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

[Yakumo]

DCharlie, some of your pictures are amazing!

[Tatsujin]

i find this sooo cute :)

[andoba]

何魚これはですか？何ではなので誰はサメを起こるか？

[GaijinPunch]

Okay, here we go.

Yoyogi Hachiman


Roppongi Hills


Matsuri 1:


Matsuri 2:


Kyoto 1:


Kyoto 2:


Kyoto 3:


Harsh Reality:

[GaijinPunch]

Here's a before & after. I'm not sure WTF is happening. Either it's a shortcoming of JPG (likely) or me just sucking. The after shot looks great, until I save. :/

It's still better than the before, the but the sky keeps turning purple on me. It was an amazingly overcast day, which kind of destroyed all the pictures.

Hanami at Shinjuku Gyoen

[Yakumo]

THat's very odd the way the colour keeps changing. What are you using to alter the image?

[alphagamer]

Harsh Reality:

[pic]

I see, collectors prices everywhere.

Can you get fruits for cheap somewhere in Japan?

[Yakumo]

Can you get fruits for cheap somewhere in Japan?

Yes, move out of the big city. Even to me those prices are way over the top.

Yakumo

[andoba]

Japanese railways make me think of Valencian railways so much! :D

[GaijinPunch]

What are you using to alter the image?

Photoshop. Generally just dicking around w/ levels & color balance.

Can you get fruits for cheap somewhere in Japan?

I'm usually all for hunting for a good bargain, but in my fruit experience (which is vast since I don't eat meat) you get what you pay for in Japan. The sad thing is, that store isn't the most expensive. It's definitely above average. Quality is good, but not excellent. Bananas are fairly priced and taste good, but their avocados suck massive balls. If I really want to cum in my pants when I eat produce I go to Kinokuniya. But, I've left there 6000 yen short and only a bag or two of fruit. O_o It's ridiculous, I'll admit, but it does taste better, plain and simple.

[c_rpg]

Do they even sell fruit like strawberries and raspberries? I bet they cost even more :nod:

[GaijinPunch]

Yes. Strawberries are pretty cheap this time of year. You can get a nice "pack" for about 400 yen. I've got some in my fridge now. Raspberries are always expensive. However, I don't remember them ever being cheap in the US either.

[Oldgamingfart]

Maybe it would be cheaper without all that plastic packaging all over it! I thought for a recycling nation that would be a bit of a no-no?

[GaijinPunch]

I thought for a recycling nation that would be a bit of a no-no?

Dude... that's nothing. If you buy a box of crackers, the insides of them are wrapped in packs of 5! Japan is the king of over packaging.

[DCharlie]

i love "pricing signs that seem a little redundant" in super markets.

Like ....

"STRAWBERRIES!! 400 YEN A PUNNET!

TWO FOR 800 YEN

THREE FOR 1200 YEN

!!!!! < . < "

[alecjahn]

Hey, sometimes you only want 5 crackers, and also need the rest to stay fresh in case of nuclear holoca- I just realized this sentence is going in a very bad direction.

[DCharlie]

hoho, the wife is quite protective of what is left of her NES collection. She'd had a huge collection but lost a whole chunk of it due to a very dull and not very interesting incident.

Anyways, so - she had had what was left in a big plastic box - and it had been put of arms reach. However, i finally got to peek inside, quite fun and a bit like xmas. Iphone photos :/

one



some rarish items, mostly just fun games :D Played an unhealthy amount of bungling bay last night :/

[Yakumo]

You're wife is a gamer and owns games!!?? You lucky bastard!

[GaijinPunch]

i
TWO FOR 800 YEN

THREE FOR 1200 YEN

Shibuya Tipness had a machine that cost money.
The Sign: 1 Time: 300 yen. 2 Times: 600 yen.

This is the land of redundancy though.

[DCharlie]

You're wife is a gamer and owns games!!?? You lucky bastard!

yeah, like i was saying in the other thread, she's one of the fabled J-Girls (except she's not really J)

Our nijikai at our wedding ended up having a game (!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvLJ8MDhWqk