot. Brand doesn't really matter for the most part. Range would be something like $500+ new.

You could also buy a film camera - many of the ones I own are older than me and still work great, are built like tanks, and smaller than an entry-level DSLR. The up-front cost of the camera is easily the cheapest - I got a Canon FTB for $25 that works perfectly - but film will cost you in the long run, especially if you buy the better stuff. Film is way more forgiving than digital when it comes to fudging exposure, and post-processing isn't as vital.

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>>15987030
Thanks for taking the time to reply, very informative.

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There's nothing quite like the streets of a lively shitamachi neighborhood. A hundred different restaurants and bars to experience, each with its own character and theme. Far more intimate and cosy than the crowded, impersonal streets of Shinjuku and Shibuya.

I think I fell in love with these places this trip. Now I grasp why characters in Japanese shows always talk about their beloved "machi".

Pic is of Asagaya, near Shinjuku, Tokyo. Besides the izakaya dining, the neighborhood is also known for being a little anime haven. Check it out if you visit Shinjuku.

See you next thread.

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>>15987081

I agree with the /p/haggot

But I would also say that a mirrorless camera is well worth taking a look at.

Something like the a6000 or X-T1 can be had relatively cheap and will take DSLR quality pictures.

>>15989084
I'd go with the Fuji if i could get it cheap enough. I've had some shitty experiences with Sony cameras. Sony make a GODTIER sensor, that even Nikon uses, but has shitty software to run it. Sony cant make decent software to save itself.

that Sony is damn good, but the Fuji is better, and more weather resistant (not proof, nothing is truly weather proof).

>>15989349

Some of Sony's old mirrorless cameras had terrible software, but it hasn't been an issue since they rebranded their mirrorless to the Alpha line. Right now the one with more software issues is the Fuji since it lacks proper raw support in most programs. Lightroom can open them, but not properly, you lose out on the advantages the x-trans sensor gives you.

Comparing these two, the a6000 beats out the X-T1. Considerably cheaper, has a better sensor, and autofocuses much faster. You miss out on weather resistance, but if that is really important to you, you should probably be looking at Pentax.

If money isn't an issue though, the Fuji X-T2 is definatelly the way to go(at least until we see how the a6500 is when released). It has some of the fastest autofocus of any mirrorless, and a great sensor. An X-T2 with the kit lens and a pancake prime would be a fantastic travel kit.

>>15986716
I'm not. It's a serious issue and I want to know why photography is not allowed.

Can you save RAW as PNG?

>>15990269
You can convert RAW to PNG, yes.
You will lose all of the extra data but if you are just after a lossless conversion then that will give it.

>>15990289
Thank you for the information. The reason why I asked is because out of all the formats that can be posted on 4chan and emailed to friends, I avoid lossy ones.

>>15990261
>>15986649

Two reasons off the top of my head.

Don't want their 400+ year old artifacts damaged by flash photography.

And not waning sacred places of worship turned into selfy hotspots.

>>15990269


Yes.

It is easier to work witg raws then export as png then to flat out convert. You keep your original raw files that way.

You don't lose part of the image data like you would converting all your raws too.

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Autumn soon!

>>15990679
>Don't want their 400+ year old artifacts damaged by flash photography.
Does flash photography even damage things anymore?