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

[spot778]

Edo Museum







Entrance Ticket, one the few tickets I actually got to keep rather then exchange at the entrance or exit.



Inside, note the mockups







Noh theatre replica



Incredible dioramas



Roughly 1/35 scale



Then there's this model



It's kinda cool you take the binos ...



when you look through them you can see the detail, it's a cheap gimmick but it works !





Some things I found fascinating

Early Fire alarm



Firefighting kimonos











It's an interesting museum and for 600 yen worth it if your in the area. Not worth making a pilgramage too. It DOES have english signage though. It whitewashes the Kanto earthquake and the exhibits seem to abruptly end somewhere in the '50s.

There's a far bit more I haven't posted if you want more say so

Building itself is quite cool

(not my pics)

[alecjahn]

The building looks like in an emergency it can break free and drive off.

I'd love to see some proper miniatures up close!

[Yakumo]

You know what it looks like to me? A massive Lego pig in white! :lol:

yakumo

[GaijinPunch]

Is that museum over by the Sumo area? Pretty sure I've seen it from the outside, but not in. Looks pretty cool, nonetheless. I'm thinking close to Suitenguumae but I could be way off.

[spot778]

Is that museum over by the Sumo area? Pretty sure I've seen it from the outside, but not in. Looks pretty cool, nonetheless. I'm thinking close to Suitenguumae but I could be way off.

Bang on correct sir !

Here it is

[spot778]

The building looks like in an emergency it can break free and drive off.

I'd love to see some proper miniatures up close!

sorry they are kinda fuzzy





One of the first ancient Doom maps :lol:

[handofg0d]

Really awesome pictures. Would love if there were anything of that scale on Japanese history in America but we're a bit too obsessed with our own culture.

[graciano1337]

Really awesome pictures. Would love if there were anything of that scale on Japanese history in America but we're a bit too obsessed with our own culture.

I know what you mean. In America, you can go to Applebees and view 1:2 scale versions of cheeseburgers. Miniatures you can taste!

[Figure0fTragedy]

Very awesome pictures of that museum indeed. I love museums, especially ones that have Japanese history in them. I'd get lost in places like that if I visited/lived in Japan. I'm an historical archaeology student as it is, so that is right down my ally.

I use to want to actually do archaeology in Japan, but thats just about impossible unless your a native, and even then the government keeps tight locks on things. I'll just make do with nice pictures and reading up, and whatever visits I manage to get going.

[spot778]

Very awesome pictures of that museum indeed. I love museums, especially ones that have Japanese history in them. I'd get lost in places like that if I visited/lived in Japan. I'm an historical archaeology student as it is, so that is right down my ally.

I use to want to actually do archaeology in Japan, but thats just about impossible unless your a native, and even then the government keeps tight locks on things. I'll just make do with nice pictures and reading up, and whatever visits I manage to get going.

One of the things around the base of the Edo Museum is an old quarry or such they excavated during or prior to construction.

[Figure0fTragedy]

One of the things around the base of the Edo Museum is an old quarry or such they excavated during or prior to construction.

Wow very cool, thanks for that. So they found the remains of a stone wharf on the site of the museum. Is this museum near water or something? Very interesting indeed, where is this place located? I wonder what date range they ended up posting for what they found. If they were able to date it accurately that is; historical archaeological dating is an intriguing dating method, but fun also.

[spot778]

You bet !

From the photo I posted earlier showing the sumo arena, the river is in front of that.

google maps

Click on "C"

Then zoom in.

[Amuseum]

Some impressions filmed with my little camera :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNNnFe9lN0

[spot778]

Some impressions filmed with my little camera :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNNnFe9lN0

NICE !

[handofg0d]

Some impressions filmed with my little camera :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNNnFe9lN0

Awesome video :thumbsup: I only wish it were longer. I love these video montages with no audio.

[Yakumo]

Love the video. Really captures the image of Japan that I had so many years ago. Us poor buggers who live here have now lost that.

[spot778]

Shinjuku goyen: the former imperial gardens

Worth the 200 yen






















Carp





Hungry carp thinking I'd feed them















Gotta love the zoom on this camera ! What are these people looking at ?



This !



Butterfly had the toddler enchanted, he would chase it and the butterfly would land just out of his reach everytime.

There's a reason these bastard crows are in RE



SAKURA !





Now mind, this is the middle of March so it probably looks a LOT better come late Apr or May in terms of blooms








One of my fav pics

[Amuseum]

Love the video. Really captures the image of Japan that I had so many years ago. Us poor buggers who live here have now lost that.

Indeed, it was my first trip to Tokyo back in 2008. I was so overwhelmed by the japanese energy that i didn't bought any games in one month. I just didn't had time to !! Full of restaurants, visits, meetings, sake, that was great.

Now i'm gonna live in Tokyo with my girlfriend and it's a little bit frightening. But i want to travel and try to settle somewhere else before it's too late...

Therefore i'm sure you guys in Japan still appreciate that lifestyle otherwise you wouldn't be there anymore, am i wrong ?

Anyway thanks for the feedback everybody !

[ASSEMbler]

Hey was that firefighting kimono made partly of asbestos? The color is right...

Japanese firefighters used to plant banners marking a spritual boundary and vow to stop the fire from progressing any further. In the old days they would choose to die than suffer the shame of not stopping the flames. The banner also determined which group of firefighters got paid for the work... odd stuff.
http://www.rioleo.org/images/report/edofire7.jpg



http://www.bousaihaku.com/cgi-bin/hp...&Page=hpd_view

[Yakumo]

Therefore i'm sure you guys in Japan still appreciate that lifestyle otherwise you wouldn't be there anymore, am i wrong ?

Hmm, the only thing keeping me here is that it's safer than the West. Far too many arse holes in the UK who don't give a shit for other peoples property and far too many thieving twats. That's the only thing keeping me here. The actual mentality of the country drives me nuts. It's like they're sheep most of the time.

Yakumo